| Navy Destroyer Vampire - Royal Australian Navy
Following the recent
release of the British Battle Cruiser Repulse, Tamiya now adds the
Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Vampire to the Waterline Series.
This ship was with the Repulse and Prince of Wales when they were sunk
at the Battle of Malaya
About the HMAS
Vampire
Designed and built in Britain during WWI, the Vampire first served with
the British Royal Navy before being transferred to the Royal Australian
Navy in 1933. After serving in the Mediterranean,she joined the British
Navy's Force Z at Singapore, and together with the Prince of
Wales,Repulse, and 3 other destroyers, sortied on December 8, 1941. The
ships were spotted, and in the ensuing attack by Japanese planes both
the Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk, with the destroyers left to
rescue survivors. After this incident, the HMAS Vampire continued to
operate in the Indian Ocean until April 9, 1942, when she was sunk off
Ceylon along with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes by Japanese carrier
planes.
About the Model
Compact 1/700 scale assembly model kit of the HMAS Vampire.
Features polycaps for all main gun positions and torpedo launchers to
allow free rotation for dynamic display possibilities.
Includes high-quality decals for ship markings as well as a flag sheet.
Recreate Force Z by displaying the Vampire together with ITEM 31615
British Battleship Prince of Wales Battle of Malaya, ITEM 31617 British
Battle Cruiser Repulse, and ITEM 31909 British E Class Destroyer.
Suggested Paint Colors (NOT INCLUDED)
X-10 - Gun Metal
X-11 - Chrome Silver
XF-1 - Flat Black
XF-52 - Flat Earth
XF-53 - Neutral Grey
XF-56 - Metallic Grey
Unless stated as included, any reference to paints, glues and
accessories is the
suggestion of the
manufacturer, and these are available from our shop at normal prices |
