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Both are excellent examples. The Ishibashi illustration is authoritative.

Some all gun related pics

Thank you both so much! What a good forum this is.

This is the best I've got:
[attachment=0]Hyuga1941small.jpg[/attachment]
Link to larger version [url=https://i.imgur.com/z3Ee4Yl.jpg][b][u]here[/u][/b][/url]

[quote="Jack G"]Will do Dan. Are there any decent profile and deck drawings of Hyuga in 1941 available?[/quote]
Here's [i]Hyuga[/i] in 1941 from Ishibashi's wonderful book.

[url]https://imgur.com/a/BfCciC9[/url]

[quote="Jack G"]Will do Dan. Are there any decent profile and deck drawings of Hyuga in 1941 available?[/quote]

Let me check in my files.

Will do Dan. Are there any decent profile and deck drawings of Hyuga in 1941 available?

Please keep us updated.

On page 17 I mentioned using spare Fuso and Kongo turrets to kit bash a 1/350 all-gun Hyuga - having just ordered the kit at last, I note that the kit seems to include the 4 Ise turrets, as well as a separate 2 new mould turrets for Hyuga... so it seems 6 turrets are included in the kit anyway. With the flat rear deck, it seems scratching the rear superstructure and turret mounts, and custom cutting some wood deck, might get one close to an all-gun version.

I want (need) 1/350 scale Ise 1941 all gun version,

Ty, Martin! Now I need to wait until the Japan Post will resume the service to Canada...

Hobby Link Japan (they were a sponsor, don't know their current status) lists a hybrid 1/350 [i]Hyuga [/i]for sale: https://www.hlj.com/1-350-scale-ijn-carrier-battleship-hyuga-new-mold-fuj60054

Did Fujimi ever release a 1/350 Hyuga in the hybrid configuration?
I know there was a 1/350 combo set of Ise and Hyuga a while ago. Supposedly it included the unique parts for the Hyuga, but I don't recall a separate kit being released.
Also, how extensive the differences between the two (after the conversion)? I am aware of the main mast difference...

Update.
Found the separate Hyuga kit. Should have looked better before posting...

TIA.

Thanks much! This is exactly what I needed in order to make a sound decision! I had been surprised to find that almost every website I had visited, whether it was a kit review, or a hobby supplier, did not offer the kit number somewhere in their text - or that there was so much information provided that it just muddied the waters for me. Now I feel confident that I will get the kits I want.

Fujimi's your best option for this. Their newest ISE kits without extras are as follows:
Item code 432472: guns-only version, 1942 with Type 21 radar and full hull: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10602085
Item code 432151: guns-only version, same as above but waterline only: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10521674
Item code 421858: flight deck version, with full hull: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10330160
Item code 470078: flight deck version, waterline, EASY (molded in colour): https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10321136
Item Code 421520: flight deck version, waterline: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10127291

For HYUGA: all are flight deck versions only
Item code 421964: full hull: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10363190
Item code 431307: waterline: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10326387

I want to buy 2 kits - one without the carrier deck (1941) and one with it (1944), but I'm having real issues trying to determine which kits are the ones to buy. The product numbers I see online and the many variations released over the years are becoming a big blur and suppliers are asking ME for ordering details of the exact kits I want. I'd love to give them the info they want, but it's proving to be far more difficult than I had thought to do so. I don't want the "super-detailed" kits with wood decks, or glue-on stickers, but I do NOT want those crappy old kits from the 1970's. Any advice?

on model art special n. 6 it is a article on scratchbuild of ise 1917 in 1:500 with foto of model and drawing of the plataform, hull etc i can scan the article
if you are interested send me via pm your email.
ciao peppe

Best image I could find for now

[quote="Dan K"]While there are undoubtably some plans out there, those are not in wide circulation.

From Nihon no Gunkan (source for the Maru Specials)[/quote]

Great. Based on this image, the Samek kit utterly failed on both the main and foremast platforms. :|

I ordered the Maru Special, so hopefully I'll amass enough information to remedy them.

Thanks Dan!

While there are undoubtably some plans out there, those are not in wide circulation.

From Nihon no Gunkan (source for the Maru Specials)

I recently purchased Samek's (roughly) 1917 Ise. Are there any good references for this configuration of the battleship? Is the Maru Special my best bet? I'd love for some sort of plans, but I'm unsure if they still exist/are available.

Thanks!