[Fujimi] Full-Hull IJN Heavy Cruiser Atago: Build & Display in 1/700 Special Edition!

Ship models have numerous charms, but among them, the heavy cruiser “Atago” is a vessel that attracts many model fans with its grand silhouette and beautiful lines. In this special specification, ingenuity allowing you to enjoy the production process itself, not just the power after completion, is incorporated everywhere. Expectations swell from the moment you open the box wondering “How precisely will I be able to finish this?”, and it features content where you can relish the satisfaction of shaping a real warship step-by-step while assembling each individual part.

A major appeal of this kit is its full-hull specification that firmly reproduces down to the ship's bottom. Because you can three-dimensionally view the form of the entire ship that cannot be conveyed by its appearance floating on the water surface alone, the spectacle upon completion is exceptional. Furthermore, since a dedicated display pedestal is included, you can display it beautifully as a collection item after completion. The moment it is displayed, a sense of profoundness as if a warship exists right there is born, reminding you of the sense of achievement from building it every time you look at it.

Being able to carefully build down to fine details is also an enjoyment unique to this special specification. By making the lower hull one-piece molded to ensure overall ease of assembly, while constructing screws and rudders as independent parts, a finish with a sense of 3D depth can be achieved. Furthermore, decals capable of reproducing the Hinomaru of carrier-based aircraft and the naval ensign are prepared, and adding fine accents tightens the level of completion of the entire model even further. This accumulation serves as a major element giving reality to the completed work.

What warrants the most attention in this special specification is that precise photo-etched parts are included. Because fine details that are difficult to reproduce in plastic—such as delicate ladders, accommodation ladders, handrails, aviation work decks, and even radar—can be expressed, the impression after completion changes greatly. Even if it seems like a very slight difference, when actually attached, the density of the entire ship increases significantly, resulting in a finish where you can feel the atmosphere of the actual vessel more closely. Because depth increases in the work the more you focus on detail, it features content that allows you to feel the fun of model building anew.

For the 25mm twin autocannon, both a one-piece structure emphasizing ease of assembly and a two-piece structure aiming for more meticulous expression are prepared. Therefore, it is a pleasing point that you can choose according to your own production style or desired level of completion. Needless to say for first-time ship model challengers, even for experienced builders who want to enjoy fine crafting, there is flexibility responding to each way of enjoying, allowing you to firmly relish the joy of building “your very own Atago.”

Models do not end with the moment of completion alone. Being able to gaze, display, and savor lingering feelings while looking back at the details after completion is also an important appeal. This “Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruiser Atago Full-Hull Model Special Specification” combines precise details with the presence unique to a dignified full hull, finishing into a ship you will want to appreciate for a long time even after completion. From the time spent assembling, the sense of achievement in completing, to the satisfaction of enjoying displaying, it felt like a special specification extremely attractive to ship model fans, allowing you to fully savor everything in a single model.