Barcode: 0 89195 87063 6
Packaging: 20 pieces per master carton
Box Size: 6.5"x18.7"x2.6"
Category: U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier
1/700 U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) Essex-class Aircraft Carrier, Korean
War
New in 1/700 scale is Dragon’s U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31). It is modeled
on the U.S. Navy’s 27,100-ton Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1944.
This Dragon kit is vastly different to any previously released Essex-class
carriers. It also includes fighters for the Korean War era, including brand
new toolings of the F9F-2 and AD attack jet aircraft, as well as the veteran
F4U-F Corsair. There is even a HO3S Dragonfly helicopter! There are photo-etched
parts to upgrade and improve the high-quality molded plastic parts like railings
and radars.
Features:
- Newly tooled 1/700 Grumman F9F-2 Panther and Douglas AD-6 Skyraider aircraft
NEW TOOLING
- 1/700 Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly helicopter, Grumman F9F-8 Panther, McDonnell
F-2H Banshee jet aircraft in clear plastic
- New radars with photo-etched parts
- Waterline version or full-hull version can be contructed
- Flight deck elevator can be posed raised or lowered
- Hull side doors can be modelled in open, half-open or closed position
- Accurately detailed superstructure
- Whip antennas also can be formed out of photo-etched metal
- Cartograf decal offers accurate markings
About the U.S. Bon Homme Richard:
This carrier saw combat in the final raids against Japan, but was recalled to
active duty with the outbreak of the Korean War. It had a couple of combat tours
in the Korean War before undergoing conversion work in 1953 to allow operations
of high-performance jet aircraft. This replica shows the USS Bon Homme Richard
as she appeared during the Korean War. Her aircraft launched strikes against
North Korean targets such as the heavy bombing of the Sui-ho hydroelectric dam
in June 1952, and on the city of Pyongyang.
