Vessel Model Special. Heft 81: 1/700 Waterline Series 50th Anniversary

This issue of the "Vessel Model Special" series focuses on the 50-year history of 1/700 scale waterline models. Three Japanese modelling companies that are still well known today were the pioneers of this type of model at the time: Aoshima, Tamiya and Hasegawa. This work chronicles the history of 1:700 waterline models and presents a range of interesting models from the 1970s to the present day.

The models: Heavy cruiser "Myoko" (Hasegawa, first edition 1971); Heavy cruiser "Suzuya" (Tamiya, first edition 1971); Battleship "Yamato" (Tamiya, first edition 1971); Destroyer "Ayanami" (Tamiya, first edition 1972); British aircraft carrier "Illustrious" (Aoshima, first edition 1974); hospital ship/cargo ship "Hikawa Maru" (Hasegawa, first edition, 1973); aircraft carrier "Shokaku" (Fujimi, first edition 1972); Aircraft carrier "Shokaku" (Tamiya, first edition, 1993); Battleship "Hyuga" (Hasegawa, first edition, 1972); Light cruiser "Agano" (Tamiya, first edition, 1972); Battleship "Yamato" (Tamiya, first edition, 1998); Escort ship "Murasame" (Aoshima, first edition, 1999); Supply ship "Mamiya" (Aoshima, first edition, 2015); British heavy cruiser "Kent" (Aoshima, first edition, 2020).