Trumpeter 05775 - 1/700 scale cruiser model kit Admiral Hipper 1940  [TP05775]

Trumpeter 05775 Admiral Hipper 1940 - 1/700 scale cruiser model kit

This is a 1/700 scale plastic model kit representing the German cruiser Admiral Hipper as configured in 1940, positioned as a display-focused small-scale warship for reference and collection.

Admiral Hipper was commissioned on 29 April 1939 as the lead ship of her class. During the early war years she took part in the German invasion of Norway and, on 8 April 1940, engaged the British destroyer HMS Glowworm; the encounter ended with Glowworm attempting to ram and subsequently sinking after inflicting damage. Admiral Hipper later operated with Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Norwegian waters and carried out commerce-raiding operations against Allied convoys in late 1940 and early 1941, including actions against WS-5A and an interception of convoy SLS-64 in February 1941.

The kit builds into a finished hull roughly 294.15 mm long and 33 mm wide at 1/700 scale. It arrives on six sprues that include separate upper and lower hull halves, a deck, a wateline plate and a display stand, and the parts count is listed at 263 plastic components. The box dimensions and sprue layout make it suitable for small-scale dioramas and compact display cases. No photo-etched, resin, or metal parts are indicated in the supplied product details.

The kit represents a compact, reference-scale rendition of Admiral Hipper suitable for collectors and modelers focused on small-scale naval subjects and display realism.