Aircraft Carrier Ryujo - Imperial Japanese Navy - IJN 1/700 Scale Plastic Model Kit - ASSEMBLY REQUIRED - by Aoshima

THIS IS NOT A TOY.

This is a model kit that requires assembly, (optional) painting and application of decals.

1/700 Scale Plastic Model Kit: Aircraft Carrier Ryujo, Imperial Japanese Navy 

No glue or paints are included with the model. 

The color of the plastic parts is light grey.

Water decals are included.

Assembly and painting guide in English is included.

Assembled model dimensions:

- Length: 10"  

- Beam (widest width): 1.5"

Recommended for 15 years and older.

We ship in boxes, never in envelopes. The box and model will be in new condition and parts will be sealed.

Ryujo was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was back in the shipyard for modifications to address those issues within a year of completion. With her stability improved, Ryūjō returned to service and was employed in operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, she provided air support for operations in the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies, where her aircraft participated in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. During the Indian Ocean raid in April 1942, the carrier attacked British merchant shipping with her guns and aircraft. Ryūjō next participated in the Battle of Dutch Harbor, the opening battle of the Aleutian Islands campaign, in June 1942. She was sunk by American carrier-based aircraft in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.