Border Model USS Kidd DDG-100 1/350 Scale Destroyer Model Kit
The Border Model USS Kidd DDG-100 (BN-004) is a 1/350 scale model kit of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA Aegis guided missile destroyer. Featuring pre-painted, colour-separated components, this kit is designed for assembly without glue or painting while retaining a detailed representation of the modern American warship.
Border Model has incorporated several features to simplify construction, including a single-piece hull, pre-applied flight deck markings and pre-painted photo-etched parts. The kit also includes 3D-printed components and missile launch effects, providing additional detail for the finished destroyer.
Pre-Painted, Glue-Free Assembly
The USS Kidd is supplied as a pre-painted model kit with colour-separated components. This approach removes the need for conventional painting and glue during assembly, allowing modellers to concentrate on constructing the ship and fitting its detailed components.
The flight deck is separately coloured and features pre-applied markings. Colour-matched photo-etched parts are also pre-painted, reducing the additional finishing work normally associated with detailed ship models.
Detailed Hull and Superstructure
The hull is manufactured as a single-piece unit using a stressed-skin design. Its lower section has been pre-coated with anti-corrosion primer, while the main bridge component is produced using a single-slide moulding system to simplify assembly.
These construction features are intended to make building the destroyer more straightforward while preserving the distinctive appearance of the Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA design.
3D-Printed Details and Missile Effects
Border Model includes pre-shaded 3D-printed components representing a complete shipborne helicopter and the ship’s main gun. These provide additional detail without requiring the modeller to undertake the full painting process.
The kit also features realistic Vertical Launch System (VLS) missile effect parts manufactured from PVC. These components allow the finished model to represent missile launch activity, adding another display option to the modern guided missile destroyer.
Kit Features
- Manufacturer: Border Model
- Product: USS Kidd DDG-100
- Reference: BN-004
- Scale: 1/350
- Class: Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA
- Ship type: Aegis guided missile destroyer
- Nation: USA
- Finish: Pre-painted, colour-separated components
- Assembly: No glue or painting required
- Single-piece hull with stressed-skin design
- Pre-coated lower hull
- Separately coloured flight deck with pre-applied markings
- Pre-painted, colour-matched photo-etched parts
- Single-slide moulded bridge component
- Pre-shaded 3D-printed helicopter and main gun
- PVC Vertical Launch System missile effect parts
The Border Model USS Kidd DDG-100 combines a pre-painted assembly system with detailed ship components in 1/350 scale. Its one-piece hull, prepared flight deck, photo-etched details and missile effects provide a distinctive representation of this modern US Navy guided-missile destroyer.
