Lead ship in her class of Regia Marina battleships in 1940 fit. Kit features optional full or waterline hull, well detailed deck and superstructure, finely molded fittings, ship's boats, life rafts, cranes, stern catapult, grey or grey or clear molded (depending on current stock) (depending on current stock) aircraft (2 each RO.43 biplane seaplanes), full weapons suite, display stand, nameplate and photo-etch parts (funnel cap grilles, louver panels, floatplane trolley, aircraft crane boom and aft deck lattice frames). Main turrets may be built with elevating gun barrels or fixed with blast bags. Completed model is approximately 13.4" long. Color painting guide displays port and starboard profiles and overhead plan view - decals for aircraft insignia and stern name lettering.