Trumpeter - USS Hornet CV-8 - 1:350 - 433 parts

With this plastic kit, Trumpeter builds the US aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8 in a scale of 1:350. The model consists of 433 parts and can be designed in one version for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo or the Battle of Midway.

Separate hull panels, waterline plate, hangar and flight decks, and two photo-etched boards allow for a versatile display of the carrier.

• Plastic kit of the USS Hornet CV-8 in 1:350 scale
• 433 parts on 16 molded parts as well as separate large components
• Model length: approx. 720mm
• Model width: approx. 100mm
• With upper and lower hull, waterline plate, hangar and flight decks
• Includes 2 photo-etched boards and a display stand

The USS Hornet was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier and was commissioned in October 1941. After an initial training phase in the Atlantic, she moved to the Pacific in March 1942.

On the 18th In April 1942, 16 US Army B-25 bombers took off from their flight deck for the Doolittle Raid against Japan. The Hornet then took part in the Battle of Midway and later the Battle of Guadalcanal.

On the 26th In October 1942, the carrier was badly damaged by bombs and torpedoes during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and had to be abandoned. The kit offers suitable painting variants for the Tokyo operation and the Battle of Midway and recreates the long flight deck and the characteristic silhouette of the carrier in 1:350 scale.

Info:

• Recommended age: 14+
• Publisher: Trumpeter
• Type: Plastic Model, Marine, Marine, Aircraft Carrier

Please note: The model kit is delivered unpainted and unassembled. Glue and paints are not included and are required for completion as shown.

Scope of delivery and material:

1 x Trumpeter - USS Hornet CV-8 - 1:350 - 433 parts

• Type: Plastic Model, Marine, Marine, Aircraft Carrier