Japanese Navy Destroyer Yukikaze - MOVIE VERSION

Plastic model kit for building the destroyer YUKIKAZE of the Imperial Japanese Navy
   YUKIKAZE  Movie Version  

• Scale 1:350
• Dimensions (L x W, assembled): 338 x 31 mm
• The Yukikaze is depicted as it set sail for Operation Ten Ichi-Go in April 1945.
• Additional anti-aircraft guns and radar give it an imposing appearance.
• The kit comes in special packaging released to coincide with the Japanese film "Yukikaze."
• The hull is divided into port and starboard sections.
• Can be built as either a full-hull or waterline model.
• The riveted side plates and degaussing cables are faithfully reproduced.
• Metal parts representing the anchor chain and propeller add realism to the model.
• The machine gun parts are laser-cut for a sharper and more realistic surface.
• Clear parts for the bridge windows and searchlight lenses are included.
• Polycaps allow the main gun turrets and torpedo tubes to rotate freely.
• Robust ABS plastic parts for the foremast, aftmast, and flagstaff. A mounting bracket for the tripod mast is included.
• A display stand is included, allowing you to present the model in its full hull configuration.
• After assembly, the model can be stored in the packaging.
• Unbuilt/unpainted
• Paint and glue not included

This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Japan. Simultaneously, the Japanese film "Yukikaze" is being released, whose story revolves around the eponymous destroyer, the only ship of its class to survive the war. This moving narrative, spanning the period from the war to the present day, is deeply human. To commemorate the film's release in Japan on August 15th, this set has been released in special packaging.

Following Japan's withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty, plans were drawn up to build Kagero-class warships. The Yukikaze was the eighth Kagero-class destroyer completed, built in January 1940.

The destroyer saw action at Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, and Leyte Gulf, and participated in other battles in the Pacific. She also served as a patrol ship and provided support for transport duties. Upon completion, she was initially armed with three 12.7 cm twin gun turrets and two 61 cm quadruple torpedo launchers, but her armament was augmented with additional anti-aircraft guns and radar in the final stages of the war.

Even during Operation Ten Ichi Go in April 1945, fighting alongside the doomed Yamato, she rescued many survivors and returned safely to port.

The Yukikaze survived World War II relatively unscathed and was therefore nicknamed "the lucky destroyer." After the war, it was used to transport Japanese soldiers and personnel back to Japan.

Later, it was given to the Republic of China as a reparations ship and remained in service until the 1960s.