Tamiya 1/700 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Hornet

by Tamiya

Product Features

• Plastic Model Kit-Assembly Required
• Glue and Paint sold separately

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches ; 0.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00061HIKS
• Item model number: 77510
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,193 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

All Tamiya Kits are highly detailed and go together very well. Waterline Model kit. Detailed instructions and decals included with every kit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good looking and Detailed, November 20, 2010

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yishmael (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

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

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This review is from: Tamiya 1/700 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Hornet (Toy)

I found out that this ship was the ship my grandfather sailed on for 2 years! So after i finished it, i gave it to my grandfather and he was so suprised about it. It has great detailed even tho its small but it gives weight and it has very tiny little planes to go with it so it wont break wwhen trying to take them off the plastic rack. This is a very good model that i have bought soo far and everyone should buy this 1 and its easy to build.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad..., December 12, 2009

By 

Efren Aguilar (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tamiya 1/700 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Hornet (Toy)

I just got it from the mail and I am currently building it...here's what i thought

The Ups:
-It is VERY realistic
-Gives you a small history lesson on the ship
-Looks overall pretty cool and sweet
-Great Decoration
-Very Detailed

The Downs:
-SMALL!!! pieces (some)
-hard to glue in some pieces
-Can be confusing at times
-Directions to construct it is...a bit complex
-Will takes 2-12 (hrs a day, 2-8) to complete the whole thing.
-Fragile (try not to drop it juggle, or actually put it in water for a some time, and when building it forcing in some pieces can lead to breaking it >.< )

Overall: I think this is really cool, I didn't know you had to build it, i thought it would have been already built and set up. Some pieces can get lost if your not careful. I wouldn't suggest to someone who has kids who like to touch things to have it...unless they have the money and time to A)rebuild B) buy another one.

Though the ship is truly realistic and has just about every detail in it, I would recommend this to someone who is a true war fan, or collector, and has patience because building this can get frustrating at times but can keep you busy for a couple of hours. If you love working hard, building, creating something, you WILL love this. Trust me when you finished all that hard work and finally see this built...you will love the feeling once your done. Other than that if you dont have the patience no time, I wouldn't recommend you buying this.

I give this 4/5 stars :)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1/700 uss hornet from tamiya review from carlos the model builder, February 1, 2010

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C. gonzalez merced "model kit master" (san juan P.R.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tamiya 1/700 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Hornet (Toy)

i bought this model kit recenly and i cosiderate that for the price i get a very decent replica of the uss hornet aircraft carrier this model kit is hight details and let you recreate the famous lunch of the doolittle raid who plan and lunch the b25j mitchell to make the first attack on japan i recomend this model kit from tamiya to all those who like model kits and want a good price