1/700 Special Series No. 022 Japanese Navy Battleship Yamato (1945/Operation Ten-Ichi-Go) Plastic Model

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1. KEY FEATURES: - plastic model - Scale 1/700

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Product introduction The battleship Yamato, the symbol of the combined fleet, is re-released with the addition of precisely shaped 25mm triple machine gun parts and specification changes.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 is a product that uses a conventional (special series) mold.Battleship Yamato is the first ship of the last type of ship, the Yamato class, designed and built by the Japanese Navy, and was completed in December 1948 at the Kure Naval Arsenal, shortly after the outbreak of the war.It was equipped with nine 46cm guns, the largest in the world, and had a displacement of 64,000 tons, making it an unprecedented ship.Immediately after completion, she was transferred to the Combined Fleet, and as aircraft were becoming the mainstay of the era, the Yamato underwent renovations to strengthen its anti-aircraft armament, and sortied into the Battle of the Mariana Coast and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.In April 1945, the U.S. military landed in Okinawa, and Yamato set out as a special surface attack unit with an escort of light cruisers and destroyers, but her advance was blocked by U.S. military aviation and she sank off the coast of Cape Bono, Kyushu.-The product is modeled after the last sortie towards Okinawa in April 1945.•When removing half of the secondary guns and increasing the 12.7cm twin high-angle cannon and 25mm machine gun.-Equipped with No. 21 electric probe on the bridge, No. 22 electric probe on the side of the bridge (after relocation), and No. 13 electric probe on the rear mast.-The hull is composed of the starboard and starboard sides and the upper wooden deck. -The porthole, which is a feature of the late war, is expressed with a convex mold to give it a blocked appearance.-The wooden deck is expressed with a convex mold.-The molding color of the parts, including the hull and bottom plate, is gray.-The bridge and chimney have a shape where the left and right sides are glued together.-Equipment that is the final appearance of enhanced anti-aircraft weapons - The main gun has a barrel and canvas integrated, and the elevation angle is fixed at the locking position.-The number of secondary guns has been reduced to two due to renovation, and the turret and gun barrel are now an integrated part.- The 25mm triple machine gun (without shield) comes with conventional molded parts and precisely molded 2018 molded parts, which can be selected.-The barrel elevation angle of the shielded 25mm triple machine gun can be selected from two options: high elevation angle and locking position.-The machine gun turrets added above the main gun canopy and at the stern are reproduced with special parts.There are two types of naval reconnaissance aircraft: the Type 0 observation aircraft and the Type 0 (three-seater) water reconnaissance aircraft, and two of each are included.The molding color of the carrier-based aircraft is gray.- There are 3 types of decals included - Decals that include military flags, Japanese flags, and markings for carrier-based aircraft.- Three sizes of military flags are available.Contains 1/700 scale versions of the actual dimensions of 10 width, 6 width, and 3 width.- Contains Hinomaru of carrier-based aircraft, ally identification belt (yellow belt), etc., and includes Hinomaru that did not have a white border from the late war.-Decals that include the draft notation, the chrysanthemum emblem on the bow, and the ship name on the stern (2 types: gold and battleship color fill).- A decal included to easily represent the walking zone on the aircraft work deck at the rear of the ship.The molded parts are made up of two colors: gray and transparent.Number of assembly parts: 287 [Included contents] Runner x 18, assembly manual x 1, decal x 3 *This product is made in Japan.*This product is a plastic model kit that requires assembly.Safety warning None

3. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: - Weight: 0.37 kg - Dimensions: 41.0 x 17.1 x 6.6 cm

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