Pit-Road 1/700 Skywave Series Japanese Navy Special Cruiser Hokoku Maru 1941/1942 Plastic Model W279 (Ship)

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1. KEY FEATURES: - A plastic model that requires assembly and painting.Separate adhesive, tools, paint, etc. are required. - 1/700 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit - Completed size: Total length 231.5mm - It can be manufactured by selecting either the 1941 special cruiser remodeled version equipped with a 15cm single gun, or the 1942 model equipped with a shielded 14cm single gun. - One each of Type 94 type 2 water reconnaissance aircraft and Type 0 water reconnaissance aircraft are included.

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Product Introduction Pit Road 1/700 Skywave Series Japanese Navy Special Cruiser Hokoku Maru 1941/1942 Plastic Model W279 Hokoku Maru, along with her sister ships Aikoku Maru and Gokoku Maru, is a cargo-passenger ship built by Osaka Shosen for the South African route under the Excellent Ship Construction Subsidy Facility with the premise of military use in the event of an emergency.The ship, which was completed in June 1940, entered service only once on the South African route, and mainly operated on the Dalian route.In August of the following year, she was commandeered by the Navy and converted into a special cruiser equipped with eight single 15cm guns and twin 53cm launch tubes.After commissioning, she formed the 24th Squadron with Aikoku Maru and engaged in trade destruction operations in the Indian Ocean.She sank off the coast of the Cocos Islands in November 1942 after being attacked by a Dutch armed tanker and an escorting Indian naval minesweeper.•1/700 scale plastic model •Offshore/Full Hull model can be selected •Differences from Aikoku Maru, such as the shape of the ventilation tube around the chimney, are reproduced •Can be produced by selecting either when equipped with a 15cm single cannon after the modification of the special cruiser in 1941, or when it was replaced with a 14cm single cannon with a shield in 1942 •One each of Type 94 No. 2 water reconnaissance aircraft and Type 0 water reconnaissance aircraft are included•Size when completed: Total length 231.5mm •Contains 1 ship *The image shows the product assembled and painted.*This product is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting.*Adhesive, tools, paint, etc. are required separately for assembly and painting.*"Plastic model" is a registered trademark owned by the Japan Plastic Model Industry Cooperative.*This product does not include adhesives, paint, tools, batteries, etc.*To enjoy plastic models safely, it is important to avoid high temperatures, high humidity, and direct sunlight, and to build them in a well-ventilated area.Be careful not to accidentally ingest or injure small children or pets, and handle tools safely.Care must be taken when assembling and storing the paint, such as avoiding high humidity days.Safety Warning Not applicable

3. PRODUCT DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: - Weight: 0.26 kg - Dimensions: 40.0 x 14.2 x 6.4 cm

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