Tamiya 31616 1/700 US Navy Battleship BB-61 Iowa

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

With our 1/700 scale Missouri and New Jersey making waves in the modeling world, weve
added fuel to the fire with our first ever model of the USS Iowa! This high quality model depicts
the Iowa, namesake and first of the Iowa class battleships, as she appeared in WWII.
About the USS Iowa
Commissioned in February 1943, the USS Iowa served briefly in the Atlantic before departing
for the Pacific Theater in January 1944. She served mainly to support carrier based air
strikes against Japanese-held islands, protecting said carriers and shelling enemy shore
and naval positions. She took part in the Marianas campaign and the Battle of Leyte Gulf,
although she missed a chance for a showdown with the Japanese battleship Yamato. After
assisting the assault on the Philippines, Iowa took part in the Okinawa invasion as well as
supporting air strikes on Kyushu. Together with sister ships USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin,
Iowa bombarded industrial cities on the Japanese homeland towards the end of the war.
About the Model
- Highly detailed 1/700 scale assembly model of the USS Iowa.
- Model depicts Iowa as she appeared during the Marianas Campaign in 1944.
- Model accurately captures differences with the USS Missouri such as open bridge, bow,
observation deck, radar antenna and 20mm guns on top of Number 2 turret.
- Left/right hull halves design offers easy assembly and ultra-realistic finish.
- Main turrets can rotate after completion thanks to polycaps.
- Equipment and armament such as 40mm and 20mm guns reproduced in faithful detail.
- Full color finishing guide shows how to paint Measure 32/1B camouflage as used in the
Marianas Campaign.
- Kit includes detailed models of Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes.