Ship Kits (54)

USS Stevens DD-479 The Stevens was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens Jr. and his father, Captain Thomas H. Stevens. The ship was laid down in December 1941, launched in 1942, and commissioned in February 1943. Initially, the Stevens was equipped with an aircraft catapult for seaplane operations, but this proved unsuitable, and the catapult was removed after September 1943, with the ship being converted to a standard configuration. The Stevens took part in several operations during World War II, including the Battle of Kwajalein in January 1944, the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944, the Battle of Morotai in September 1944, and the Mindanao landings in April 1945. After the war, the ship was decommissioned in July 1946 and stricken from the Pacific Reserve Fleet in December 1972. The Stevens was awarded nine battle stars for her service during World War II. Comic artist Sam Glanzman, who served aboard the ship during the war, later used his experience as the basis for the graphic novel "A Sailor's Story," which depicts dramatic naval battles and the lives of the sailors aboard the Stevens. Features Number of parts: 420+ Finished length: approx. 327.6 mm; width: approx. 34.8 mm Includes photo-etched parts and metal chain Display stand included

The BISMARCK was commissioned from the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg on 1 July 1936. Launching took place on 14 February 1939, commissioning on 24 August 1940. The major operation in which the Bismarck took part was „Operation Rheinübung“ in May 1941, together with the Prinz Eugen, to wage trade warfare in the North Atlantic against the Allied convoys. During the battle of 27 May 1941, the Bismarck was hit several times by torpedoes. „HMS Dorsetshire“ hit the starboard side with two torpedoes and another torpedo port side which brought about the end of the Bismarck. The ship sank about 550 nautical miles west of Brest. The keel of the TIRPITZ was laid in Wilhelmshaven on 2 November 1936. Her launching took place on 1 April 1939 and the ship was commissioned on 25 February 1941. Some improvements to the design made the Tirpitz heavier than her sister ship Bismarck and to this day she is the largest battleship ever completed in Europe. “Operation Rösselsprung“ was carried out from 2 to 5 July 1942 against the Anglo-American convoy PQ 17 and consisted of the ships Tirpitz, Admiral Hipper, Admiral Scheer and smaller units. On 12 November 1944, the ship received three direct hits during air raids and sank near Tromsø. Specifications Parts: 664 Packaging: 335 x 665 x 100 mm

English Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson‘s "H.M.S. Victory", three-Decker-vessel that was involved in the Trafalgar battle and is the Royal Navy fifth vessel of that name.  On 28th October 1760 the ship was officially named "Victory". In 1777 Great Britain was at war again and on 8th May 1778 the completed vessel was launched as Admiral Vessel under the command of Admiral Lord Keppel to fight her first battle against the French fleet near the Brittany coast. April 1803 she was armed again, with her appearance very different. Most of the golden ornamentation had been changed, or had been deleted. When she then went back to sea she had the looks that are much admired today. In 1825, the vessel became Portsmouth Chief Admiral Headquarters and kept this honor until 1869. The honor was restored to her 32 years later in 1901. In 1921, the Nautical Research Society, whose president was Lord Milford Haven, organized a campaign to save the Victory and on 12th January she was moved into the oldest dry dock in the world: Portsmouth Dock N°2. It is in this dock that she can still be admired, and remains in remarkable condition. Note: The instructions, which are also available separately, are already included with the purchase of the model kit and do not have to be purchased separately. Specifications Parts: 2107 Packaging: 515 x 730 x 120 mm

Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989. Flying Cloud was the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay. She was known for her extremely close race with Hornet in 1853; for having a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy, wife of Josiah Perkins Creesy who skippered Flying Cloud on two record-setting voyages from New York to San Francisco; and for sailing in the Australia and timber trades. Specifications Parts: 126 Packaging: 250 x 375 x 70 mm

STARTER KIT U-Boot Type VII C Includes Cement Brush Main paints

Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989. Flying Cloud was the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay. Specification Scale: 1:200 Parts: 126 pieces Packaging: 250 x 375 x 70 mm Includes Cement Brush Main paints

Alongside the Pinta and the Santa Maria, the Nina was part of the fleet which Christopher Columbus thought would take him to India. In fact, he wound up discovering the new world (America). The Nina, like the Pinta, was owned by the Pinzon brothers. She was a 60 ton caravel, and was captained on this expedition by Vincente Yanez Pinzon, the youngest of the three brothers. The ship was manned by a crew of 22 Specification Scale: 1:75 Parts: 99 pieces Packaging: 250 x 375 x 70 mm Includes Cement Brush Main paints

