Tamiya 25426 1/350 Japanese Navy Submarine I-400 Special Edition

Tamiya is pleased to announce the limited edition re-release of the previously sold 1/350 scale I-400 Japanese Navy Submarine (Special Edition) under the part number 89776. It has been fifteen years since the first production of this model.

I-400 was built as a submersible aircraft carrier the likes of which the world had never seen and was capable of launching three Seiran aircraft. With an overall length of 122m, a beam of 12m and a submerged placement of 6560 tons, she was comparable in size to a destroyer-class warship and was the largest submarine in the world at the time. Also, she had the ability to circumnavigate the world one and a half times without needing to refuel. It was possible for I-400 to make surprise attacks on both the East Coast of the United States and the Allied-held Panama Canal. Construction of I-400 was completed near the end of World War II in December 1944. She was en route with the second submarine of her class, I-401, to engage U.S. Naval Base Ulithi but as I-400, however both submarines never had the opportunity to see action due to the end of the war. Due to its superior design, the I-400 is said to be the predecessor of modern strategic nuclear missile submarines.

This is a 1/350 model of the Japanese Navy Submarine I-400 with trans- parent hangar parts.

Created as part of a daring plan to attack major cities in the United States and the Panama Canal in the last stages of WWII, these three technologi- cally advanced I-400 class large aircraft carrier submarines never had the chance to see action due to the surrender of Japan.

Features

• This is a 1/350 scale plastic assembly model kit of the Japanese navy submarine I-400.
• Length: 348.5mm. Parts such as the large hangar tube of this huge submarine have all been painstakingly reproduced down to the smallest detail.
• Clear parts are included in the set allowing you to view the three Seiran aircraft stored in the hangar. The handrails along with the sailor figures around the hook and conning tower add more realism to your model.
• For added realism, photo-etched parts are included to depict the crane arm, aft antenna mount, Seiran propellers and handrails. An adhesive guide sheet for handrail installation is also included.
• Kit also includes four metal torpedoes. The transparent parts for the Seiran canopy add more realism to the model.
• Forty-eight 1/350 scale figures are included to liven up

Including display stand for the Seiran aircraft attached to its transport trolley and a photo-etched display stand for the torpedoes.