Brand new plastic model kit of HMS Iron Duke Frigate "Vintage Classics" Series (Level 3) 1/600 plastic model kit by Airfix. Brand new box. Vintage style packaging. Officially licensed product. Comes with display stand. Contains 183 detailed parts. Paint and cement required (not included). Manufacturers original unopened packaging. Parts molded in Light Gray unless otherwise indicated. Dimensions approximately L-12.5 W-1.75 inches assembled. HISTORY ASPECTS:HMS Iron Duke was the lead ship of the Iron Duke-class battleships and served as the flagship of the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet during World War I. Commissioned in 1914 she was a state-of-the-art warship at the time armed with ten 13.5-inch guns a secondary battery of 6-inch guns and heavily armored to withstand modern naval combat. She was named after the Duke of Wellington reflecting her strength and strategic importance. As tensions in Europe escalated Iron Duke became Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship leading the Gra