Hasegawa 1/350 NYK Line Hikawa Maru plastic kit japan NEW

Plastic Ship Model Assembly Kit Hikawa Maru is a freight passenger ship that NYK Lines completed in 1930.
There are Higashimaru and Heian Maru as sister ship. It was operated by North Pacific Route (Seattle Passage).

The goodness of service was also appraised by foreign passengers, and celebrities such as Charlie ・ Chaplin also boarded the ship.
However, just before the Pacific War began, in October 1941, it was recruited as a withdrawing ship,
After that, it was operated as a hospital ship belonging to the Japanese Navy.

Until the end of the war, it was escaped from sinking, after the war, in 1950 again returned to the international route of NYK,
It was operated on the North Pacific route until retiring in 1960.

Kit will reproduce the era of belonging to NYK before World War II as completely new mold.
By hanging the girder inside the hull, it realizes reliable assembly and strength.
For the surroundings of the room, the exterior part that can be seen from the opening and the like is firmly incorporated
The deck also accurately reproduces the cross-sectional shape (camber) that is curved to improve drainage.
Window of the bridge and search light set transparent parts. An exhibition stand is included.
A number of cranes (derrick) which can be said to be one of the characteristics of a freight passenger boat, and its winches are also precisely made into parts.
You can enjoy the completely different parts composition and presence from battleship and aircraft carrier.

Today, Hikawa Maru is under the management of NYK Line and has been anchored at Yamashita Park in Yokohama, and it is possible to visit (charged).
When you prepare with a real ship in advance and assemble it, you can discover various things and double the fun!