Features
Length: 157mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit. There were four batches of "Special Type" destroyers, Type I, IA, II, and III, and the Akatsuki which was completed in 1932 as the lead Type III ship. Distinctive features of the Type III ships such as the narrowwer fore funnel and larger bridge have been accurately reproduced. Though she played an active part in many actions from the Aleutians to Guadalcanal, where she was finally sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, this model depicts the ship when she was first launched. 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. Cars, motorcycles, aircraft, military vehicles, even dinosaurs! You are sure to find a genre to pique your interest in the Tamiya line-up, so come and take a look at the main page for static models on this site.
