Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37
Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37

Japanese Battleship Hiei 1/1100 Scale Diecast Metal Model Ship by Eaglemoss #37

$ 32.99

1/1100 Scale Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Hiei: Length: 7.75", Width: 0.75"
 
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. Moreover, these models are Japanese imports, so the packaging and labeling are all in Japanese. For example, the photos clearly display the ship's name and info in Japanese. 
 

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.

 

Hiei (比叡?) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval architect George Thurston, she was the second launched of four Kongō-class battlecruisers, among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Laid down in 1911 at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Hiei was formally commissioned in 1914. She patrolled off the Chinese coast on several occasions during World War I, and helped with rescue efforts following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

Starting in 1929, Hiei was converted to a gunnery training ship to avoid being scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. She served as Emperor Hirohito's transport in the mid-1930s. Starting in 1937, she underwent a full-scale reconstruction that completely rebuilt her superstructure, upgraded her powerplant, and equipped her with launch catapultsfor floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing fleet of aircraft carriers, she was reclassified as a fast battleship. On the eve of the US entry into World War II, she sailed as part of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Combined Fleet, escorting the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.