Japanese Battleship Fuso - IJN - 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss (#21)

1/1100 Scale Japanese Battleship Fuso : Length: 7.75", Width: 1.25"

THIS MODEL IS A JAPANESE IMPORT. THE TEXT ON THE DISPLAY PLATE IS IN JAPANESE.

The model comes in a transparent plastic clam shell package.

These models come already assembled and painted out of the box. There is nothing to do or needed other than take them out of the packaging and display them.

Warships of the World collection from Eaglemoss is a breakthrough for both military and maritime enthusiasts. Each has details and features that even the most discriminating collectors will appreciate:

• A consistent 1:1100 scale that makes for a stunning display, with each ship visually comparable to all the others in the collection.

• Heavy-duty metal construction with finely molded plastic detail parts. Miniature aircraft with cranes, detailed guns with blast bags, and a complete superstructure.

• Textured surfaces that simulate wooden decks, intricate ironwork, chains and cleats.

• Accurate colors and markings, from anti-fouling paint on the hulls to camouflage patterns, national insignia (including roundels on aircraft), and even runway markings.

• A removable, customized display stand with the ship's name (in Japanese) and year.

Fusō was the lead ship of the two Fusō-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in 1914 and commissioned in 1915, she initially patrolled off the coast of China, playing no part in World War I. In 1923, she assisted survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake.

Fusō was modernized in 1930–1935 and again in 1937–1941, with improvements to her armor and propulsion machinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style. With only 14-inch (356 mm) guns, she was outclassed by other Japanese battleships at the beginning of World War II, and played auxiliary roles for most of the war.

Fusō was part of Vice-Admiral Shōji Nishimura's Southern Force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She was sunk in the early hours of 25 October 1944 by torpedoes and naval gunfire during the Battle of Surigao Strait. Some reports claimed that Fusō broke in half, and that both halves remained afloat and burning for an hour, but according to survivors' accounts, the ship sank after 40 minutes of flooding. Of the few dozen crewmen who escaped, only 10 survived to return to Japan.