In the chaotically confused battle of Cape Esperance, a group of Japanese
warships, including the Furutaka, ran into American warships in the darkness.
In the ensuing combat, both commanders thought their ships were firing
on friendlies and both were, in part, correct. Furutaka sustained over
ninety direct gunnery hits and one torpedo hit. Despite horrific damage,
Furutaka was able to limp out of the melee under its own power, saving
most of the crew.
This new limited edition kit from Hasegawa adds a lower hull, PE, CNC
brass barrels and special base. Let's see what's in the box. |
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| SPRUE A |
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| The first sprue contains the deck and several levels.
The deck features linoleum lines and nice detailing for the anchorways.
Funnel caps and mast parts are also included. |
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| SPRUE B |
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| Sprue B contains the hull halves, and main gun turrets. Hull
sides have portholes and panel line detailing. |
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| SPRUE C |
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| Funnel halves are on this sprue featuring nice plumbing detail. |
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| SPRUE K |
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| A flat water line base is included. Funnel grills are acceptable
for plastic. The main again director is also on this sprue. |
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| SPRUE L |
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| This sprue features ships boats, and davits. |
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| SPRUE K |
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| More ships boats, float planes, and antiaircraft guns are on this sprue. |
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| SPRUE K |
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| Main gun barrels, torpedo tubes and gun directors are on the sprue.
Separate decals are included for the float planes, along with its own instructions
sheet. |
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| SPRUE S |
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| A complete lower hull is molded in red plastic with separate bilge
keels and rudders. |
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| PHOTO ETCH |
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| A brass photo etch fret includes handrails, mast parts, cranes and
catapults. |
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| METAL PARTS |
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| New propellers are cast in white metal. These are a little rough
and will need some cleanup. |
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| New main gun barrels are CNC machined in brass with center drilled
ends and mounting pins. |
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| DISPLAY BASE & NAMEPLATE |
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| A wooden mounting base with commemorative nameplate is included. |
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| DECALS |
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| A new improved decal sheet includes aircraft markings flags and ship
names. |
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| INSTRUCTIONS |
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| The instructions are two sheets, extra long with painting
and marking guides and several well illustrated subassembly drawings showing
where all the parts go
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| CONCLUSION |
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 Hasegawa
has taken one of their better kits and improved it with a lower hole new
propellers and a new base to show off the lower hull. IJN fans can
now show off their lower hulls. This is kit #HSGS3165 1/700 IJN Heavy Cruiser
Furutaka Full Hull with a list price of $69.99 US.
Thanks to Hobbico
(Great Planes) Model Distributors for the review sample. They are your
US distributors for Hasegawa. |
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