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1/700 SCALE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ZUIKAKU Length: 367mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit. This is an assembly kit of the Zuikaku, the second ship of the Shokaku-class, that was completed in September 1941. With her combination of speed, powerful anti-aircraft armament, and large aircraft complement, she was the ideal aircraft carrier for the Japanese Navy. While the model for the Shokaku depicts that ship in early-WWII form, this model depicts the Zuikaku as she appeared during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Thus the model recreates the additional anti-aircraft armament as well as late-WWII aircraft such as Mitsubishi A6M5 fighters and Yokosuka D4Y bombers. Tamiya plastic models can be a hobby for a lifetime, and you can get so much more out of the hobby with the tools, paints and finishing materials introduced in this guide.
