1/350 Gleaves Class Destroyer USS Livermore DD-429 1942

The USS Livermore saw plenty of service in the Atlantic during WWII. Cyber-Hobby's (well...Dragon's...same thing!) kit of this Gleaves-class destroyer is one of their "Smart Kit" releases, offering maximum detail with minimum hassle. Dragon's Livermore can be built as either a waterline or full-hull model, and includes a very nice stand to display the full-hull version on. Other features include gun barrels with hollow muzzle ends, guns with or without blast bags, photo-etched metal detail parts, correct sponsons achieved by slide-mold technology, moveable rudder, ultra-thin propellers (screws), and decals by Cartograf for not only the Livermore's markings, but also to represent the wooden plank walkways found around the ship. Nice! Another cool feature of this kit is the figures; you get six nicely molded 1/350 sailors to crew the ship (these 3D figures are much more realistic than the currently popular 2D photo-etched figures in the same scale). Also includes signal flags and a display stand for the full-hull version. A great kit for any 1/350 ship collection!