Fujimi Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Ise

Recreates the battleship era Ise equipped with six twin main turrets (12 guns) as a full hull 1/700 scale model kit

Overview
- 1/700 scale full hull model of the Ise in her battleship configuration before conversion to an aviation battleship, reflecting the refitted appearance of the early Pacific War period (1941–1942).
- Unpainted plastic kit requiring glue and painting.
- Combines existing molds from the special series with newly added molds.
- Underwater hull molds designed in 2026; above water molds designed in 2017.

Key features
- Accurate battleship form with the fifth and sixth main turrets intact, representing the final pure battleship appearance except for trial radar fittings.
- Battleship specific parts for hull sides and upper deck that differ from the aviation battleship Ise release.
- Dedicated bridge parts that differ from the aviation battleship version.

Hull and sides
- Hull side parts are split left and right and divided from the bottom at the waterline.
- Portholes are open and finely engraved in large numbers along the hull side.
- Hull side parts include external deck conduits and battleship specific open portholes.

Upper deck
- Dedicated upper deck parts different from the aviation battleship version.
- One integrated part from the bow to the sixth main turret for accurate deck flow.
- Anchor chain hawse plates and air intake casings are molded integrally with the deck.
- Wooden deck planking engraving is designed with depth suitable for panel wash and weathering.
- Flight operations deck is a separate part from the wooden deck to facilitate painting.

Bridge and superstructure
- Multi part layered construction for realistic assembly.
- Shelter deck, lower bridge, and upper bridge are unified using slide molds to achieve complex shapes.
- Deck surfaces above the navigation bridge feature sculpted linoleum and strip pattern details.
- Anti aircraft command post floor includes detailed grating sculpting.

Main and secondary armament
- Main gun barrels are molded with slide molds to reproduce gun muzzles; elevation is fixed.
- Main turrets have finely detailed exterior shapes; rangefinders are separate parts.
- Secondary guns use integrated parts combining casemate, waterproof cover, and barrel for accurate appearance.

Funnels and aviation equipment
- Funnels are two half assemblies.
- Truss structures around the funnels are reproduced as separate parts.
- Stern flight operations deck is a separate part from the wooden deck to reduce painting complexity.
- Includes three Type 95 reconnaissance seaplanes.

Rear mast
- Constructed from multiple parts to reproduce complex shapes.
- Cross tree is a dedicated part to reflect shape differences from Hyuga.
- Mast top parts reproduce both vertical and V shaped configurations.

Hull bottom and underwater features
- Hull bottom is a single integrated part.
- Bulges below the waterline are separate parts from the hull bottom.
- Bilge keel is expressed integrally with the bulge.

Decals and markings
- One decal sheet included.
- Markings include naval ensign and national flags and aircraft Hinomaru.
- Naval ensign sizes correspond to three historical widths scaled to 1/700.
- Includes aircraft Hinomaru and friend identification yellow bands; Hinomaru options include late war types without white border.

Included in the kit
- 29 sprues
- Assembly instruction sheet x1
- Decal sheet x1

Finished model size (approximate)
- Length x Width x Height: 357 x 49 x 72 mm

Product series and origin
- Series: 1/700 Imperial Japanese Navy
- Military: Japan