New-Generation Light Cruiser from the Treaty-Less Era - Featuring Specifications from its Final Time with the Yamato and from Showa 19
Basic Specifications
- Choose from multiple year-specific configurations:
- The final appearance with the Yamato during the Ten-ichi-go operation in April Showa 20, equipped with 28 single 25mm machine guns.
- From the end of June Showa 19 after the Battle of the Philippine Sea, equipped with 18 single 25mm machine guns, with the aerial deck unchanged.
- June Showa 19 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, without the enhanced single machine guns.
Structure - Features - Details
- Faithfully replicates the modern Agano-class design, distinct from previous Japanese light cruisers.
- The hull is designed with split-left and right parts, featuring dedicated parts to replicate the appearance of blocked and reduced portholes compared to the completion time.
- Delicate carving expresses external electric circuits running around the hull, including fasteners.
- Linoleum pressing fixtures and anti-slip strip patterns on iron decks and each deck layer of the ship bridge are given prominent carvings.
- The shelter in front of the bridge is a single piece using slide mold techniques, featuring intricate carvings on the side walls.
- The main gun turret replicates windows, ladders, and steel plate seams on the sides and top through slide mold techniques.
- Achieve realistic detail with an accurately designed mesh top and separate parts for the internal baffle at the funnel.
- The funnel features split-left and right parts, with fine ladder detailing via carved designs.
- The steam exhaust pipes are separate parts, highlighting the differences from sister ships.
- The triangular truss at the mast base uses slide mold techniques for realistic, open-state reproduction.
- Small cranes at the rear end of the aviation deck are replicated three-dimensionally and accurately using separate parts.
- The 4.5-meter high-angle rangefinder is sealed with parts showcasing the accurate cylindrical arm shape.
- Type 22 radar, a retractable ladder, a direction-finding antenna, and storage wings are all separately part-formed.
- The long 8 cm twin high-angle guns are separately part-formed as new, specially designed components.
- The vertical crane recreates the side lightening holes, amplifying precision.
- Includes two Zero (three-seater) reconnaissance planes, molded in clear color for realistic canopy finish. (Standard versions use gray molded color).
Accessories
- Comes with 36 runners, 2 assembly instructions, and 2 decal sheets.
This is a plastic model and requires assembly.
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