Thank you for your interest in my listing. The largest of its kind at that time. In May 1940 as the third of the. S partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following Japan’s disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the. Her conversion was still not finished in November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the. And transfer a load of 50. Hastily dispatched, she had an inexperienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, lacked adequate pumps and fire-control systems, and did not carry a single aircraft. She was sunk en route, 10 days after. On 29 November 1944, by four. Over a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued and 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. A collector’s item. Huge kit: L = 1055 mm, W = 225 mm, H = 210 mm. Unassembled, complete, and motorized (has all the mechanics for motorization, except 2 RE 280 Mabuchi motors). Comes with Instructions which are in Japanese. Very suitable for RC conversion. What you see in the photos are the complete set. Box is in fair condition (please see photos). Weight of the unpacked item is around 4 Kg and nearly 5 kg when packed. Photo of finished version is for reference only. Please check out my other listings. Please ask all questions BEFORE purchasing. Please review photos closely. From smoke free / Pet free home. All parcels are posted via Hong Kong Post’s AIR PARCEL service with tracking. Write to me if you have any concerns and we’ll try to work something out. The item “RARE Doyusha 1/250 Aircraft Carrier SHINANO over 1m long, Motorized Model Kit” is in sale since Tuesday, October 2, 2018. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Military\Sea”. The seller is “whatsupdoctoys” and is located in Hong Kong. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Custom Bundle: No
- Scale: 1/250
- Year: 2009
- Composition: Plastic
- MPN: S3-12000
- Character Family: World War II Sea Vessels
- Brand: Doyusha
- Non-Domestic Product: No
- Recommended Age Range: (LEVEL 3 advanced difficulty) for ages 8 and up