As ships and oil platforms grew in size in the 1970s, tugs had to be developed to support them. With an output of 22,000 hp, the tugs SMIT ROTTERDAM and SMIT LONDON, „sister ships“, were built in 1975 by the shipyard „De Merwede“ in Hardinxveld-Giessendam (Netherlands). For a long time, these two ocean-going tugs were the largest and most powerful in the world. They were specially developed to pull very heavy elements such as offshore platforms over long distances and in all weather conditions and to support ships in need. No matter in which ocean. After an almost 40-year career, they were scrapped in India in 2013 and 2014. Specification Scale: 1:200 Parts: 101 pieces Packaging: 250 x 450 x 70 mm Includes Cement Brush Main paints

Tirpitz was a German battleship, the keel of which was laid in 1936 and launched in April 1939. The battleship entered the rope service in the German Navy (German Kriegsmarine) in February 1941. The ship was 254 meters long, 36 meters wide, and had a full displacement of 53,500 tons. Tirpitz's top speed was around 30-31 knots. The main armament was 8 380 mm guns in four twin turrets, and the secondary armament included: 12 150 mm guns or 16 105 mm guns. The Tirpitz was the second Bismarck-class ship. It was ordered to replace in line the old battleship Schleswig-Holstein, completely obsolete in the 1930s - the same one whose volleys on Westerplatte started World War II in Europe. At the time of launching, Tirpitz was the largest German ship. It had good armor, and its main or secondary armament was in no way inferior to its counterparts on British ships. Shortly after entering service - in June and July 1941 - he insured the activities of the German troops as part of Operation Barbarossa, but no more serious actions against the Soviet fleet took place at that time. Following these actions, Tirpitz was forwarded to the base in Trondheim, Norway at the turn of 1941 and 1942, from where he began to operate against Allied convoys sailing with Lend-and-lease to Murmansk via the North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea. In July 1942, the mere departure from the port of the battleship Tirpitz led to the dispersion of the PQ-17 convoy, which was then decimated by German planes and U-boats. Undoubtedly, Tirpitz's presence in the northern waters was a great nuisance for the Royal Navy, and it involved 5-7 British battleships! It is no coincidence that the German ship was nicknamed "Lonely Lord of the North". Accordingly, in 1943-1944 the British undertook several actions with miniature submarines, which led to damage to the ship. However, Tirpitz was not sunk until November 12, 1944, as a result of a raid by heavy Lancaster-class bombers.  Specification Scale: 1:400 Parts: 327 +337 pieces Packaging: 335 x 665 x 100 mm Includes Cement Brush Main paints

HMS Scylla was a Dido-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Greenock, Scotland), with the keel being laid down on 19 April 1939. She was launched on 24 July 1940, and commissioned 12 June 1942. One of two sisters (the other was, appropriately, Charybdis, see Scylla and Charybdis), Scylla was completed with four twin QF 4.5 in Mk.III in UD MK III mountings because of a shortage of the intended QF 5.25 inch gun mountings. The forward superstructure was considerably modified to accommodate these and also to increase crew spaces. Known as the 'toothless terrors', they proved to be very good anti-aircraft ships, often leading to comparisons with their sisters armed with the heavier QF 5.25 in (133 mm) guns. Features The kit contains over 520 parts The hull made from two-directional slide molds Deck wood pattern finely rendered Contains display stand Photo etched parts included Model Brief: Length: 445.7mm   Beam: 46.1mm    Total Parts:  520+ Metal Parts: anchor chain Photo Etched Parts:  8 pcs Total Sprues: 12 sprues , hull and decks

The Kent was a Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser built in 1928. She is the first ship of a county-class Kent-class cruiser. After completion, the ship was sent to China. Kent participated in the hunt for the German pocket battleship Graf Spey in the Eastern Indian Ocean in late 1939, and was reassigned to the Indian Ocean Forces escort mission in early 1940. She was transferred to the Mediterranean in mid 1940, but Shortly after arriving, he was hit by a torpedo and was subsequently repaired for a year. After the repair, it has been in the home fleet to protect the fleet and intercept enemy ships. The ship was decommissioned in 1946 until it was dismantled and sold at the Toulon shipyard in 1948. Features The Kit Contains Over 400 Parts The Hull Made From Two-Directional Slide Molds Deck Wood Pattern Finely Rendered Contains Display Stand Photo Etched Parts Included

