{"id":8123978580219,"title":"I Love Kit - 1\/700 HMS Hood 1941 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set","handle":"i-love-kit-1700-top-grade-hms-hood-1941-w-detail-up-set","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 HMS Hood 1941 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI Love Kit 65703\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe third and last HOOD was the mighty battle cruiser, which was laid down in 1915 as a class of four, and finally completed until 1920. Certainly she was the most powerful warship of her day and her displacement of 41,200 tons made far and away the heaviest capital ship in the world for Twenty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIn September 1940, Hood spent the winter of 1940-41 on patrols in the northern waters around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eIceland\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewatching over any attempted break out by German heavy units. She was thus still employed in May 1941 when Bismarck and Prince Eugen got through the Patrols. Hood and the brand new battleship the Prince of Wales were dispatched to intercept and destroy the German Ships before they broke loose on the British Convoy routes. 24 May 1941, fire was opened at 05.52 at a range of 25,000 yards and Hood and the Prince of Wales were steering towards\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBismarck\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto close the range. The German ship at once replied very accurately and on her third salvo she hit Hood close to the main mast setting her on fire. At 05.55 the British ships began to turn broadside on to the Germans to enable all guns to open fire. As they did so\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBismarck\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efifth salvo struck Hood with devastating effect. A thousand feet high explosion tore her apart and she split in two sinking in less than two minutes. There were only three survivors from her crew of 1,415.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLength overall: 262.3m    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBeam: 32.0m    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDisplacement: 42560t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-06-13T19:53:53+02:00","created_at":"2023-06-13T19:53:54+02:00","vendor":"I Love Kit","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_I Love Kit","Category_Ships","Scale_1\/700 Scale","Type_Military Ships"],"price":175995,"price_min":175995,"price_max":175995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44632080023803,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9580208657035","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Love Kit - 1\/700 HMS Hood 1941 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":175995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-HMS-Hood-1941-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678834"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-HMS-Hood-1941-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678834","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32916027736315,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.507,"height":365,"width":550,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-HMS-Hood-1941-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678834"},"aspect_ratio":1.507,"height":365,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-HMS-Hood-1941-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678834","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 HMS Hood 1941 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI Love Kit 65703\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe third and last HOOD was the mighty battle cruiser, which was laid down in 1915 as a class of four, and finally completed until 1920. Certainly she was the most powerful warship of her day and her displacement of 41,200 tons made far and away the heaviest capital ship in the world for Twenty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eIn September 1940, Hood spent the winter of 1940-41 on patrols in the northern waters around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eIceland\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewatching over any attempted break out by German heavy units. She was thus still employed in May 1941 when Bismarck and Prince Eugen got through the Patrols. Hood and the brand new battleship the Prince of Wales were dispatched to intercept and destroy the German Ships before they broke loose on the British Convoy routes. 24 May 1941, fire was opened at 05.52 at a range of 25,000 yards and Hood and the Prince of Wales were steering towards\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBismarck\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto close the range. The German ship at once replied very accurately and on her third salvo she hit Hood close to the main mast setting her on fire. At 05.55 the British ships began to turn broadside on to the Germans to enable all guns to open fire. As they did so\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBismarck\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efifth salvo struck Hood with devastating effect. A thousand feet high explosion tore her apart and she split in two sinking in less than two minutes. There were only three survivors from her crew of 1,415.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLength overall: 262.3m    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBeam: 32.0m    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDisplacement: 42560t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}