The Iowa-class of battleships was the biggest ever constructed class of battleships by the US and were in service until the 1990s. Four ships were built: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin. Building started in the early 40s and was completed around 1944. Six ships were planned, but the last two got cancelled. Even though they were built to fight battleships, not a single one ever faced a big opponent. All ships participated in WW2, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold war. They got decommissined and commissioned several times, undergoing serious refits to stay up to date with the modern weaponries like shown in this model. This refit included the removal of all old Anti Aircraft batteries and some secondary turrets, replacing them with CIWS and Launch systems for rockets. Several new radardishes and antennas were installed, including remodelling the majority of the superstructure and spaces below. A helipad was installed on the aft deck and the overall comfort of the crew was improved, making the refitted Iowa-class one of the most modern and frighetning units within the cold war, even though they were pretty dated at the time.

You can visit all four ships as museums in the US where they are kept as memorials. This model shows the state of the 80s, having seen a serious refit for the cold war.

Note: This model is recommended to be used in the 1/4000 scale. The model itself isnt scaled, the scale table is down below.

1/4000: 6,75cm or 2.65in

1/3000: 9cm or 3.54in

1/2000: 13,5cm or 5.31in (not recommended)

For self calculation: The USS Missouri is 270m or 885.8feet long

The model is intended to be used with little supports as possible, yet some are recommended below the barrels on the main and secondary guns as well as the complicated main mast and the radar dish.