Tamiya 1/350 Missouri (C 1991)

Capture the modernised USS Battleship Missouri as she served in the Gulf War of 1991 with this 1/350 scale plastic display model assembly kit from Tamiya (part HC-78029). The kit presents a faithful depiction of the ship’s late-service configuration, including updated missile decks and radar equipment, and provides fine surface detailing across the hull and superstructure. Wire is included to recreate cables, and a smart display stand is provided for an elegant showcase finish.

Commissioned in June 1944 as part of the Iowa-class—the final and largest class of U.S. battleships—Missouri saw action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and around the Japanese mainland. The formal signing of Japan’s surrender took place on her decks on 3 September 1945. After Korean War service and subsequent reserve, she was refitted in 1986 with Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles plus modern defence systems, then deployed alongside Wisconsin during the 1991 Gulf War. Decommissioned in 1992, she now resides in Pearl Harbour as a museum ship.

About The Model

• 1/350 scale plastic display model assembly kit of the USS Battleship Missouri as she appeared in the Gulf War of 1991.
• Length: 774mm; Width: 94.5mm; Height: 182mm.
• Exceptionally detailed reproduction with accurate depictions of the bridge, Tomahawk launcher deck, aft deck, dome-shaped radar, No.1 turret ventilator and deck ventilator.
• Narrow beam, bow form and the four-screw arrangement of the hull are faithfully recreated.
• 12.7cm DP gun turrets, Mk 38 fire director and Mk 13 radar are depicted.
• Modellers can choose from 2 sets of photo-etched parts to recreate air- and surface-search radars and a discone antenna.
• Includes wire to recreate cables.
• Comes with a display stand.

With extensive superstructure detail and a precisely rendered hull, this Tamiya kit offers an impressive centrepiece for naval modellers interested in the Missouri’s distinctive 1991 fit, from missile decks to radar suites.