Tamiya 1/700 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen Model Kit

The Tamiya 1/700 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen from our 1/600 and 1/700 scale ship model kits range accurately recreates the real-life German heavy cruiser from World War II. This plastic model kit requires paint and glue to complete.

The Germania Belst Company from Kiel constructed the Prinz Eugen as the third and last Admiral Hipper Class Heavy Cruiser to be commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. Admiral Hipper Class Heavy Cruisers were characteristically larger than heavy cruisers from other countries, and the huge Prinz Eugen was elongated an additional 5 meters. In May of 1941 the Prinz Eugen participated in Operation Rheinubung to intercept trade ships in the Atlantic. In February of 1942, the Prinz Eugen, together with the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau left their docks at Brest for Norway on an unexpected dash through the British Channel, in broad daylight. Known as Operation Cerberus, this was to be one of the riskiest, yet best prepared and best coordinated operations carried out by German forces in the WWII.

Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: 31805 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen
Scale: 1/700