USS Donald Cook DDG-75 in 200th scale from I Love Kit in March...

The new 200th scale USS Donald Cook DDG-75 from I Love Kit is about to sail into your local hobby shop. We have some info on the kit. art, colours, & a built-up test kit to show you in our preview...

USS Donald Cook DDG-75 in 200th scale from I Love Kit in March...

USS Donald Cook DDG-75

By I Love Kit

Model no. #62008

1/200th scale

Product link on the I Love Kit website

The USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is a guided missile destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy. This vessel is an Arleigh Burke-class warship, specifically the 25th destroyer of its class and the 14th constructed at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Construction of the ship commenced on July 9, 1996, and it was subsequently launched and christened on May 3, 1997. Following a period of commissioning, the USS Donald Cook was officially inducted into service on December 4, 1998, at Penn's Landing Pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Marking choices included in this kit

Decals included in this kit

In 2012, the Secretary of the Navy announced that the ship would be one of four vessels to be homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain, with the Navy confirming its arrival for mid-February 2014. As part of Destroyer Squadron 60 in Rota, the USS Donald Cook plays a significant role in the naval operations of the region.

Model Length: 769mm/Beam: 111mm  

Metal anchor chain

Total Sprues: 35 sprues , hull , decks and stand

The kit contains over 1300 parts

- One-piece hull made from two-directional slide molds

- The Deck is split into two parts

- 1 SH-60B included

-  6 pieces of photo etched frets for handraise, radar parts, etc.

-  Contains display stand

Photo-etched parts included

The kit made up by in-house model makers from I Love Kit

You can find out more about I Love Kit models on their Website