USS Monitor (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

This item is limited to 3 per household.

-It is a guide from Micromill about a completely new mold kit 1/144 USS monitor.
-The monitor is the first US Navy armored ship, and this ship is the United States of America (Southern United States) which has about four times the drainage volume at the first battle between armored ships on March 9, 1862 during the Civil War, at the Battle of Hampton Roads (South) (Army) Famous for fighting a 4-hour artillery battle with the Navy's armored ship [Virginia]. Despite the fact that the monitor could not sink the Confederate Virginia attempting to break through the blockade, the opponent's intention was defeated and a strategic victory was achieved. I took it.
-However, the low freeboard was not suitable for open sea navigation and sank during cruise.

-The design of the ship was the basis for the monitor ships that were subsequently built.
-Most warships before the construction of this ship were wooden ships, but after the Battle of Hampton Roads, which proved that the armored ship was more capable of withstanding enemy fire than the wooden ship, the design of the warship was It had changed dramatically with the introduction of steel armor.
-This injection plastic kit comes with etching parts.
-When completed, the total length will be about 379 mm and the total width will be about 88 mm.

Item Size/Weight : 32.2 x 21 x 7.5 cm / 285g