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Trumpeter 1/700 SS Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
Trumpeter 1/700 SS Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship
SKU:TR05755
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Jeremiah O'Brien is product of an emergency shipbuilding program Of Word War II that resulted in the construction of more than 2,700 Liberty ships. Designed as cheap quickly built simple cargo steamers,the,liberty ships formed the backbone of a massive sealift of troops,arms,and material to every theater of the war.the ship made wartme voyages between the east coast,Canada,and the united Kingdom,to South America,Australia,and the Philippines.From June until December 1994,O'Brien made 11 trips between the United Kingdom and Normandy To Normandy in support of the D-Day invasion,including a trip from Belrast,lrelend to Normandy with troops from Patton's Fifth Division.
Item No : 05755
Item Name : SS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship
Bar Code : 9580208057552
Scale : 1:700
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 192.2mm : Width: 24.8mm : Height: 48.5mm
Total Parts : 151pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : n/a
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 4 sprues, upper hull ,deck, lower hull and waterline plate
Paint Schemes : SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Released Date : 2008-12
More Features -Two-directional slide-molded upper hull:
-Lower hull made from two-directional slide molds
-Two-directional slide-molded deck with freeing port"
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Good things come in small packages, and so it is for Jeremiah O'Brien !
From the assembly instructions to the painting and marking instructions everything is extremely clear , no guess work required. Handrails, safety nets and ladders from Trumpeter's aftermarket series add to an upmarket scale model . I also found 1:35 US Army weapons kit that had ammo boxes that with a little bit of filing and they make great deck cargo and fine rigging wire brings the total package to life.
The actual kit is great no flashing to contend with and the parts fit nicely without to much assistance overall it makes a very nice example of the hardworking and sometimes under recognised merchant vessels and crews that played a massive roll in the Battle of the Atlantic .
The 'Jeremiah ' has a sister ship the 'John W. Brown' also available from Trumpeter in 1:700 and equally as good a kit as the Jeremiah O'Brien.
