Tamiya 1/700 Battle of Malaya Set #89753  [89753]

Provided for Singapore to greatly help deter Japanese advances in your community, the battleship Prince of Wales and battle cruiser Repulse had been symbols of British naval power. On December 8th, 1941,these two money ships, escorted by two E Class destroyers (HMS Electra, HMS Express), one S Class destroyer (HMS Tenedos), as well as the Australian navy destroyer HMAS Vampire, sent from Singapore to strike a Japanese intrusion force. This objective ended up being aborted and the team,minus the detached HMS Tenedos, turned straight back towards Singapore. However, they'd been already spotted by Japanese aircraft and submarines, as well as in the ensuing bomb and torpedo attackby bombers, both money vessels were sunk.

• Top-notch set of 1/700 scale Waterline Series installation model kits.
• Set includes ITEM 31615 British Battleship Prince of Wales, ITEM 31617 Uk Battle Cruiser Repulse, ITEM 31909 British E Class Destroyer (x2), and ITEM 31910 Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire.
• Ship gun turrets feature polycaps make it possible for dynamic action poses.
• Parts for an overall total of 19 Japanese bombers (12 Type 1 assault bomber Betty and 7 Type 96 assault bomber Nell) are included to enable diorama creation of this vessels under attack.
• Ten 30cm long aids are conveniently included to mount the bombers for display.
• Set will come in a brand new package labeled with unique sticker.