Ordinarily, Memorial Day Weekend signifies the start of Fleet Week here in New York City, but it looks as if the warships have entered port a bit early this year. This week, we received no less than eight new 1:1250 scale capital ships from DeAgostini’s Warships of the Second World War collection. Priced at just $21.99 apiece, these warships have been flying off of our warehouse shelves since they started arriving a few years ago and represent fitting tributes to the men and machines that prowled the high seas during World War II. The new ships include:
- Royal Navy Vanguard Class Battleship – HMS Vanguard (23)
- Imperial Japanese Navy Kongo Class Battleship – Kirishima
- Royal Navy King George V Class Battleship – HMS King George V (41)
- Royal Navy King George V Class Battleship – HMS Anson (79)
- Royal Navy Renown Class Battlecruiser – HMS Renown (72)
- US Navy Pennsylvania Class Battleship – USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
- Royal Navy Nelson Class Battleship – HMS Nelson (28)
- US Navy Lexington Class Aircraft Carrier – USS Saratoga (CV-3)