1/700 460031 Fujimi Japanese Battleship Kii - Next 003 Issue
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
Very finely injection molded kit that is highly detailed. It can be built as full hull or waterline, two types of float planes, separately molded guns right down to the anti-aircraft armament and much more. Includes a display stand. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Kii-class battleship was a planned class of four fast battleships to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. Only two of the ships received names. They were an important part of Japan's "Eight-Eight" fleet of eight battleships and eight battlecruisers after the United States announced a major naval construction program in 1919. However, after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, work on the ships was suspended; one pair was canceled in November 1923 and the other in April 1924. Designed by Captain Yuzuru Hiraga, the Kii class was based largely on the preceding Amagi-class battlecruisers, which were in turn based on a less-armored Tosa-class design. The only major difference between the Kiis and Amagis was their speed and armor—the Amagis were faster, and the Kiis had a thicker belt. Despite this lineage, the Kiis were classified as "fast battleships" by the Japanese, as they had decided to end the distinction between "battleship" and "battlecruiser."
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