Description
The Jingei, the first ship of the Jingei-class submarine tenders, was the first full-fledged large submarine tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy, equipped not only with submarine resupply and repair facilities but also with rest and lodging facilities for crew members. Commissioned in 1923, it served as the flagship of a submarine squadron and was deployed to Truk Atoll in the South. In 1943, it served as a training ship for the Kure Submarine School, and from 1944 it engaged in transport duties, but was hit by a mine and heavily damaged during a transport mission to Okinawa. It was later sunk by an attack from American aircraft carriers.
This model will be significantly revamped with new parts to recreate the late-war condition of the ship, including radar, observation posts, and gun emplacements, as well as the addition of a full-hull version.
- 1/700 scale plastic model kit
- Available in waterline or full-hull model options
Newly added parts:
Full hull bottom, gun mounts, Type 21 radar, radar room, lookout post/crosstree, depth charge platform, mooring girders, ventilation shafts, hawser reels, etc.
Other modified parts:
External electrical wiring added to the hull, wood grain molding added to the bridge deck, linoleum molding added to part of the aircraft deck, modified bridge canopy molding.
- Includes 1 Type 94 Model 1 Seaplane Reconnaissance Aircraft
- 1 ship included
- Overall length: approx. 179mm
The image shows the product assembled and painted.
