Tamiya 31215 - 1/700 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER SHINANO  [31215]

1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shinano

One of many biggest providers of WWII, Shinano had been initially in the pipeline to be the third installment of Yamato course battleships. The construction of this monstrous vessel ended up being started after the Japanese defeat at Midway and had been completed on Nov. 19, 1944. Its general length stretched to 266m plus it displaced 62,000t. It was well protected with heavily armored sides, inherited from Yamato, and a reinforced journey deck in a position to withstand the direct stream of a 500kg bomb. Coming to be fitted out but had been spotted and torpedoed by an American submarine, later on capsizing off the shores of Shionomisaki.

Specs & Features

• Here is the 1/700 construction model kit of Shinano, the huge carrier, which had been sunk just ten times after being put into payment.
• The initial hull design of Yamato and Musashi had been passed on to Shinano, and contains been accurately molded.
• The hangar underneath the flight deck has also been recreated, and certainly will be prepared with aircraft.
• Both the front and back aircraft elevators could be modeled in raised or lowered position.
• The bridge, sloping funnel, and steam pipes have also been modeled with the utmost awareness of detail.
• Kit also features accurate molding of rocket launchers, effective anti-aircraft weapons, alongside powerful weapons of Shinano.
• Kit includes 32 aircraft, including the Ryusei. Since aircraft are molded in clear plastic, leaving the cabin portion unpainted produces a realistic finish.