Aoshima 1/700 Waterline No.207 Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Taiyo

Aoshima's Water Line has been renewed with more precision! The outfitting parts have been newly considered and designed. The molds are equipped with numerous sliding mechanisms to accurately reproduce the precision of the 1/700 scale. The Waterline series has been reborn with even greater precision. The “Otaka” was originally completed as the passenger ship “Kasuga Maru” for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), but was requisitioned and commissioned as the first specially built aircraft carrier after being converted into a merchant ship. Although she did not play a prominent role in naval battles, she was active in transporting troops and aircraft, and supported the front line. This kit is a 1/700 scale plastic model kit of the aircraft carrier “Otaka”. Various outfits such as 25mm triple machine gun are newly designed and added. ● Various parts have been updated, focusing on the outfitting, such as the triple machine gun! ● IJN shipboard aircraft are included. Outfitting parts renewed with new mold - Type 96 25mm triple machine gun Carrier Japan