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With the flight deck and aircraft handling arrangements of Ise and Hyuga being so unique, it will be very satisfying to model such details as accurately as possible.

were this thing come from?

http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Files/3-S ... ss/Ise.htm

It was a conversion done in 1943 after the catastrophic carrier losses at the Battle of Midway.

You can find more on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Ise, or you could peruse this whole thread and see if the answer is already here, before asking again.

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The one in my last post look very different from the real and I've asked someone and well it was a what if design

This is an accurate line drawing of Ise in 1944. Note that she has a different mainmast arrangement than Hyuga.

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!

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

From Nihon no Gunkan (source for the Maru Specials)

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!

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Best image I could find for now

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

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?

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

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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.

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.

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Hobby Link Japan (they were a sponsor, don't know their current status) lists a hybrid 1/350 Hyuga for sale: https://www.hlj.com/1-350-scale-ijn-car ... d-fuj60054

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

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

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.

Please keep us updated.

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