1:600 Airfix 03203V HMS Suffolk WWII – British Heavy Cruiser Plastic Model kit

The 1:600 Airfix 03203V HMS Suffolk WWII is a classic plastic model kit of a British County-class heavy cruiser. With 128 plastic components, you build a faithful representation of HMS Suffolk, an important Royal Navy warship that played a crucial role in tracking the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark Strait in May 1941.

This Airfix Vintage Classics model combines nostalgic model building with a strong historical background. HMS Suffolk used her advanced radar systems to keep contact with Bismarck in difficult conditions, providing vital intelligence that helped other Royal Navy units intercept the German battleship. With two genuine paint schemes, 1:600 scale and an accessible Skill Level 2 building experience, this is an appealing model for fans of British naval ships, WWII model building and the Battle of Bismarck. Order today from Most-Models.com and benefit from fast delivery, excellent customer service and a wide range of Airfix model kits, warships and historic scale models.

Features:
– Airfix 03203V HMS Suffolk WWII plastic model kit in 1:600 scale, part of the Airfix Vintage Classics collection and the Battle of Bismarck series
– Model consists of 128 plastic components and is suitable for modellers aged 8 years and older with Skill Level 2
– Faithful depiction of HMS Suffolk, a British County-class heavy cruiser and an important Royal Navy warship from the Second World War
– Includes two genuine paint schemes to recreate specific configurations from the ship’s wartime service, including decals
– HMS Suffolk played a crucial role in May 1941 by locating and tracking Bismarck in the Denmark Strait, contributing to the eventual defeat of the German battleship
– The original ship was laid down in 1924, launched in February 1926 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1928
– HMS Suffolk was 190 metres long, 20.8 metres wide, had a full displacement of approximately 13,600 tons and reached a maximum speed of around 32 knots
– Armament at launch included 8 203 mm guns, 8 102 mm guns and 8 40 mm guns, and until 1943 the cruiser could operate three seaplanes
– The ship patrolled the Denmark Strait in 1939, took part in an operation in Norway, later covered Arctic convoys to the USSR and was sent to the Far East after modernisation
– HMS Suffolk was placed in reserve in 1946 and shortly afterwards sold for scrap
– Contents include plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals

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