Barcode: 0 89195 87071 1
Packaging: 24 Pieces per carton
Box Size: 7.5" x 13" x 1.8"
Special Features:
- Optional photo-etched rotor blades for on-board helicopter
- Photo-etched handrails add extra refinement
- Antenna and radar reproduced with photo-etched parts
- 4.5-inch L/45 Vickers Mark 8 gun with crisp detail
- Cartograf Decal offers accurate marking
About the Falklands War,
The Falklands War was fought between April 2 and June 14 1982, as the UK sought
to wrest its South Atlantic islands from the control of occupying Argentine
troops. Victory didn’t come cheaply, with 258 British servicemen killed and
another 777 wounded, while Argentina suffered 649 killed and 1068 wounded. One
of the worst British losses was that of HMS Sheffield (D80). This Type 42 guided
missile destroyer was part of the UK task force sent to the Falkland Islands,
and was hit by an Exocet missile fired from an Argentine jet fighter on May
4. The ship was set ablaze and it eventually foundered on May 10, the first
Royal Navy ship to be sunk in action for almost 40 years. Twenty crewmen were
lost in the missile attack.
On the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War, Dragon has re-launched the HMS
Sheffield as a 1/700 scale Premium Edition kit. Commemorating the ship that
was lost, the model is fitted out exactly as it appeared during that conflict.
As is usual for a Premium Edition release, the model is lavishly supplied with
a range of new parts to enhance detail and the modeler’s build experience. There
are numerous photo-etched parts to improve detail and add realism e.g. antennas,
handrails, helicopter rotor blades. While HMS Sheffield may have been taken
by surprise by two Argentine Super E'tendard fighters, this new model from Dragon
offers a much more pleasant surprise for model ship fans. This vessel has been
brought up to the most modern kit standards, plus it remembers an important
event in recent Royal Navy history.
