30 years have passed since the first release in the now-famous 1/700 Water Line Series. The manufacturers involved in this endeavour have now begun to replace their old kits with newly-tooled models. The Hayashio is the 5th ship of the Kagerou-class DD, and took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kagerou-class DD was the latest design of the IJN fleet destroyer, with improved speed, longer cruise range, and powerful armament. Aoshima's new kit meets today's molding standards and the design itself reflects recent research, depicting the ship's early form (from 1941). The kit on the whole blows away the quality of older versions of the same kit!