1/350 I Love Kit Model Ships

Museum-Quality US Navy Warship Models

I Love Kit has established itself as a premier manufacturer of large-scale warship model kits, with particular emphasis on US Navy vessels from WWII through the Cold War era. This 1/350 scale collection showcases the company's commitment to historical accuracy, comprehensive detail, and engineering excellence, delivering kits that satisfy the most demanding ship modelers. At 1/350 scale, these models achieve impressive display presence while maintaining manageable workspace requirements, with finished models measuring several feet in length and capturing the distinctive characteristics and historical significance of these famous warships.

The collection features the supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy CV-67, one of the last conventionally-powered supercarriers built for the US Navy, serving from 1968 to 2007 with distinctive features including the angled flight deck, island superstructure, and comprehensive aircraft complement. The legendary WWII carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 represents the lead ship of her class that fought at the Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway, featuring the classic straight-deck configuration, open hangar bays, and period-correct armament and aircraft that defined early war Pacific carrier operations. The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Stevens DD-479 exemplifies the most successful destroyer class in US Navy history, with authentic deck fittings, torpedo tubes, depth charge racks, and the distinctive five-gun main battery arrangement.

Large-Scale Detail and Engineering Excellence

At 1/350 scale, I Love Kit warship models deliver exceptional detail that smaller scales cannot achieve, including finely molded deck fittings with realistic texture and surface detail, accurate superstructure geometry capturing the complex architecture of naval vessels, detailed armament including gun turrets, anti-aircraft batteries, and fire control systems, and comprehensive aircraft complements for carriers with multiple aircraft types in various configurations. Kits feature multi-part hulls offering both waterline and full-hull display options, photo-etched parts for railings, ladders, and delicate details, detailed instructions with historical references and painting guides, and decals for hull numbers, aircraft markings, and deck striping.

The impressive size of 1/350 scale allows for intricate detailing including radar arrays with accurate antenna configurations, boat davits and ship's boats with realistic rigging, deck equipment such as anchors, capstans, and ventilators, and aircraft handling equipment on carriers including elevators, catapults, and arresting gear. These kits integrate seamlessly with aftermarket detail sets and accessories from our comprehensive 1/350 scale ships collection. For modelers exploring different manufacturers, our 1/350 Tamiya model ships and 1/350 Trumpeter model ships collections offer complementary subjects for comprehensive US Navy and international naval displays.