Product Introduction
Following on from its predecessor, the Chidori-class, the Kou-class was a redesigned torpedo boat following the lessons learned from the Tomozuru Incident (the capsizing of the Chidori-class torpedo boat Tomozuru). The first boat, the Kou, was completed in October 1936 (Showa 11).
With a standard displacement of 840 tons and equipped with three 12cm single-barreled guns and one Type 94 triple 53cm torpedo tube, as well as a depth charge projector for anti-submarine use, the ship's dimensions were distinct from those of previous torpedo boats and could be described as a small destroyer.
・1/700 scale plastic model
・Choose between offshore model and full-hull model
・New parts: full-hull hull bottom, minesweeping buoy, 7.7mm single machine gun, etc.
・Choose to build the ship as it was commissioned in 1936, as it guarded the coast of mainland China in 1937, or as it was equipped with radar and anti-aircraft armament in late wartime in 1944.
・Includes decals for the names of all eight Kou-class torpedo boats (stern: hiragana; side: katakana): Otori (Wild Goose), Hiyodori (Starling), Hayabusa (Falcon), Magpie (Magpie), Kiji (Pheasant), Kari (Wild Goose), Sagi (Heron), and Hato (Dove).
・Completed size: Approximately 126mm in length.
・Includes two boats.
*The image shows a prototype assembled and painted.
*This product is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting.
*Separate adhesives, tools, paint, etc. are required for assembly and painting.
*"Plastic Model" is a registered trademark of the Japan Plastic Model Industrial Cooperative.
*This product does not include adhesives, paints, tools, batteries, etc.
Safety Warning
Not applicable
Plastic model requiring assembly and painting. Separate adhesives, tools, paint, etc. are required.
1/700 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit
Completed size: Approximately 126mm in length
Selectable as a surface model or full-hull model
Includes ship name decals for all eight Kou-class torpedo boats
