Dragon Models 7121 1/700 USS Chicago CG-11 Guided Missile Cruiser

Model Ship Kit

A finely detailed representation of one of the U.S. Navy’s early guided missile cruisers, this 1/700 scale kit captures the imposing lines of USS Chicago (CG-11) during the height of the Cold War. Originally laid down as a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser and later extensively converted under the Navy’s guided missile program, Chicago emerged as a key component of America’s evolving fleet air defense strategy, equipped with Terrier surface-to-air missiles and advanced radar systems that reflected a dramatic shift in naval warfare doctrine.

FEATURES:

• Waterline or full-hull version can be assembled
• Sponsons are represented on lower hull by slide-mold technology
• Radar dishes possess well-defined detail
• Photo-etched railings included for the deck
• AN/SPG-49 Talos illuminators are presented in detail
• True-to-scale ASROC launcher is presented
• Detailed MK 56 gun directors are accurately presented
• Delicate radar offered w/option of PE or plastic parts
• Open upper-mount and lower-mount 5-inch gun realistically reproduced
• Authentic bridge produced w/slide-molded technology
• Talos launchers accurately produced w/fine details
• Tartar launcher w/intricate detail
• Defined details molded on hull side
• Masts, radar and antenna parts are represented by photo-etched parts w/realistic details
• Photo-etched pole included
• Extremely well-detailed parts like workboat
• Accurate workboat stowage w/photo-etched frames
• True-to-scale propellers reproduced
• One-piece slide-molded upper hull w/undercut details realistically represented