AFV Club has now released the late war version of one of the most
famous of Japanese submarines, I-58. As noted with the first version
of this kit, it holds an infamous place in US eyes due to the fact
that it was this submarine which sank the cruiser USS Indianapolis in
July 1945, eventually resulting in the deaths of all but about 300 of
her crew and the court-martial and conviction of her captain. At that
time I-58 had been modified to become a Kaiten midget submarine
carrier and according to Japanese sources even had two Kaiten embarked
when she sank the Indianapolis (misidentified as a Idaho class
battleship��). The sub was impounded at the end of the war and scuttled
in 1946.
Eén uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- Japanese Navy I-58 Submarine.
Aantal onderdelen: 100
Features:
- New Tooling Upper Hull
• Precisely Replicates details of the vessel
• Choose to construct in waterline or full hull display model
• Pressure hull is included
• Precision photo-etched parts are included
• New tooling conning tower parts and highly detail kaiten torpedo
Humbrol verf kleur nr.'s; 10 / 34 / 184.
