USS England 1:250 HMV 103265

USS England Card Model Kit 1/250 – HMV Publishing (103265) – Buckley-Class Destroyer Escort

Publisher - HMV

Scale - 1:250

Model Sheets - A4

Assembly Instruction Language - German, English

Product Description:
Build a piece of naval history with the USS England card model kit (HMV 103265) in 1/250 scale, designed by Darius Lipinski and published by HMV Publishing. This premium papermodel recreates the legendary Buckley-class destroyer escort USS England (DE-635), famous for sinking six Japanese submarines in just 12 days during World War II.

With 1875 parts spread over 11 DIN A4 sheets, this highly detailed kit offers advanced builders a challenging and rewarding project. The model features a double-planked deck for maximum stability, finely detailed observation deck, cannons, funnel, depth charges, searchlights, and a richly detailed mast. Printed on different cardboard thicknesses for accuracy, with extra sheets for doubling frames, it ensures outstanding strength and precision.

USS England is remembered not only for her legendary anti-submarine success but also for surviving a devastating kamikaze attack in 1945. Now, you can recreate this naval icon in paper form with a museum-quality card model that captures both technical accuracy and historical significance.

Key Features:

• Scale: 1/250 – Length: 372 mm, Width: 46 mm, Height: 116 mm

• Designer: Darius Lipinski – Publisher: HMV Publishing

• Difficulty level: Difficult – For experienced modelers

• 11 A4 sheets with 1875 parts (1567 without alternatives)

• True-to-original details: cannons, funnel, mast, searchlights, depth charges

• Double-planked deck for extra stability

• Printed on multiple cardboard thicknesses for precision & realism

• Multilingual instructions: German, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese + diagrams

• Includes blank sheets for reinforcement of frame structure

Summary:
The USS England card model kit (HMV 103265) is a masterpiece of papermodel engineering, offering advanced builders a challenging and historically rewarding project. With 1875 finely detailed parts, a stabilized frame structure, and the striking Pacific Fleet color scheme, this Buckley-class destroyer escort model is both a technical and visual highlight for any serious naval modeler.