1:700 Ijn Battleship Kongo (1941) - Full Hull Model Special Version With Photo-etched Parts

The Kongo in her 1941 form, 1:700 scale

A plastic model of the Japanese battleship Kongo from the brand Fujimi. The name of the item determines the state of the vessel as of the year 1941, the version with the whole hull and a special edition supplemented with etched parts. These are used in modeling where injection-molded plastic could not be thin enough, that is above all for railings, gratings and aerials.

From a battlecruiser to a fast battleship

The Kongo came about before the First World War in a British yard and remained the only large Japanese surface unit built abroad. In the 1920s and 1930s she went through two fundamental rebuilds, after which she was a fast battleship able to keep pace with carrier forces. Eight guns of 356 millimeters caliber were complemented by a markedly reworked superstructure.

Working with etched parts

Cut the photo-etch on a hard board with a sharp knife, not with scissors, otherwise the edge will ripple. Make the bends over a metal rule and glue them with cyanoacrylate glue applied with a pin. Fit the railings only after the hull has been painted; it is simpler to spray them separately beforehand. Degrease the metal before varnishing, otherwise the paint holds badly.

Who the variant is intended for

• Modelers who want finer detail without hunting for photo-etch separately
• Anyone interested in Japanese fast battleships
• Builders with experience of working with thin metal
• Collections of vessels as of the date of Japan's entry into the war

The goods are unassembled and without a surface finish. Paints, glue and accessories do not belong to them, unless stated otherwise.