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Description

This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.

1/700 Scale Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Taiho (Wood Deck)

Introducing the Taiho, a distinctively armored carrier with an enclosed bow and a smokestack integrated with the bridge, now featuring additional new parts!

This unpainted kit requires assembly and painting. It is a 1/700 scale waterline model, excluding the hull bottom. The product combines traditional "Special Series" molds with newly designed additional parts.

Kit Features:

• Historical Accuracy: Depicts the Taiho from its completion to the Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 1944).
• Wood Deck: The flight deck is modeled with detailed engravings representing the wooden deck.

Newly Designed Parts:

• Type 21 Radar: Features delicate engravings, including the insulator base for the front element.
• 12-meter Launch: Separate parts for canvas, pilothouse, and engine room roof for easy painting and assembly.
• 12-meter Internal Motor Boat: Features three-part construction with separate hull and deck parts for easy painting and assembly.
• Bow Chrysanthemum Crest: Newly designed part.
• Side Lights and Life Buoys: Additional parts for increased detail.
• Stern Name Decals: Includes decals for the stern name in ship color.
• Type 96 25mm Triple Machine Guns: Two-part construction for easier painting and enhanced detail.
• Aircraft: Includes four types: Zero Fighter Type 52, Type 21 (armed with bombs), Suisei, and Tenzan, representing the aircraft during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Detailed Construction:

• Hull and Deck:
  • The hull sides are one-piece molds, eliminating the need for seam removal.
  • Sealed anchor chain deck with visible internal details through openings.
  • Engraved portholes and eaves.
• Flight Deck:
  • Wood deck engravings from bow to stern.
  • Elevators can be positioned up or down.
  • Detailed truss structure on the underside of the flight deck.
  • Searchlights in stowed position, crane in standing position.
• Bridge and Superstructure:
  • Five-sided bridge base using slide molds.
  • Smokestack integrated with the bridge, split into left and right parts with separate steam pipe and support parts.
  • Funnel cap with detailed open structure.
  • Separate binocular parts for the anti-aircraft command center.
• Anti-Aircraft and Machine Gun Platforms:
  • Separate parts for high-angle gun and machine gun platforms with engraved tread patterns.
  • Dedicated parts for Taiho's long 10cm twin high-angle guns.
  • Various rigging and deck fittings as separate parts.
  • Standard 2018 molds for 25mm triple machine guns with easy-to-paint two-part construction.
• Aircraft:
  • 16 aircraft representing four types used in June 1944.
  • Zero Fighter Type 52: Four planes with separate canopies and propellers for easy painting.
  • Zero Fighter Type 21 (armed with bombs): Four planes with detachable drop tanks and 250kg bombs.
  • Suisei Dive Bomber: Four planes with detailed 11-type liquid-cooled engines.
  • Tenzan Torpedo Bomber: Four planes with detachable 250kg bombs and four-blade propellers.
• Included Decals:
  • One sheet for aircraft markings.
  • One sheet for stern name and mast white stripes.
  • One sheet for flight deck markings and naval flags specific to Taiho.

Contents:

• Runners x41
• Assembly Instructions x1
• Decals x3

Please note that the color of the product may differ from the actual product due to monitor and image resolution issues.