
Dragon Model Ships 1/350 USS Buchanan DDG484 Gleaves Class Destroyer 1942 Kit
The USS Buchanan (DD-484) had an eventful career in WWII. This Gleaves-class destroyer, named after a Confederate Navy admiral, was commissioned on March 21, 1942. The vessel served in the Pacific, taking part in such battles as Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. This destroyer holds the honor of having shuttled General MacArthur to and from the USS Missouri to accept the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on August 30, 1945. As well as this, the ship endured such misfortunes as being hit by friendly fire, running aground and colliding with another destroyer during its combat tours! Special Features: - One piece slide molded upper hull with undercut details realistically represented - Waterline or full hull version can be assembled - Sponsons are represented on lower hull by slide mold technology - Rudder is movable - True to scale ultra thin propellers reproduced - Extra thin shield walls on superstructure reproduced for accurate 1/350 appearance - Extra fine detail on superstructure