The Ship Model Forum

Good evening all,

Here are pics of a simple, out-of-the-box build of Hasegawa's Japanese Battleship Hiei, circa 1942. While I realize this kit is dated compared to Fujimi's more recent Kongo class kits, it still is better than the original 1970s era waterline consortium Kongo kits. I also really think that because she has a unique superstructure, Hiei is one of the better-looking modernized Kongo class ships, with an intricate, towering pagoda that rivals the Fuso class.

I built it is a "control" or something to compare to, when I later build my Hasegawa kit of the sister ship Kirishima, for which I am gathering some after-market items such as PE, metal barrels etc. When both are done, I intend to name the display "Abe's giants" after IJN Admiral Abe's two battleships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Happy Holidays to all and hope you're building more models during Covid lockdowns.

_________________
"Haijun" means "navy" in Mandarin Chinese.

"You have enemies? Good. It means you stood up for something in your life."- Winston Churchill

Yours looks good. I built the same kit and enjoyed it as well.

_________________
Martin

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." John Wayne

Ship Model Gallery