* This is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting.
Reviving the presence of Hiei during the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea with included photo-etched parts!
- This product is based on the appearance of Hiei from its renovation in 1940 until the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea.
- The distinctive bridge shape of Hiei, which served as a testbed for Yamato, is accurately recreated.
- The bow's curve shape reproduces the modifications made exclusively by Hiei to enhance wave-cutting performance.
- The hull and bottom ship parts are designed separately, allowing the choice between a waterline model and a full hull model.
- The molding color replicates the gray of the Kure naval yard, with the wooden deck in light beige, the linoleum deck in dark brown, and the chimney top in black.
- The decals include details such as cut-lined waterproof gun barrel covers, warship flags, and emergency wooden materials. This allows for easy expression of color details.
- Decals also feature Japanese identification markers used during the Battle of Midway, including the admiral's flag, without cut lines.
- The product includes photo-etched parts that accurately represent intricate details, difficult to capture with injection parts.
- These parts cover railings, steps, watertight doors, boat davits, flight decks, catapults, cranes, funnel accessories, gangways, trusses, loop antennas, and more.
- Please note that colors may appear different from the actual product due to monitor and image resolution issues.