plastic model
[Scale] 1/700
Product introduction New parts have been added to accurately reproduce the appearance of the ship, which has been converted into an air battleship to complement its air power and faces the Battle of Leyte Gulf! 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 product consists of a conventional (special series) mold and newly designed additional parts.
Battleship Hyuga was completed at the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard in 1919 as the second Ise-class battleship.
Compared to the Fuso type, the position of the 3rd and 4th turrets has been changed and the turret has been changed to a shoulder-mounted arrangement, and modern renovations were carried out from 1931 to 1931, adding a bulge and extending the stern, making it a front-line model. was retained as a military force
During the Pacific War, there were no active operations or engagements, and in May 1945, the No. 5 turret exploded during training firing, and in the Midway operation the following month, the turret was removed and an electric probe was installed. I participated in
Due to the loss of air power in the same battle, Hyuga was converted into an air battleship along with Ise, and in October 1945, she sortied with the aircraft carriers Zuikaku and Zuiho in the Battle of the Pacific Ocean, and then returned, and was attacked by air during the U.S. air raid in July of the same year. The war ended in a state of severe damage.

- The product is based on the appearance of the second Ise-class battleship "Hyuga" during the Shoichi-go operation in October 1945.
- Main guns 5 and 6 have been removed and an aviation work deck has been installed in the rear of the ship, including Zuiun and Comet, which are scheduled to be installed.
Newly designed parts have been prepared to unify differences in reproducibility of equipment etc. due to product release date, and some are also divided to take into account painting work.
・The No. 21 electric probe is expressed with more delicate engravings than conventional accessory parts, such as the insulator base for fixing the element on the front side.
・No. 22 electric probe uses a slide mold to make the open state into parts, and it is also possible to make the trumpet shape into an extended shape.
・The 12.7cm twin high-angle gun A1 type is subdivided into 4 parts, and the molding resolution has been increased from the existing 2 parts.
-The 9 meter cutter is made into 2 parts considering painting, the pedestal is prepared as a separate part, and the deck can be molded as an integral part.
(Excluding some parts) ・The canvas and wheelhouse/machine room canopy are separate parts for the 12-meter fireboat in consideration of painting.
Specifications in which each painting is done and assembly and gluing is done later.
・With a 3-part structure, the boat body and the loading floor are separate parts, and can be assembled after painting, eliminating the need for masking.
・The 9-meter cutter frame has an uneven shape and a light hole molded into it, giving it a more precise feel.
・New chrysanthemum emblem on the bow of the ship
- Prepare a new sidelight, and use the parts that were omitted so far for additional expressions
- Added stern ship name (warship color filled tone) and mast white line decals
・The Type 96 25mm twin machine gun is now a standard specification with a two-part configuration that reduces painting/separation work.
・Binocular telescope parts that increase the sense of precision are included as separate parts on the bridge/air defense command center.
-The hull is a one-piece integrally molded part on the port and starboard sides.
・For the hull (side), we have prepared parts specifically for air battleships that were designed separately from the battleship Ise type.
・The upper deck is a one-piece structure with delicate wooden deck carvings.
・Low parts such as the bridge base (bridge deck) and high-angle gun emplacements are integrated parts using slide molds.
・Detailed equipment including search signal lights, machine guns, and rattals are also made into parts on each layer of the bridge.
- The elevator is a separate part of the aviation work deck, and the same height of the rail and deck surface is differentiated by delicate engravings.
-The chimney is a two-part structure with left and right glued together, and the steam waste pipe is a separate part.
・The strip pattern on the floor, such as the high-angle gun emplacement, is expressed with detailed carvings.
・The structure is full of precision even when the funnel cap is removed.
・The main gun has a gun barrel and canvas integrated, and the elevation angle is fixed.
・The main gun barrel is opened using a slide mold.
・The machine gun turret added to the 2nd and 3rd main gun canopy is reproduced with special parts.
・The rear mast/cross tree, which is the distinguishing point from the 1st ship Ise, is a special part for Hyuga.
・Two types of carrier-based aircraft are included, and the molding color is gray.
・Includes 6 Zuiun and 6 Comet Kanbaku, both of which are scheduled to be installed.
-The 25mm machine gun is a 2-part type with precise modeling and easy-to-paint structure, and 2018 mold parts are included as standard.
・The molding color is gray, including the main parts, ship bottom plate, carrier-based aircraft, and machine gun parts.

・ There are 3 types of decals included
・ Decals that include markings of military flags and Japanese flags
・3 sizes available for military flags, etc.
Contains 1/700 scale versions of the actual 10 width, 6 width, and 3 width dimensions.
・Decal containing draft notation, chrysanthemum emblem on the bow, and ship name on the stern (2 types: gold and battleship color fill)
・Decal containing Hinomaru marking of carrier-based aircraft
[Included contents] ・Runner x48 ・Assembly manual x1 ・Decal x3 *This product is made in Japan.
*This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.
Safety warning None
Dimension: ‎41 x 15 x 6 cm


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FUJIMI  Fujimi Mokei  Battleship  Imperial Japanese Navy  1:700 scale  Kongō-class battlecruiser  Japanese battleship Hyūga  Japanese battleship Ise  Ise-class battleship  Aircraft cruiser