Tamiya 1/350 Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami Plastic Model Kit

The Tamiya Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser Mogami is a 1/350 scale plastic assembly model kit depicting the heavy cruiser as refitted for a unique aerial reconnaissance role.

Please note this is an unassembled plastic model kit requiring assembly; paints, cement and hobby tools are not included and are required to complete the model.

In the latter half of the Pacific War, the Japanese Navy refitted Mogami to improve her reconnaissance ability. Construction of Mogami was completed in July 1935, and she was initially armed with five triple 15.5cm main guns. After the withdrawal from the London Naval Treaty, she was refitted with three triple 20.3cm main guns and became a heavy cruiser. In the first half of WWII, she served at the Malayan Operation and the Battle of Sunda Strait. Later at Midway in June 1942, she was heavily damaged by an aircraft bombing raid but was able to return to port.

Special Features

• 1943 reformed Mogami with its uniquely styled aircraft deck accurately reproduced
• Hull separates into port and starboard parts, with a one-piece lower hull to produce the form of the beautiful bow
• Large hull and flight deck parts secured with screws for accurate assembly
• Precision mouldings of the superstructure and funnels provide a realistic finish
• Transparent parts accurately depict glass details such as the bridge's windows and searchlight lenses
• Main guns, torpedo launchers, high-angle guns and catapult are all moveable
• Main guns can be posed in a stowed or deployed position
• Mast and antenna parts made from strong ABS resin

What's in the Box

• Plastic model kit components for the Mogami hull and flight deck

What You'll Need

• Plastic cement
• Paints
• Finishing supplies

Why You'll Love It

Mogami's unusual conversion into an aircraft-carrying cruiser makes for one of the more distinctive silhouettes in any Japanese Navy collection, with screw-secured construction that makes a large-scale build genuinely manageable.