HAS40028 1:350 Hasegawa NYK Line Hikawa Maru

Hikawa Maru is a cargo ship that NYK Lines completed in 1930. There are Higashimaru and Heian Maru as sister ship. It was operated by the North Pacific Route (Seattle Passage). The goodness of service was also appraised by foreign passengers, and celebrities such as Charlie ?� Chaplin also boarded the ship. However, just before the Pacific War began, in October 1941, it was recruited to the Ministry of Communication as a foreign ship 's lifting ship, and then became a hospital ship being recruited by the Navy. Until the end of the war, it was escaped from sinking. After the war, in 1950, it returned to the international route of NYK again and was operated on the North Pacific route until retiring in 1960.

Kit will reproduce the era of belonging to NYK before World War II as completely new mold.
By hanging the girder inside the hull, it realizes reliable assembly and strength. For the surroundings of the room, the exterior parts visible from the opening etc. are built in firmly. The deck also accurately reproduces the cross-sectional shape (camber) that is curved to improve drainage. The windows of the bridge and the search light set transparent parts. An exhibition stand is included. A number of cranes (Derrick), which can be said to be one of the features of a freight passenger boat, and its winches are precisely partized. You can enjoy the completely different parts composition and presence from battleship and aircraft carrier.

Currently, it is moored in Yokohama's Yamashita Park as "NYK Line Hikawa Maru", and you can visit (charged). When you prepare with a real ship beforehand and assemble it, you can discover various things and double the fun!