Product Description
Special series: Aircraft Carrier Taiho (wooden deck) comes with etched parts!
-The product is based on the appearance of the ship from the time of completion to the Battle of the Mariana Sea.
-The flight deck, which is the subject of various theories, is designed with a special part engraved with a wooden deck motif.
Newly designed parts for 2021 have been prepared to standardize the differences in the reproduction of equipment depending on the product release date, and some are divided to take painting into consideration. The No. 21 radar is represented with more delicate carvings than previous accessory parts, such as the insulator base for fixing the elements on the front side.
・The canvas, wheelhouse and engine room canopy of the 12m motorboat are made into separate parts for painting purposes. Each part is painted first, and then assembled and glued later.
- Made of three parts, the boat body and the loading area floor are separate parts and can be assembled after painting, eliminating the need for masking.
-The 12-meter internally fired launch can now be depicted in its shape without the canvas.
-A new chrysanthemum crest has been added to the bow.
- A pair of port lights, which have previously been omitted, are now available as additional parts.
- Added a decal containing the ship name on the stern (painted in naval colors).
The Type 96 triple 25mm machine gun comes standard with a two-part design that reduces the amount of painting required.
- Includes four historically accurate models (Zero Fighter Type 52, Type 21 (loaded with bombs), Suisei, and Tenzan).
- Binocular telescope parts have been added to the air defense command post.
-The hull has a one-piece structure on the starboard and port sides, so no gluing or removing seams is required.
-Reproduced parts are also provided for the sealed anchor chain deck, and the interior can be seen through the opening.
- The portholes on the sides are represented by concave carvings, and the eaves are also reproduced by convex carvings.
-The flight deck is carved with a wooden deck and is made up of parts moulded in one piece from bow to stern.
- The front and rear elevators and windbreak fence areas are equipped with openings and separate parts.
- The elevator can be assembled either in the raised position or lowered into the hangar.
-The truss structure on the rear side of the flight deck is expressed as a three-dimensional sculpture.
- The searchlights on the flight deck are in the stowed position and the crane is in the upright position.
- The base of the bridge is made using a slide mold, creating a one-piece molded part with engravings on five sides.
- The chimney, which is integrated with the bridge, is separated into left and right parts, and the steam exhaust pipe and support pillars are detailed as separate parts.
- The funnel cap is precisely sculpted in its "removed" state.
- The bridge (air defense command center) comes with binocular telescope parts for added precision.
- The anti-aircraft gun mounts and machine gun turrets on the sides of the ship are made into separate parts, and the strip pattern on the floor is expressed with intricate carvings.
- One of the ship's distinctive features is the 10cm twin anti-aircraft cannon, which is available as a special part specifically for the Taiho.
- Radio antenna support, landing guidance lights, ladders, and other shipside equipment are recreated as multiple separate parts.
The triple 25mm machine gun is precisely sculpted and comes in two parts that are easy to paint, and the 2018 molded parts are included as standard.
- A total of 16 aircraft from four different models used in the Battle of the Mariana Sea in June 1944 are included.
-Four A6M Zero Type 52 carrier-based fighter planes are included, with the windshield and propellers made into separate parts to take painting into consideration.
- Four A6M Zero Type 21 (bomb-loaded) carrier-based fighter planes are included, with the drop tanks on both wings and the 250 kg bomb under the fuselage recreated as separate parts.
-Four Comet carrier bombers are included, the Type 11 model recreating the unique shape of the aircraft equipped with a liquid-cooled engine.
-Four Tenzan carrier attack aircraft are included, with their characteristic four-bladed propellers and the 250 kg bomb suspended under the fuselage depicted as separate parts.
- The anti-aircraft gun mounts and machine gun turrets on the sides of the ship are made into separate parts, and the strip pattern on the floor is expressed with intricate carvings.
- 15 aircraft are included: 5 each of the Zero Fighter Type 21, Type 99 Carrier Bomber, and Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane, molded in gray.
- The main parts, bottom plate, aircraft carrier, and machine gun parts are molded in gray.
Three types of decals are included
-One decal for marking the aircraft is included.
- One decal is included for the ship name at the stern and the white lines on the pillars.
- One decal sheet exclusive to the Taiho is included, featuring flight deck markings and the battleship flag.
Includes etching parts that can express fine details that are difficult to reproduce with injection parts.
Etching parts include handrails, ladders, chimneys, masts, radar, compass antennas, boat davits, and cranes.
The product is an unpainted kit that requires gluing assembly and painting.
The scale is 1/700, and this offshore model does not include the bottom of the ship.
This product is made up of the conventional (special series) mold and additional parts newly designed in 2021.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 433899
- JAN code
- 4968728433899
Purchase Information
* Hurry! Only a few items available for preorder!
This item is limited to 3 per household.