This is the first appearance of the four-stacked Sendai-class light cruiser Jintsu in the Waterline Series. In order to accurately replicate the distinctive spoon-shaped bow of the Sendai-class cruisers, a separate hull mold was created. The latest data was also used in creating this model, for the utmost in authenticity. Depicts the Jintsu, the second of the Sendai-class cruisers, as she appeared in 1942 during the Solomon Islands Campaign (she was later sunk by Allied destroyers in July 1943 at the Battle of Kolombangara). As the series name indicates, this is a waterline kit.