1/350 USS Hornet CV8 Carrier

by Trumpeter Models

Product Features

• Assembly Required Skill Level 2. Ages 12 and up.
• Glue and Paint sold separately

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 32.4 x 9.9 x 3.3 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006MJ59Y
• Item model number: 5601
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,339 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

1/350 Scale. This kit features 433 parts on 17 sprues plus lower hull and waterline plate. Fully detailed Hangar decks, Flight deck and display stand. Finished the kit is 28" long, 4" wide. Includes various deck aircraft including (two each) B25 Mitchell bombers, F4F Wildcats, SBD Dauntless dive-bombers, and TBD Devastator torpedo planes. This is enough to equip the Hornet for either the Tokyo or Midway actions. The aircraft are molded in gray, undercarriage in black, and windshields are done in clear styrene. Each aircraft has very finely scribed details even to the point of representing the fabric control surfaces. Detailed instructions. Markings for Tokyo Raid & Battle of Midway. Skill level 3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but Bare-Bones..., December 21, 2007

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Plague11 - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 1/350 USS Hornet CV8 Carrier (Toy)

This kit serves as a fantastic starting point for an impressive display, but for what you pay, it sure is lacking. I would say that the number one problem is that it comes w/ 8 aircraft: 2x B-25s, 2x F-4Fs, 2x TBDs, and 2 SBDs, so, in order to make the Hornet via Doolittle Raid configuration, which carried 16x B-25s, you will have to purchase not one, but two packages of extra B-25s @ $12-$15 each. If you want it in the standard configuration, in which she carred 48 F-4Fs, you will need to buy 5 packs @$10, plus any additional aircraft. For a retail price of $120, I think Trumpeter could've spared a few extra planes w/ this kit. In addition, the hull itself is void of any detail whatsoever (no armor plating, weld lines, etc). I was ecstatic to receive this item as a Christmas gift, but probably wouldn't have forked over the cash on my own. W/ a full compliment of aircraft and photo-etched pieces, this one will run WELL over the $200 mark. Oh well.