Admiral Hipper 1940 1/700 Cruiser Model Kit - Trumpeter 05775  [TP05775]

Admiral Hipper (1940) in 1/700 Scale - Trumpeter 05775 Kit Summary

This plastic model kit recreates the German cruiser Admiral Hipper as configured in 1940 at 1/700 scale, intended for reference displays and compact modelling collections.

Admiral Hipper was commissioned on 29 April 1939 as the lead ship of her class. In the early months of the war she took part in operations off Norway and on 8 April 1940 clashed with the British destroyer HMS Glowworm; the clash ended with Glowworm attempting a ramming action and later sinking after sustaining damage. The cruiser later served alongside Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Norwegian waters and undertook commerce-raiding patrols against Allied convoys in late 1940 and early 1941, including operations against WS-5A and an interception of convoy SLS-64 in February 1941.

The assembled hull measures roughly 294.15 mm in length and 33 mm in beam at 1/700 scale. The kit is packed on six sprues that include separate upper and lower hull halves, a deck, a wateline plate and a display stand, with a total of 263 plastic components. The box and sprue layout make it appropriate for small-scale dioramas and display cases. There is no indication of photo-etched, resin, or metal parts in the supplied information.

A compact reference-scale rendition of Admiral Hipper, this kit suits collectors and modellers interested in small naval subjects and display realism.