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IJN Kaga Instructions
Instructions Only!
Approximate cost for the parts on Bricklink: ~200$ - ~250$ (shipping and handling fees not included)
After your purchase I will send you an email containing the link to download the PDF-instructions as well as the .xml file for the partslist on Bricklink. The time this will take might vary a bit, but will usually always be within 24 hours.
Details about the model:
Length: 51.4cm (20.2in)
Width: 10.3 cm (4.1in)
Height: 9.0 cm (3.6in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 1'739
About the ship's history:
The IJN Kaga was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy and formed together with IJN Akagi the first Carrier Division until the Battle of Midway . Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was converted under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty to an aircraft carrier.
Kaga was rebuilt in 1933–1935, increasing her top speed, improving her exhaust systems, and adapting her flight decks to more modern, heavier aircraft. Kaga's aircraft first supported Japanese troops in China during the Shanghai Incident of 1932 and participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s. With other carriers, she took part in the Pearl Harbor raid in December 1941 and the invasion of Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The following month her aircraft participated in a combined carrier airstrike on Darwin, Australia, helping secure the conquest of the Dutch East Indies by Japanese forces. She missed the Indian Ocean raid in April as she had to return to Japan for repairs after hitting a reef in February.
Following repairs, Kaga rejoined the 1st Air Fleet for the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding American forces on Midway Atoll, Kaga and three other IJN carriers were attacked by American aircraft from Midway and the carriers Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown. Dive bombers from Enterprise severely damaged Kaga; when it became obvious she could not be saved, she was scuttled by Japanese destroyers to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. The loss of Kaga and three other IJN carriers at Midway was a crucial setback for Japan, and contributed significantly to Japan's ultimate defeat.
IJN Kaga Instructions
Instructions Only!
Approximate cost for the parts on Bricklink: ~200$ - ~250$ (shipping and handling fees not included)
After your purchase I will send you an email containing the link to download the PDF-instructions as well as the .xml file for the partslist on Bricklink. The time this will take might vary a bit, but will usually always be within 24 hours.
Details about the model:
Length: 51.4cm (20.2in)
Width: 10.3 cm (4.1in)
Height: 9.0 cm (3.6in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 1'739
About the ship's history:
The IJN Kaga was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy and formed together with IJN Akagi the first Carrier Division until the Battle of Midway . Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was converted under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty to an aircraft carrier.
Kaga was rebuilt in 1933–1935, increasing her top speed, improving her exhaust systems, and adapting her flight decks to more modern, heavier aircraft. Kaga's aircraft first supported Japanese troops in China during the Shanghai Incident of 1932 and participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s. With other carriers, she took part in the Pearl Harbor raid in December 1941 and the invasion of Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The following month her aircraft participated in a combined carrier airstrike on Darwin, Australia, helping secure the conquest of the Dutch East Indies by Japanese forces. She missed the Indian Ocean raid in April as she had to return to Japan for repairs after hitting a reef in February.
Following repairs, Kaga rejoined the 1st Air Fleet for the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding American forces on Midway Atoll, Kaga and three other IJN carriers were attacked by American aircraft from Midway and the carriers Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown. Dive bombers from Enterprise severely damaged Kaga; when it became obvious she could not be saved, she was scuttled by Japanese destroyers to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. The loss of Kaga and three other IJN carriers at Midway was a crucial setback for Japan, and contributed significantly to Japan's ultimate defeat.
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