Tamiya 1/700 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen Waterline Plastic Model Kit

The Tamiya 1/700 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen is a plastic assembly model kit of the third and last Admiral Hipper Class heavy cruiser commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. Part of Tamiya's Water Line Series, it recreates the ship's equipment and armament faithfully and lets you build her as she appeared in either of two famous operations: Operation Rheinubung in 1941 or Operation Cerberus in 1942.

Please note this is an unassembled plastic model kit requiring assembly; paints, cement and hobby tools are not included and are required to complete the model.

The Germania Belst Company from Kiel constructed the Prinz Eugen, and the huge cruiser was elongated an additional 5 meters over other Admiral Hipper Class ships. With a displacement tonnage of over 14,000 tons, she packed the firepower of four 20.3cm twin gun turrets as her main armament. In May of 1941 she took part in Operation Rheinubung to intercept trade ships in the Atlantic, joining the Battleship Bismarck to help sink the British Battle Cruiser Hood and damage the British Battleship Prince of Wales. In February of 1942, together with the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, she made the unexpected daylight dash through the British Channel known as Operation Cerberus. One of the few German cruisers to survive World War II, the Prinz Eugen now rests in the Marshal Islands.

Special Features

• Can be assembled as Prinz Eugen appeared in Operation Rheinubung (1941) or Operation Cerberus (1942)
• Operation Cerberus option includes 5 additional 20mm AA-gun quadruple turrets for the Channel Dash
• Equipment and armament faithfully recreated
• Hull form accurately recreated, down to the subtle line separating the left and right sides of the hull
• Sharp clipper bow accurately portrayed, with authentic anchor and hawse pipe detail
• 10.5cm twin turret and 3.7cm twin turret guns, observation deck, AA command centre, searchlights and bridge details faithfully recreated
• Searchlights on the sides of the funnel can be assembled in the open or closed position
• Arado Ar196A reconnaissance craft recreated in fine detail
• Four 20.3cm twin turrets can be rotated after assembly
• Paint the unique camouflage pattern of the Kriegsmarine

What's in the Box

• Plastic model kit components for the Prinz Eugen waterline hull
• Arado Ar196A reconnaissance craft

What You'll Need

• Plastic cement
• Paints
• Finishing supplies

Why You'll Love It

For collectors of Kriegsmarine subjects and fans of the Bismarck story, this kit pairs a famous survivor of World War II with two selectable operational configurations. The detailed bridge, searchlights and rotating turrets reward careful building and painting, and the Water Line Series format makes it an ideal display piece.