Tamiya 31223 1:700 Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku Checkers & Testers and engine compartment

and engine compartment

in contrast to the separate Female variant equipped with only machine guns for armament

torpedo tubes and rudder allow natural movement

Includes 4 full-body figures: two examining a map

and includes detailed components typical of the manufacturer's range

Tamiya 31223 1:700 Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku Checkers & Testers and engine compartmentAt the time of the Pacific War, the Japanese Navy's Zuikaku was said to be an ideal aircraft carrier with a good balance of speed, payload, and defence. It was planned in 1937, when the Washington Disarmament Treaty expired, and was completed in September 1940, just before the outbreak of war. The design was not subject to various restrictions imposed by treaties, and was able to easily meet the navy's requirements. Zuikaku, along with her sister ship