1/125 815M-1195 Lindberg Blue Devil Destroyer Motorized - (USS Melvin DD680 Fletcher Class) - First Issue
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
Rare, original 1950s issue. The rare 'Very Good+' box features Ray Gaedke art, has four solid corners, great color and gloss and light to moderate wear as shown. This huge three-foot long WWII Fletcher-class Destroyer is designed for R/C, free or pattern running. The cams provided 'program' the ship to do rectangles, figure 8, circle or go straight. The model has very good detail for that time and features motor, gear box and gears, all running hardware, detailed and rotating 5" turrets & main gun director, separately molded and multi-piece 40mm and twin 20mm guns & mounts, depth charges & tracks, two sets of torpedo tubes, ships boats, life rafts and much more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and correct first issue instructions. Torpedo hits from Melvin reportedly sank the battleship Fuso at the Battle of Surigao Strait, 1944.
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