Tamiya British World War II Ship Models

The ship was launched on Feb 21, 1939 and completed for service on Oct 1,1940 by which time World War 2 had already been fought for a year. After a trip to USA, she covered the Lofoten raid (March 1941) and Atlantic convoys before becoming flagship of the British Home Fleet in April 1941. In May 1941 she led the chase of the German Bismarck and saw action for the first time. Through 1941-42 King George V took part in numerous search and escort operations in the Atlantic and in May 1943 she went to the Mediterranean taking part in all the big naval operations covering the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy. After refitting in England she went East as flagship of the second in command of the

A 1/350 Plastic King George V British Battleship from Tamiya.

A 1/350 Plastic Prince Of Wales British Battleship from Tamiya.

Construct the British Battleship "Nelson" with this 1/700 Scale Plastic Assembly Kit from Tamiya's Water Line Series. Suitable for Modelers Age 10 and Older.

This is a British Destroyer E Class Plastic Model Kit by Tamiya Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

. . The Rodney was laid down in December 1922 at the Birkenhead yard of Cammell-Laird & Co. She was launched on the 17th December 1925 and completed in August 1927. . Her armament consisted of nine 16-inch guns in triple turrets all sited forward of her bridge. Twelve 6-inch guns in twin turrets, six 4.7 inch A.A. guns and eight 2 pounder pom-poms. Also two submerged torpedo tubes housed one on each beam forward below the lower deck line. It is interesting to note these torpedos were of the 24.5 inch type common in the Japanese Navy, but unique to the Rodney and Nelson within the Royal Navy as were their 16-inch guns. In order to save weight extensive use was made of new materials in her con

The British Battleship Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. Soon after her completion in March 1941, she was involved in the historic hunt for the German battleship Bismarck. In October she was deployed to South-East Asia to fortify the important British post of Singapore. However, her short career of a mere 9 months came to a dramatic end when intercepted by Japanese bombers in what was to be known as the "Battle of Malaya". Tamiya is proud to add the Prince of Wales as she stood during this historic naval battle to our high quality Water Line Series. Kit also features Japanese planes Type 96 "Nell" and Type 1 "Betty" attack bombers for a complete set to accuratel

This is a Battle Cruiser Hood & E Class Destroyer Plastic Model Kit by Tamiya Suitable for Ages 10 & Older.

This is the 1/700 scale Battle Of Malaya Set Ltd plastic model military ship kit from Tamiya.

This is the 1/350 Scale Detail Up Set for the Prince of Wales 1941 Ship from Tamiya.