In order to make up for the lack of point air defense capabilities and strengthen ocean anti-submarine capabilities, Japan built the Murasame-class destroyer in the 1990s. Its construction purpose is to gradually replace the Hatsuyuki-class multi-purpose destroyer, which is mainly used for offshore combat missions. The ship itself and the weapons it carries are relatively backward and unsuitable for ocean combat missions. The Murasame-class multi-purpose destroyer adopts a full-length deck ship type with a neat and concise appearance. The "Sea Sparrow" ship-to-air missile and the "Asroc" anti-submarine missile are both replaced by a vertical launch system. The helicopter landing and take-off deck is wider and equipped with SH-60J "Sea Hawk" multi-purpose anti-submarine helicopters. The hangar can accommodate 2 helicopters. The degree of automation of the entire ship has been greatly improved. Specifications Model size Length: 431.4mm Width: 49.7mm Total number of parts: 630+pcs Metal parts: chain Etched parts: 2pcs Total sprues: 12sprues, hull and deck The kit consists of over 630 parts Detailed hull w/accurate design 1 sprue in clear with 13 parts for SH-60J helicopters with fine details. Minesweeper ( msc-681) included Contains display stand Large size photo-etched fret for handrails,deck details etc.

HMHS Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of ocean liners and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the younger sister of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. She operated as a hospital ship from 1915 until her sinking near the Greek island of Kea, in the Aegean Sea at position 37°42′05″N 24°17′02″E, in November 1916. At the time she was the largest hospital ship in the world, and the largest vessel built in Britain. Britannic was launched just before the start of the First World War. She was designed to be the safest of the three ships with design changes made during construction due to lessons learned from the sinking of the Titanic. She was laid up at her builders, Harland & Wolff, in Belfast, for many months before being requisitioned as a hospital ship. In 1915 and 1916 she operated between the United Kingdom and the Dardanelles. On the morning of 21 November 1916, she hit a naval mine of the Imperial German Navy near the Greek island of Kea and sank 55 minutes later, killing 30 of 1,066 people on board; the 1,036 survivors were rescued from the water and from lifeboats. Britannic was the largest ship lost in the First World War. After the War, the White Star Line was compensated for the loss of Britannic by the award of SS Bismarck as part of postwar reparations; she entered service as RMS Majestic. The wreck of the Britannic was located and explored by Jacques Cousteau in 1975. The vessel is the largest intact passenger ship on the seabed in the world. It was bought in 1996 and is currently owned by Simon Mills, a maritime historian. Features One-piece hull made from two-directional slide molds Deck pattern finely rendered. 11 pieces of photo etched frets for handrais,ladders etc. Stand included Model Brief:  Length: 1347mm   Beam: 144.6mm  Total Parts:  2170+ Metal Parts: anchor chain Photo Etched Parts:  11 pcs Total Sprues: 27 sprues , hull ,decks and stand

In the wake of the First World War, the Japanese looked to improve upon their 5500ton class cruisers, then building for service as destroyer squadron leaders. New, contemporary cruiser construction in the United States (Omaha class) and Great Britain (Hawkins class) dictated the need for a larger, faster, and more heavily armed reconnaissance type cruiser. The new IJN ships were designed by Admiral Yuzuru Hiraga to carry six new 20cm mounts and a sizable torpedo battery on a flush deck hull of approximately 7000+ tons (Class A cruiser in IJN parlance). Contents Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide)

Kaga was laid down in 1920 at the Kobe Kawasaki Shipyard as a 40,000 ton class large battleship equipped with a 40 cm gun following the Nagato class battleship.  Features Highly detailed plastic model kit Assembly required. Requires glue and paint sold separately  1:700 scale

Originally laid down in 1917, the Ise was completely modernized in 1937. Following the Japanese defeat at Midway, she was hastily reconfigured as a half-carrier in 1943 (flight deck to the rear of the vessel) and was in that configuration when she was sunk at her moorings in Kure by a US air attack on July 24, 1945. This new kit represents the ship as she appeared after the conversion to carrier configuration Specification Scale:1/700 Item Size/Weight: 39 x 13 x 7.3 cm / 390g

USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an American aircraft carrier laid down in 1934, launched in April 1936, and commissioned with the US Navy in September 1937. The ship was 246.7 meters long, 33.4 meters wide, and had a full displacement of 25,500 tons. The top speed of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier was around 32-33 knots, and its main armament consisted of 85 on-board planes. USS Yorktown was the first class aircraft carrier to bear the same name. The experience gained during the operation of Lexington-type vessels was used in the construction of this type of ship. First of all, it was decided to build relatively large aircraft carriers, with the greatest emphasis on the number of planes taken and the maximum speed, at the expense of armor. So they were going in the same direction as the Japanese designers, and in the opposite direction to the British Royal Navy. It is worth adding that the construction of the USS Yorktown was in line with the program of rebuilding the American economy after the Great Depression of 1929, launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the time of joining the USS Navy, the USS Yorktown belonged to the Atlantic Fleet, but often cooperated with ships belonging to the Pacific Fleet. Ultimately, almost immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 1941), it was transferred to the Pacific Ocean, and from January 1942 it belonged to Task Force 17. In February 1942, USS Yorktown took part in air attacks against Japanese forces in Gilbert and Marshall Islands, and then operated in the Coral Sea. In May 1942, he took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea, where it was badly damaged, but thanks to a lightning-fast repair made at Pearl Harbor, he was able to take part in the struggle at Midway in June 1942. In the course of this battle - as a result of an attack by Japanese on-board planes and a torpedo attack by a Japanese submarine - it sank on June 7, 1942. Academy's newest model kit of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier CV-5 USS Yorktown is precisely molded to represent all her superstructures and flight decks! The kit can be assembled as a full-hull or waterline version; carrier-based aircraft (SBD, TBD, F4F) are included too.  This is an injection-plastic ship model kit. Features Size: 35.3cm long, 5cm wide when completed

The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an American aircraft carrier, the keel of which was laid in 1934, launched in October 1936, and commissioned with the US Navy in May 1938. The ship was 252 m long, 33.4 m wide, and her full displacement at the time of launching was 25,500 tons. The maximum speed of the USS Enterprise was around 32-33 knots, and its main armament consisted of 90 on-board planes. The USS Enterprise was the second Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. The experience gained during the operation of Lexington-type vessels was used in the construction of this type of ship. First of all, it was decided to build relatively large aircraft carriers, with the greatest emphasis on the number of planes taken and the maximum speed, at the expense of armor. So they were going in the same direction as the Japanese designers, and in the opposite direction to the British Royal Navy. It is worth adding that the construction of the aircraft carrier popularly known as "Big E" was part of the program of rebuilding the American economy after the Great Depression of 1929, launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During its long and well-deserved service, the USS Enterprise was modernized several times: in 1940 it received an air surveillance radar (type CXAM-1), and later in 1942 it received a new SC-2 radar. In the course of the fighting in the Pacific, the anti-aircraft weapons were also changed, which in October 1943 had 40 40 mm cannons and 50 20 mm cannons. At the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, the USS Enterprise was near Pearl Harbor and, shortly after the Japanese attack, took part in a fruitless search for its attackers. In April 1942, the carrier covered the famous Doolittle Raid in Tokyo. Following this operation, he played one of the most important roles in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Later in 1942, the USS Enterprise was intensively involved in naval operations in the Guadalcanal area, for example in the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. In November 1943 he covered the American landings on Tarawa and Makin. In early 1944 he took part in the fighting in the Marshall Islands area, and in June of that year he took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In 1945, it supported the American operations on Iwo-Jima and Okinawa, being damaged in their course. It was taken off the line and scrapped in 1960. The USS Enterprise was one of the most distinguished and decorated ships of the US Navy during World War II. Detailed plastic model kit including detailed instructions, decals and in some cases other accessories (etchings, resin and others). Paints and glue are not part of the product and must be purchased separately. This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.

