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    Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho (Wooden Deck) With Etched Parts
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1/700 Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho (Wooden Deck) With Etched Parts

by Fujimi

$42.23 USD $52.79 USD

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This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.


1/700 Special Series Aircraft Carrier Taiho Wood Deck with Etching Parts

This Special Series Aircraft Carrier Taiho Wood Deck kit comes with etching parts

The model is based on the appearance from commissioning to the Battle of the Mariana Islands
The flight deck is represented with a sculpted wood deck motif using specially included parts

Newly designed parts introduced in 2021 are included to unify differences in equipment reproduction due to release period and some parts are split for painting
The type 21 radar is finely sculpted including insulator bases for the front elements
The 12 meter launch boat is split into canvas and helm engine covers for painting
The 12 meter launch craft can also be represented without the canvas
The bow chrysanthemum emblem is newly provided
Previously omitted navigation lights are included as a pair of separate parts
Decals now include the ship name on the stern painted in warship color
Type 96 25mm triple machine guns are supplied in two part structure to reduce painting effort
Four aircraft types are included based on history Zero Fighter Model 52 Zero Fighter Model 21 Suisei and Tenzan
Anti air control tower includes binocular parts

The hull has integrated port and starboard sides so no gluing or seam filling is needed
The closed anchor chain deck is included with viewable interior
Portholes on the sides are engraved and canopies are represented in relief

The flight deck is sculpted wood and molded as one part from bow to stern
Fore and aft elevators and wind shields are separate parts and can be assembled in raised or lowered positions
Truss structure underneath flight deck is sculpted in relief
Spotlights on the flight deck are stowed and cranes are upright

The bridge base is molded as one part using slide molds with five sided sculpting
The funnel integrated with the bridge is split into left and right parts with separate steam pipes and supports
Funnel cap is hollow for realism
Bridge anti air control tower includes binocular parts

Side anti air and machine gun positions are separate parts with detailed strip floor engraving
The 10 centimeter twin high angle gun is supplied as dedicated Taiho parts
Various side fittings such as antenna supports landing signal lights ladders are separate parts
Type 96 25mm triple guns are finely detailed in two part structure standard since 2018

Included aircraft represent the four types present during the June 1944 Battle of the Mariana Islands totaling sixteen aircraft
Zero Fighter Model 52 four aircraft with canopy and propeller as separate parts
Zero Fighter Model 21 with bombs four aircraft
Suisei aircraft four aircraft representing liquid cooled engine type 11
Tenzan aircraft four aircraft with four blade propeller and 250 kilogram bombs under fuselage as separate parts

The kit includes injection parts for main hull deck aircraft and guns molded in gray
Etching parts reproduce details difficult to achieve with injection molding including railings ladders funnel mast radar direction finding antennas boat davits cranes and more

The kit requires assembly and painting and is supplied unpainted
Scale is 1/700 and this is a waterline model without hull bottom
The kit combines existing Special Series molds and newly designed 2021 additional parts

Three decal sheets included
One for aircraft markings one for stern name and support stripes and one Taiho specific sheet for flight deck markings and naval flags

Colors on monitors or images may differ from the actual product

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