Debuting in March 2008, Aoshima's previous Jintsu 1942 kit was, along with the Sendai, the first appearance of a four-stacked Sendai-class light cruiser 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. This kit depicts the Jintsu, the second of the Sendai-class cruisers, as she appeared in 1933. 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.