Product Description
- The Kongo battleship is recreated with precisely sculpted parts, from its reinforced anti-aircraft armament during the Battle of Leyte Gulf to its final form!
- Special Standard: For those who want to assemble without any worries at an affordable price!
- It is assembled by adhesive and features detailed construction that pursues the shape.
- The molding color is mainly gray, so you can enjoy painting it while assembling it.
The product is based on the appearance of the Kongo-class battleship No. 1 [Kongo] from October 1944 to the final stage of Operation Shoichigo.
- No. 21 and No. 22 radars are installed on the bridge, and No. 13 radar is installed on the rear mast.
・Additional machine gun mounts installed on the roofs of the second and third main guns
・An expanded view of the air defense command center
- Two searchlights removed, and triple 25mm machine guns added
・Part of the secondary guns were removed, the casings were closed, and two 12.7 cm twin anti-aircraft guns were added.
・Anti-aircraft command post configuration with the lookout compass removed
・After the No. 7 and No. 8 machine guns were moved to the gun mounts near the chimney
・The 4.5m rangefinder on the rear bridge was replaced with an additional machine gun.
・With additional single machine gun
The standard version (STD version) is made up of a minimum number of parts for easy assembly.
The product is an unpainted kit that requires gluing assembly and painting.
The scale is 1/700, and this offshore model does not include the bottom of the ship.
This product is made using a conventional (special series) mold.
(Structure, specifications, features)
・The hull is a one-piece structure on both the starboard and left sides
- The portholes, a feature of the late war period, are depicted blocked off with convex moldings.
・The upper deck is a single piece of wood with delicate carvings
- The bridge base is a one-piece structure part made by a slide mold
- The linoleum covering for the aircraft work deck is provided as a separate part from the upper deck.
・Only Kongou has a slanted boundary with the wooden deck, which is recreated with a special part.
-The chimney is a two-part structure with the left and right parts glued together.
- The strip patterns on the floor of the anti-aircraft gun emplacements and other areas are expressed with intricate carvings.
- The funnel cap is removed for a precise look.
・The main gun canopy is a Kongo/Hiei exclusive part with a flat side profile
- The main gun barrel and canvas are integrated, and the elevation angle is fixed.
- The main gun muzzle is open thanks to the use of a slide mold.
- The shipboard floatplanes include two Zero-type surface observation planes and one Zero-type observation plane, molded in gray.
- The main parts, the ship's bottom plate, the aircraft carrier, the machine gun parts, etc. are molded in gray.
-Included decals include naval ensigns and aircraft markings
[Included Contents] Runners x 17, Assembly Instructions x 1, Decal x 1
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Item Size/Weight : 41.2 x 16.8 x 6.4 cm / 302g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 433943
- JAN code
- 4968728433943
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 1 per household.