Pit-Road 1/700 SPJ Series Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer DE-261 Wakaba Plastic Model SPJ04 (Ship)

Product Introduction

Pit-Road 1/700 SPJ Series Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Ship DE-261 Wakaba Plastic Model SPJ04

The DE-261 "Wakaba" is the only escort ship in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to operate a former Imperial Japanese Navy vessel. Its predecessor, the Tachibana-class destroyer Nashi, was sunk in the Seto Inland Sea by an attack from American carrier-based aircraft in July 1945 (Showa 20). After the war, it was salvaged in 1954 (Showa 29) and repairs were completed in May 1956 (Showa 31). It was recommissioned as a patrol ship for the newly formed Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Initially operated as an unarmed training ship, it was later refitted with twin 76mm guns and Hedgehog anti-submarine missile launchers. In 1960 (Showa 35), the SPS-8B high-angle radar, the only equipment on a destroyer, was installed on the bridge, and the ship served as an experimental ship in the Practical Experimental Squadron (now the Development Squadron) until its decommissioning in 1971 (Showa 46).

・1/700 scale plastic model ・Selectable as a surface model or full-hull model ・Choose from the following models: 1956 (Showa 31), after the first refit (some modifications required), 1963 (Showa 38), after the fifth refit, or 1967 (Showa 42), after the high-angle radar was removed. ・Includes a Tachibana-class destroyer hull bottom part with added sonar. ・Completed size: Approximately 142mm in length. ・Includes one ship.

※The image shows the product assembled and painted.

※This product is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting. ※Separate adhesives, tools, paints, 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 adhesive, paint, tools, batteries, etc.

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Not applicable Plastic model requiring assembly and painting. Adhesives, tools, paint, etc. are required separately. 1/700 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit Completed size: Approximately 142mm in length Includes Tachibana-class destroyer hull hull parts with added sonar *The image shows the product assembled and painted.