{"title":"Ship Model Kits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShip model kits\u003c\/strong\u003e for display building — naval and civil vessels with hull, deck and rigging detail. Long builds with a lot of small parts, and a centrepiece at the end of them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1320-uss-forrest-sherman-destroyer-plastic-model-ship-kit","title":"1\/320 USS Forrest Sherman Destroyer Plastic Model Ship Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis highly detailed kit measures 16 inches long when complete. Decals included for Forrest Sherman, Turner Joy, and Edson destroyers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkill level 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Destroyer will be there\" said Admiral Nimitz about the fleet of the future. No other ship, he believed, had such an assured place in the Navy. 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