1:700 Prinz Eugen German Heavy Cruiser
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About the Prinz Eugen

The Germania Belst Company from Kiel constructed the Prinz Eugen
as the third and last Admiral Hipper Class Heavy Cruiser to be
commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. Admiral Hipper Class Heavy
Cruisers were characteristically larger than heavy cruisers from
other countries, and the huge Prinz Eugen was elongated an
additional 5 meters. With a displacement tonnage measuring at
over 14,000tons this enormous German cruiser packed the firepower

of four 20.3cm twin gun turrets for its main armament. In May of
1941 the Prinz Eugen participated in Operation Rheinubung to
intercept trade ships in the Atlantic. On this mission she joined

forces with the Battleship Bismarck to help sink the British
Battle Cruiser Hood and inflict considerable damage on the
British Battleship Prince of Wales. In February of 1942, the
Prinz Eugen, together with the German battleships Scharnhorst and

Gneisenau left their docks at Brest for Norway on an unexpected
dash through the British Channel, in broad daylight. Known as
Operation Cerberus, this was to be one of the riskiest, yet best
prepared and best coordinated operations carried out by German
forces in the Second World War. After arriving safely in German
waters, Prinz Eugen was active in the strategic withdrawal from
the Russian front, firing thousands of shells at encroaching
Russian forces when she provided support for evacuation ships
carrying German troops and civilians. One of the few German
cruisers to survive World War II, the Prinz Eugen now rests in
the warm waters of the Marshal Islands. After enduring two atomic

bomb tests she lies capsized in the calm shallows of the
Kwajelein Atoll.

About the Model

Tamiya presents a plastic model assembly kit of the Heavy German
Battle Cruiser, Prinz Eugen.
1/700 scale, total length: 303mm, total width: 31mm.
Equipment and armament faithfully recreated. Prinz Eugen can be
assembled as it appeared in two different operations: Operation
Rheinubung, 1941 and Operation Cerberus, 1942. In Operation
Cerberus, Prinz Eugen was equipped with 5 additional 20mm AA-gun
quadruple turrets for the "Channel Dash."
Every detail of the ship's form is accurately recreated down to
the subtle line separating the left and right side of the ship's
hull. Weaponry, searchlight, and the minutest onboard equipment
are all portrayed in breathtaking detail.

Suggested Paint Colors

X-10 - Gun Metal
XF-1 - Flat Black
XF-2 - Flat White
XF-23 - Light Blue
XF-24 - Dark Grey
XF-26 - Deep Green
XF-52 - Flat Earth
XF-54 - Dark Sea Grey
XF-55 - Deck Tan
XF-56 - Metallic Grey
XF-64 - Red Brown
XF-65 - Field Grey
XF-7 - Flat Red