Product Description
This is a special edition version of the Akagi (PLUS version) from the Special Series, which comes with precision fitting parts, and includes additional photo-etched parts!
- Basic specifications
It features an adhesive assembly system and boasts an intricate, detailed design that prioritizes sculptural detail.
The molded color is primarily gray, and the kit is designed for assembly and painting.
The product is modeled after the appearance of the ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the invasion of Midway Island in June 1942.
- This model represents the aircraft after its major refit completed in 1938, but the flight deck markings (decals) are for the aircraft as it appeared in 1941.
- Includes markings for identifying friend from foe (Rising Sun) on the flight deck during the Midway Operation in June 1942, and can be assembled to represent the aircraft as it appeared during the Midway Island invasion.
- Structure, specifications, and features
- The hull has a structure in which the port and starboard sides are one piece.
- The ship's sloping shape towards the rear, the numerous portholes, and the complex shape of the hangar side walls are all represented by a single molded part.
The flight deck is a single-piece structure with intricate carvings of wooden decking, windbreaks, and expansion joints.
- The section of the flight deck at the rear of the ship that is double-layered is reproduced by making the lower layer a separate part.
- The elevator is a separate part.
The anchor chain deck and boat deck are depicted with delicate carvings, including anti-slip split patterns and rails.
The chimney has a two-part structure, with the top and bottom parts joined together.
- The strip patterns on the floor, such as those of the anti-aircraft gun emplacements, are rendered with intricate carvings.
- The truss columns of the flight deck supports (rear) are sculpted on all four sides.
The main parts, hull bottom plate, and machine gun parts are molded in gray.
・Three types of decals are included, for a total of four sheets.
• Includes one decal sheet for marking aircraft on the carrier.
・Includes two decals for the ship's name on the stern and the white lines on the deck supports.
- Includes one decal sheet featuring flight deck markings, naval ensigns, and flight deck/friendly identification markings (Rising Sun) from Operation Midway in June 1942.
The PLUS version differs from the STD version in that it includes some parts designed for greater realism.
The Plus version includes replacement and additional parts for a 9-meter cutter, 12-meter motorboat, 12-meter motor launch, 13-meter special cargo boat, chrysanthemum emblem, 25mm machine gun, and binoculars.
The kit includes 15 aircraft in total: 5 each of the Zero Fighter Type 21, Dive Bomber Type 99, and Bomber Type 97. The molded color is clear, allowing for a more realistic reproduction of the canopies.
The 25mm twin machine gun is a two-part kit with precise molding and an easy-to-paint structure, and comes standard with parts from the 2018 mold.
- The bridge includes binoculars to enhance the realism of the anti-aircraft command post.
- Includes etched parts that allow for detailed expression of features that are difficult to reproduce with injection-molded parts.
The photo-etched parts include handrails, ladders, bridge window frames, direction-finding antennas, smokestack footrests, fall prevention railings, boat davits, and more.
Etching size: 63 x 180 mm
[Included Contents]
Runners x 49
• Instruction manual x 3
4 decals
・Etching parts x 1
[Finished size]
・(Approx.) 374 x 79 x 50mm
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Product Specifications
- Item code
- 434216
- JAN code
- 4968728434216
Purchase Information
* This product has a cancellation deadline. Once the deadline has passed, cancellations are not accepted.
This item is limited to 3 per household.