Tamiya Ships

Tamiya 1:350 RN HMS King George V A Classic British Battleship This kit depicts HMS King George V, the lead ship of her namesake class of battleships which served the Royal Navy during WWII. Her flat-sided bridge area and distinctive stern shape have been accurately reproduced. Modellers can also enjoy exploring the layout of various superstructure areas such as the navigation and compass decks. H…

Tamiya HMS Prince Of Wales Battleship 1:350 HMS Prince of Wales took part in a number of important actions early in WWII such as the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck. She later had the misfortune to become one of the first capital ships to be sunk by airpower when she was sunk by Japanese bombers together with HMS Repulse. This assembly kit depicts the ship as she appeared during the fatefu…

Tamiya 1:350 IJNS Yamato Battleship The Flagship of the Japanese forces. The Japanese battleship Yamato was laid down in November 1937 and commissioned in December 1941, giving notice to the world of the level of Japanese ship-building technology. A truly massive ship, it had a waterline length of 256m, a beam of 38.9m, a displacement of around 70,000 tons and nine 46cm guns which had a maximum ra…

Tamiya 78015 Tirpitz Battleship 1:350 About the German Bismarck Battleship At 06.00 hours on Saturday 24th May 1941, at position 63� 20' N, 31� 50' W, the Royal Navy was dealt one of its most shattering blows. The 42,000 ton battle-cruiser Hood was destroyed after an action lasting barely eight minutes with Bismarch, the largest and most modern battleship in service with the German Navy. Three day…

Tamiya British Battle Cruiser HMS Hood & E Class Destroyer 1:700

Tamiya King George V Battleship 1:700 This is an assembly kit of the King George V, a 35,000 ton battleship completed in October 1940. She took part in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck with the HMS Rodney in May 1941, and was active in the Pacific during the latter half of the war, including bombarding Japan's home islands. The model depicts the ship as she appeared during these opera…

Tamiya HMS Nelson Battleship (Waterline Model) 1:700 With a design that placed its three triple 16" turrets, engine room, and other important areas in the well-protected front half of the ship, the HMS Nelson was a revolutionary battleship design at the time. This assembly kit accurately portrays this famous ship which was built in 1927 and took part in many operations including the convoys to Mal…

Tamiya KM Scharnhorst Battlecruiser (Waterline Model) 1:700 This is an assembly kit of the Scharnhorst, which fought in the Atlantic together with her sister ship Gneisenau and sank many Allied ships, including the British aircraft carrier Glorious, before her own demise in December 1943. Distinctive features such as her sharp "Atlantic bow" and angled funnel tip have been authentically recreated…