USS Houston CL-81 1944 (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- 1/700 USS Houston CL-81 1944 DX (Vee Hobby)

- Light cruiser Houston was commissioned in 1943 as a Cleveland-class light cruiser.
- The ship was originally laid down as the Vicksburg, but was renamed the Houston in honor of the heavy cruiser USS Houston, which was lost in the Battle of Batavia in 1942.
- During the war, he fought in the Pacific Theater, and after being hit by a torpedo and damaged in the air battle off Taiwan in October 1944, he returned to Ulithi Base, and after making emergency repairs, he was docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard when the war ended, so he returned to the front. did not return.
- Houston received three battle stars for his service in World War II.
- The kit has an injection plastic body, and the [regular version] comes with decals, and the [deluxe version] includes etchings, metal gun barrels, deck mask seals, etc. in addition to the contents of the [regular version].
- This is a wonderful kit that recreates Houston in 1944 as an offshore model with delicate details.

*The kit is an offshore model.

Item Size/Weight : 33 x 13 x 5.5 cm / 264g