Trumpeter 1/350 Scale Aircraft Carrier Weser Model Kit
Trumpeter Aircraft Carrier Weser Model Kit The loss of BISMARCK to British carrier-borne aircraft and surface salvos in May 1941 and aerial attacks on TIRPITZ in March 1942, emphasised to the German High Command the strategic importance of aircraft carriers. Project WESER 1 was a planned carrier conversion of an unfinished Admiral Hipper Class heavy cruiser, SEYDLITZ, berthed at Bremen. But the reconstruction wasn’t completed; works had begun in 1942, only to be abandoned the following summer. The partially-stripped vessel was towed to Königsberg (Kaliningrad) on the Baltic Sea in March/April 1944 and scuttled in early 1945, prior to the Red Army’s arrival. Raised by the Russians in 1946, potentially as a source of parts for the partially constructed Admiral Hipper Class LÜTZOW (which the Soviets had purchased in 1941 under the treaty of non-aggression between Germany and the USSR signed in 1939). Damage was extensive and in 1947 the ship was scrapped, the hull having never seen operational service. • 29 sprues, single piece hull, decks, photo-etch parts• Aircraft wing includes Ar 195, Bf 109, Ju 87, Fi 167• L: 629.8mm, W: 106mm, total parts 560+• 1:350 scale plastic model kit from Trumpeter, requires paint and glue Deluxe Materials Plastic Magic Cement 40ml (AD83) Plastic Magic Cement is a thin, liquid plastic cement with a 10-15 sec adjustment time & non-clog action. It is non-toxic, non-flammable, has minimal odour and almost zero emissions when compared to competitors.
