USS New Mexico BB40

Circa 1944 — 1/350 Scale — Kit #4-066

Iron Shipwrights presents a museum-quality 1/350 scale model kit of the USS New Mexico (BB-40). Precision-engineered for historical accuracy, this kit is ideal for serious modellers and collectors who demand detail and fidelity.

Key Features

• Full resin hull with finely cast resin parts for superior surface detail
• Photo-etched brass components to reproduce fine fittings and railings
• Complete, easy-to-follow printed assembly instructions
• Decals for all ships in the class are included
• Excellent customer support with free replacement parts — no questions asked

Kit Contents

• Full resin hull
• Cast resin detail parts
• Photo-etched brass detail set
• Printed assembly instructions
• Decal sheet covering all ships in the class

Specifications

• Scale: 1/350
• Period: Circa 1944
• Kit Number: 4-066
• Approximate model length (1/350 scale): 21.4 inches

Historical Background

USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of the New Mexico–class dreadnoughts. Commissioned in 1918, she carried a main battery of twelve 14-inch guns and spent World War I on training and escort duty. Between the wars she underwent refits and modernization to improve machinery, protection and anti‑aircraft armament. In World War II she served in the Pacific as a carrier escort and shore‑bombardment ship in numerous island campaigns, surviving the conflict and being decommissioned and disposed of in the late 1940s. This kit recreates her circa 1944 appearance, reflecting the wartime modifications that made her an effective support and bombardment vessel.

Important Notices:

• Photos may show a completed model for reference; the kit is shipped brand new and unassembled.
• Model kit does not include a display stand.

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