Aoshima 006726 1/700 Japanese Navy Repair Ship Akashi

Aoshima's "Waterline" model-kit line has now been renewed with a higher level of precision! This is a 1/700-scale kit of the engineering ship Akashi, a ship that enables on-site ship repair and modification, and has been considered the most important attack target by the U.S. military. The parts are simple and easy to assemble, and can be accurately reproduced with a parts configuration that keeps the main points down, such as the construction crane in the center of the ship, and the specially designed carrier-based boat. Newly designed various equipment, such as high-angle guns and naval vessels, have been added. Slide-molding is used to create dense precision; in addition to armaments such as destroyer main guns and machine guns, carrier-based aircraft and various equipment have also been updated. The outfitting parts are newly molded, too, including:

• Type 96 25mm twin machine gun
• Radial davit
• Type 89 12.7cm twin high-angle gun with wave shield
• Direction finder antenna
• 11m fireboat
• 9m cutter
• 12m fire launch
• 12m fireboat
• 11m fire launch