1/700 Special Series No.035 Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Akagi Plastic Model

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1. KEY FEATURES: - plastic model - Scale 1/700

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Akagi, the flagship of the Nagumo task force that supported the successful advance in the early stages of the Pacific War, is made into a detailed model!The standard specification (standard version) is a specification consisting of a minimum number of parts for easy production.The product is an unpainted kit that requires adhesive assembly and painting.The scale is 1/700, and it is an offshore model that does not include the bottom of the ship.This is a product composed of a conventional (special series) mold.Aircraft carrier Akagi began construction as a battlecruiser based on the 88-ship plan.Along the way, she was converted/built into an aircraft carrier due to the Washington Disarmament Treaty.When she was completed in 1932, she had a unique shape with a three-tiered flight deck, but from 1930 to 1932 she was extensively renovated into an aircraft carrier with a full deck.After that, she became the mainstay of the Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier force, participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Indian Ocean operations at the beginning of the Pacific War.It was hit by a US aircraft carrier task force during the Midway Island capture operation in June 1945.The carrier's aircraft and onboard bombs/torpedoes caught fire, and she was destroyed by a destroyer's torpedo strike.(Basic specifications) - Adhesive assembly specifications, characterized by detailed construction that pursues modeling.-The main molding color is gray, so you can enjoy painting while assembling.•The product is based on the appearance during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1944 and the Midway Island capture operation in June 1944.- This is the figure after the major renovation completed in 1933, and the markings (decals) on the flight deck are prepared as in 1944.- Includes markings (Japanese flag) for identifying friend or foe on the flight deck during the MI operation in June 1944, and can be assembled as it appeared during the Midway Island capture operation.(Structure/Specifications/Characteristics) - The hull has a structure in which the port and starboard sides are integrated - The shape that slopes toward the rear of the ship, the numerous portholes, and the complicated shape of the hangar side walls are expressed with integrally molded parts.-The flight deck is a single-piece structure with delicate carvings such as a wooden deck, windshield fence, and expansion joints.-The part where the flight deck at the rear of the ship is double is reproduced by making the lower layer a separate part.-Elevator is a separate part.-The anchor chain deck and short boat deck are expressed with delicate carvings such as anti-slip split patterns and rails.-The chimney is a two-part structure with the top and bottom glued together.-The strip pattern on the floor, such as the high-angle gun emplacement, is expressed with detailed carvings.-The truss column of the flight deck support (rear) is sculpted on four sides.-The molding color is gray, including the main parts, ship bottom plate, and machine gun parts.- Two types of decals are included - One decal for marking the carrier aircraft is included.-One decal with flight deck markings, military flag, and flight deck/ally identification mark (Japanese flag) from the MI operation in June 1945 is included.- Includes 6 carrier-based aircraft, 2 each of Zero Fighter Type 21, 99 Kanbaku, and 97 Kankaku, molding color is gray.*This product is made in Japan.*This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.

3. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: - Weight: 0.46 kg - Dimensions: 41.4 x 16.0 x 8.4 cm

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