Hasegawa 1/350 Battleship Z26 IJN LIGHT CRUISER YAHAGI `OPERATION TENICHIGO` Plastic Model Kit

Hasegawa 1/350 Battleship Z26 IJN LIGHT CRUISER YAHAGI `OPERATION TENICHIGO` Plastic Model Kit

Agano type light cruiser🚢

The Agano-type light cruiser is the flagship of the Torpedo Squadron built under the Fourth Supplementary Plan. 🎖️

It was a light cruiser commissioned late in the war and deployed after the Battle of Midway. 🛳️

Yagi was the third Agano-type ship and was completed at the end of 1943. 🛠️

The main gun is equipped with three 15-centimeter batteries and two 61-centimeter quadruple torpedo tubes. The high-angle gun is equipped with two 8 cm long cannons. The first time he participated in the war was during the Battle of Mariana in June 1944. As the flagship of the 10th Air Force, it is responsible for protecting the 1st Air Force. 🛬

Then, in April 1945, in order to execute the Tian-1 operation, She set sail for Okinawa with the battleship Yamato. 🌊

When developing "Yagi", We studied details that are more suitable than 1/350 scale, Achieving a more realistic degree of completion than ever before. 👀

For example, the torpedo tube's protective cover is of the same type as the "Yukikaze". It's supposed to be the exact same part, but... One look and you can tell how different their detail and density are! 🔍

The support frame of the chimney is also sculpted using an expression method that is most suitable for the 1/350 scale. Take on a more realistic form!

The hull is divided into left and right parts. Stable assembly thanks to internal support structure. The flight deck is equipped with blast holes, which are also accurately reproduced. 🛬

The main gun turret, high-angle gun protective cover, and torpedo tube protective cover adopt sliding molds. Precision componentization as one-piece parts. The tip of the main gun barrel uses a sliding mold to reproduce the muzzle. The complex steam exhaust pipes around the chimney were also accurately componentized.

Transparent parts are used in the windows of the bridge, the windshields of the carrier-based aircraft, and the searchlights. The movable parts include rudder, main gun (rotation and elevation), 6-meter rangefinder, machine gun shooting device, 8cm mounted high-angle gun (rotation and elevation), Torpedo tubes, catapults and Type 94 anti-aircraft devices. The high-angle gun barrel can move vertically.

The carrier-based aircraft is accompanied by two Zero three-seat water reconnaissance aircraft. The canopy is a separate piece, formed from clear parts. The display base is improved based on Akagi's design. Using fixing pins protruding from the side of the base, A structure inserted into the hull. 👍