ROK Navy Dokdo is a Korean Amphibious Carrier. It was designed for military operations in which an amphibious landing is conducted with high speed. It can carry multiple helicopters, LCACs, vehicles and marines. The kit includes, anchor, antenna, and a stand. This is a MCP (Multi Color Part) kit which needs no painting and is a push fit. An excellent kit for a beginner.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a US nuclear powered aircraft carrier. The keel for this unit was laid in 1968, the launch took place in May 1972, and the commissioning to the US Navy took place in 1975. The total length of the ship is 332.8 meters, the overall width is 76.8 meters, and the full displacement is about 92,000 tons. The maximum speed does not exceed 32-33 knots. The on-board armament currently includes: two Sea Sparrow missile launchers, two RIM-116 launchers and two 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS sets. The aircraft carrier can take on board up to 90 aircraft of such types as, for example: F / A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18 Growler, E-2A Hawkeye or Sikorsky MH / SH-60. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is the lead ship of the aircraft carrier class of the same name. The ships of this type - until the introduction of the Gerald Ford class units - were the largest ships in history. They were also the first class of nuclear-powered carriers in the history of the US Navy. From the outset, they were planned as the backbone of the US Navy strike force, and were expected to work closely with other shielding ships, such as destroyers, frigates, and submarines. They are almost a symbol of the dominance of the US Navy in the seas and world assessments. The leading vessel of this class is the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), which was built at the Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The ship did not manage to take part in the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975), and the first major operation in which she took part was the unsuccessful operation Orli Szpon in 1980. A year later (1981), two F-14 Tomcats took off from the aircraft carrier, which shot down two Libyan Su-22s during a skirmish over the Gulf of Great Sirte. In 1985, the aircraft carrier operated in the Lebanon region. USS Nimitz also took an active part in the First Gulf War (1990-1991) and the Second Gulf War in 2003. USS Nimitz remains in active service, but it is expected to be withdrawn from the line around 2022. This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.

Charles W. Morgan is an American sailing whaling vessel that was launched in 1841 and performed its functions until 1920. It is worth adding, however, that the ship made its last voyage in November 1941! At the time of launching, the unit was approx. 34 m long, approx. 8.4 m wide and with a draft of approx. 4.2 m. The displacement reached approx. 350 tons. Charles W. Morgan was designed and built at the Jetrho ana Zacaharian Hillman shipyard in the city New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is worth adding that the city was famous in the nineteenth century for its whaling traditions and was a kind of "capital" of American whaling at that time. It is therefore not surprising that this is where, first of all, specialized shipyards for the manufacture of cetacean vessels were established. Ship Charles W. Morgan has made 37 voyages in the course of his long career. It was converted into a museum ship in the 1940s and is now the only surviving 19th century American whaling ship. In 1966, the ship was renamed National Historic Landmark. This high quality plastic kit is a to scale model that will require assembly and may require additional tools, sold separately.

The revolutionary design of the F4U Corsair was created in 1938 in response to the request of the US Navy to design a high-speed fighter stationed on board aircraft carriers. Chance Vought took on the challenge, with the goal of fitting the most powerful of the available engines (i.e. the Pratt-Whitney Double Wasp engine) into the smallest possible airframe. The key was to place the clunky landing gear in the inverted, crooked wings that became the hallmark of the aircraft. The flight of the prototype took place on May 29, 1940, and the US Navy received its first serial Corsair on July 31, 1942. However, tests carried out by the US Navy on aircraft carriers revealed some flaws in the design, which meant that the first production series of the aircraft went to squadrons of the Marine Corps and operated from land bases. The first unit received by the F-4 was the VMF-124 at Gudalcanal. It quickly turned out that the new machine definitely surpasses all enemy machines and, in several respects, also the F-6 Hellcat. At the same time, however, it was very difficult to pilot and required great attention when landing. Interestingly, only up to 20% of Corsair missions took off from the decks of aircraft carriers, and throughout almost the entire war they remained primarily a machine of the Marine Corps. After the end of World War II, the F-4 Corsair remained in the line and took part in the Korean War (1950-1953). Technical data (version F4U-4): Maximum speed: 731 km / h, speed of climb: 19.7 m / s, maximum ceiling 12649 m, maximum range: 1115 km, armament: fixed - 6 M2 machine guns, caliber 12, 7mm and 4 20mm Browning cannons, sling - up to 1800 kg of bombs. This model kit from Academy brings us an accurate reproduction of the single-seat F4U-4 Corsair, an aircraft that was active from World War II to the Korean War! The cockpit interior and details of the landing gear are achieved with a modest number of parts; decals for four versions from the Korean War are included, including Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr., who was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Nagatsuko. This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit. Features Size: 21.1cm long, 26cm wingspan when completed Includes: Decals for 4 versions