TMN: The USS Stevens DD-479 in 350th from I Love Kit in Mary...

The USS Stevens destroyer in 1/350th from I Love Kit is on the way to shops now. We have some info on the kit. Art, colours, & CADs to show you in our preview...

The USS Stevens DD-479 in 350th from I Love Kit in Mary...

USS Stevens DD-479

By I Love Kit

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1/350th scale

Product link on the I Love Kit website

Named for Rear Admiral Thomas Holdep Stevens III, the USS Stevens DD-479 is a destroyer of the Fletcher class in the US Navy. December 30, 1941, marked the start of construction, which was finished on June 24, 1942, and put into service on February 1, 1943. The Stevens, one of the first US Navy destroyers to be built, destroyed the second torpedo launch tube and the third gun position, refurbished the rear superstructure, and installed a water jet catapult behind the second chimney to recover seaplane equipment, including cranes.

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Decals that come in the box

Following a battery of testing and real-world implementations, the US Navy concluded that aircraft modified destroyers were not airworthy in severe sea conditions, and the installation of seaplanes and catapults resulted in

Model Length: 327.6mm / Beam: 34.8 mm

Metal anchor chain

Total of 7 sprues, turret, hull and deck

- The kit contains over 420 parts

- The hull is made from two-directional slide molds

- Contains display stand

- Photo-etched parts included

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