Fujimi 1/700 IJN Light Cruiser Yahagi 1944/45 japan NEW

New light cruiser in the non-treaty era-Appeared as a selection specification at the time of the final sortie with Yamato and at the time of 1945

The light cruiser Yahagi was completed as the third Agano-class ship at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal in December 1941 during the war.
The Agano type was planned as the flagship of the Destroyer Squadron, and features a modern appearance and armament that sets it apart from the previous 5,500-ton type.
The main gun was equipped with three 15 cm twin guns and two newly developed long 8 cm twin high angle guns.
After the completion, Yahagi participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and major battles.
In the meantime, anti-aircraft weapons were strengthened.
In April 1945, due to Operation Ten-Go corresponding to the U.S. Army landing in Okinawa, it was dispatched as the flagship of the 2nd Destroyer Squadron to escort the battleship Yamato. In response to the above, he died on the way to Okinawa.

● Products can be selected from multiple annual states.
・ Equipped with 28 25mm single machine guns in the final appearance of a sortie to Okinawa with Yamato by Operation Ten-Go in April 1945.
・ After the Battle of the Philippine Sea from the end of June 1945, 18 25 mm single machine guns were installed, before the shape of the aviation work deck was changed.
・ It is said that the single machine gun was not strengthened during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1945.

-Type 96 25 mm machine gun (triple / single) can be selected from two types of quality parts.
・ Precision shape with separate parts for the barrel and pedestal, and a structure that makes it easy to paint separately.
・ The molding color is gray for the gantry and gun metallic for the barrel, so color-coded expression is possible without painting.
・ Designed to fit in the adhesive position by combining the gantry and the barrel runner, and to cut the gate after using the pouring adhesive.
・ The bulletproof plate of the triple machine gun is also a separate part, making it possible to make it even more precise.
・ The other type contains a conventional integrally molded type.

-Reproduce the modern Agano type shape that is different from the flow of Japanese light cruisers until then.
-The hull is a left-right bonding type, and the portholes are closed and the number is reduced compared to when it was completed.
-The port side electric circuit that runs all around the side is a delicate sculpture that even expresses the fastener part.
-On the deck and each layer of the bridge, the holding metal fittings that express the linoleum floor and the non-slip / strip pattern of the iron deck are expressed with sharp sculptures.
-The shelter part in front of the bridge is integrated into parts using a slide mold. For precise engraving and modeling on the side wall.
-The main turret is a slide mold that reproduces windows, rattal and steel plate seams on the sides and top.
-Realistic modeling with the grid at the top of the chimney removed, and the internal rectifying plate is also three-dimensionalized as a separate part.
-The chimney is a left-right bonding type, and the monkey rattal is also engraved. Each steam pipe is an independent part and expresses the difference from the sister ship.
-The triangular pyramid truss at the bottom of the mast is pulled out using a slide mold.
-Small cranes on both sides of the rear end of the aviation work deck are reproduced three-dimensionally and accurately with separate parts.
-The 4.5-meter high-angle rangefinder accurately shapes the columnar arm shape or is enclosed as a dedicated part.
・ No. 22 electric probe, ramp (storage), directional detection antenna, auxiliary wing storage, etc. are all made into separate parts.
-The 8 cm long high-angle gun is recorded as a newly designed product with the shield and barrel as separate parts.
-The water reconnaissance crane reproduces even the light holes on the side to improve the sense of precision.
-The on-board water reconnaissance aircraft includes two zero-type (three-seater) water reconnaissance aircraft. The molding color is gray.

● Two types of attached decals
-There are two types of attached decals, including the warship flag, the sun flag, and the markings of the carrier-based aircraft.
・ Three sizes of warship flags are available. Includes 1/700 scale of the actual 10 width, 6 width, and 3 width.
・ The Hinomaru of the carrier-based aircraft, the identification band (yellow belt), etc. are recorded, and the Hinomaru includes those without a white border in the latter half of the war.
-A decal that includes the draft notation, the chrysanthemum flower emblem on the bow, and the ship name notation on the stern (two types, gold and warship color painting).

-Preparation and inclusion of parts corresponding to the annual change of Yahagi.
-The support tube of the high-angle rangefinder is made into separate parts according to the shape change between 1945 and 1945.
-The aviation work deck is a special part that corresponds to the shape of the opening and corresponds to two types of yearly differences.
-The deck near the stern is two types of special parts to reproduce the appearance that the equipment is different depending on the year.
・ There are two types of dabits on both sides in front of the bridge: deployment and storage. The former is for 1945 and is used when the ship-mounted boat is not unloaded.

-Reproduce the characteristics of the third ship Yahagi, which is different from the sister ship.
-The bridge is made exclusively for Yahagi so that the shape difference can be clearly reproduced.
-Unlike the smell of sake, the main gun canopy has special parts with a small aiming hand window on the front left of the canopy.

The molded parts are composed of three colors: gray, transparent, and gun metallic, which imitate the color of Kure Naval Arsenal.
208 assembled parts (in the case of 1945)
[Attached contents]
Runner x29, assembly manual x1, decal x2

* This product is made in Japan.
* This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.