Introducing the intricately detailed model kit of Battleship Kongō, featuring its enhanced anti-aircraft armaments during the Battle of Leyte Gulf to its final appearance.
Special Plus: Ideal for those who want to build with precision at a reasonable price!
This unpainted kit requires assembly and painting. The standard specification (STD) is enhanced with precision parts, with Zero reconnaissance seaplanes and searchlights molded for realism. The scale is 1/700, representing a waterline model without the hull bottom. The product consists of molds from the previous special series.
- The assembly is adhesive-based, characterized by meticulous detailing.
- The main molding color is gray, allowing builders to enjoy painting during assembly.
- The model is based on Battleship Kongō, the lead ship of the Kongō class, as of October 1944 during the Sho-1 operation to its final appearance.
- Includes radar systems: Type 21 radar on the bridge, Type 22 radar on the aft mast, and Type 13 radar.
- Armored seats are added to the top of the second and third main turrets.
- Enlarged anti-aircraft command center.
- Reduced number of searchlights and reinforced with 25mm triple machine guns.
- Removed some secondary guns, enclosed casings, and added two 12.7cm twin high-angle guns.
- High-angle command post structure after removal of the observer position.
- Gunners seven and eight relocated near the smokestack.
- Aft bridge equipped with 4.5-meter rangefinder replaced with additional machine gun.
- Added single-mount machine guns.
Structure, Specifications, and Features
- The hull features an integrated structure combining port and starboard sides.
- The late-war characteristic sealed portholes expressed with raised moldings.
- The upper deck is a single-piece structure mimicking intricate wooden decking.
- The bridge base is a unified part formed with a slide mold.
- The linoleum-covered flight deck is a separate part from the upper deck.
- Kongō's boundary with wooden decking forms a distinct angled shape, reproduced with specialized parts.
- Smokestack constructed with a two-part left-right assembly.
- Deck decoration under high-angle gun positions rendered with precise engraving.
- Funnel caps designed for realism with open-topped precision.
- Main gun turret tops with flat-sided configuration exclusive to Kongō and Hiei.
- Main gun barrels and canvas integrated, fixed elevation angle.
- Main gun muzzles opened using slide mold technology.
- 25mm twin machine guns come with added precision parts.
- Two-part structure for easy painting, featuring molds adopted since 2018.
- The bridge includes telescopic binoculars for enhanced realism.
- Carrier-based aircraft include two gray-molded Zero reconnaissance seaplanes and one transparent-molded Zero.
- Major parts such as hull bottom, aircraft, and machine gun parts molded in gray.
- Searchlight parts molded in transparent.
- Quality enhancements and common part considerations for painting and part division design.
- Replacement parts using 2021 mold components.
- Type 13, Type 22, and Type 21 radars included.
- Type 22 radar allows for post-extension configuration choice.
- Accessories include a 9-meter cutter, 12-meter internal combustion boat, 12-meter motor launch, and stand.
- Parts consider paint separation for wood color, warship color, and canvas sections.
- Ship’s chrysanthemum crest at the bow and bridge side lights included (some processing required for installation).
- Includes two decal sheets.
- One sheet for warship flags and carrier aircraft markings.
- Another sheet includes stern ship names and draft markings.
Contents Included
- 17 runner frames
- 2 assembly instruction booklets
- 2 decal sheets
This is a plastic model and requires assembly.
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