Jang, Kerry Akagi & Kaga

Volume 36 in the "ShipCraft" series. This series offers comprehensive information on building and modifying model kits of famous warships. Each richly illustrated book guides the modeler through the history of the respective ship type, highlighting the differences between the ships and the changes in their appearance throughout their service. This includes color schemes and camouflage patterns with color profiles, detailed line drawings, and scale plans. The modeling section analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists aftermarket sets for super-detailing, and provides tips for modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photo gallery of selected, high-quality models in various scales. The book concludes with a section on further readingbooks, monographs, large-format plans, and relevant websites. This volume covers the two largest aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the interwar period. These ships spearheaded the attack on Pearl Harbor and directed the subsequent, highly successful carrier operations before being sunk at Midway in June 1942the battle that turned the tide of the Pacific War. Both ships were pioneering designs based on the hulls of unfinished capital ships laid up under the Washington Naval Treaty, and thus underwent substantial and almost continuous modifications throughout the 1930s to meet the increasing demands of modern aircraft. The numerous changes made to both ships are detailed in this volume. With its wealth of visual informationcolor schemes, models, line drawings, and photographsthis book is simply the best reference for any modeler wishing to build one of these legendary aircraft carriers.