Conquer the seas with the 1/350 Japanese Destroyer Yukikaze from Tamiya
About the Japanese Destroyer Yukikaze
After the withdrawal from the Naval treaties, plans were laid to build Kagero-class warships. The Yukikaze was the 8th completed destroyer built of the Kagero-class in January 1940. The Yukikaze saw fierce action at Midway, Guadalcanal, Mariana Islands, Leyte Gulf, as well as serving in other battles throughout the Pacific Theater. Furthermore, she also served as a patrol ship and assisted in transportation duties. At the time of her completion, she initially came armed with three dual 12.7cm gun turrets and two quadruple 61cm torpedo launchers, but in the latter stages of the War, her armament was strengthened with a complement of AA guns as well as radar changing her beautiful silhouette into one of ferociousness.
Even at the Ten-Ichi-Go operation in April 1945 where she fought hard alongside with the doomed Yamato, she was able to save many survivors and return safely to port. The Yukikaze survived WWII relatively undamaged she was therefore named "the Lucky Destroyer". After the war, she was used to ferry Japanese soldiers and personnel back to Japan. Later, she was transferred to the Republic of China for war reparation and served with distinction throughout the 1960s.
About the Model
- 1/350 scale plastic model of “the Lucky Destroyer” which fought at the Ten-Ichi-Go operation in April 1945.
- Length: 338mm, Width: 31mm.
- The added AA guns and radar give the Yukikaze a fierce presence.
- The ship's hull is separated into left and right parts. The ship's riveted side plates and degaussing cables have been reproduced with great detail.
- Metal parts depicting the anchor chain and propellers add realism to the model.
- Machine gun parts feature a laser processing for a sharper, more realistic finish.
- Polycaps allow the main turrets and torpedo tubes to freely rotate.
- Full hull model display stand included
As with all our Tamiya model kits, instructions are clear and concise, in order to allow the modeller to build a detailed model with relative ease.
These assembly kits require paint and modelling glue sold separately.
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