Tamiya 1:700 IJN Musashi - JAPANESE BATTLESHIP

The kit proposed by Tamiya company includes a plastic model kit of Japanese battleship in 1:700 scale.

Musashi is a Japanese Yamato battleship serving in the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II (in the literature, the classification of Yamato-class battleships to the super-battleships is also found). Musashi and the Yamato were the largest and heaviest battleships in history ever built (256 meters long on the waterline). It had the main artillery in the form of nine 460mm guns. The maximum weight of the triple tower was 2774 tons. The ship, built-in 1938-1941, was commissioned in 1942 and served as the flagship of the Japanese Joint Fleet Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto (1941-1943) and Mineichi Koga (1943-1944). The battleship was sunk on October 24, 1944, during the Leyte naval battle by American planes taking off from aircraft carriers.

Plastic parts should be cut out of frames, fit together and glued according to the assembly instruction. You should paint the whole model using modeling paints according to the proposed paint scheme in the instruction. It is important to remember that some plastic parts require painting before gluing. In the end, it is needed to apply decals according to markings or graphics in instruction.

Set contains:

• The assembly instruction.
• Frames with plastic parts.
• Decals.

Kit does NOT contain paints and glue.

Here are the basic tools and materials you need:

• Pilers for cutting plastic parts.
• Modeling penknife.
• File or sandpaper.
• Cement for plastic models.
• Brush or airbrush.
• Modeling paints.

If you are not sure of any accessories or colors of paints you need for your model kit, please ask us, we will be glad to help you.