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Tamiya's Latest 1/700 Cruiser!
Gunny
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Posted: Friday, September 22, 2006 - 03:44 PM UTC
Attention Leyte Gulf Campaign entrants!
Here's another yet new, choice for a build, mates, full story, images, can be seen by following the link below. Enjoy!

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
~Gunny
blaster76
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Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 01:01 AM UTC
This is the second release of this kit by Tamiya. It does look to be a marked improvement over the original though. This was the Japaneses weirdest class. They started out life as light cruisers, were all converted into heavy crusiers. At Midway the Mogami and Mikuma smashed into each other which left the Mogami a sitting duck. The Mikuma was converted to a hybrid carrier like the Ise / Hyuga
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Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 07:53 AM UTC
Hey Steve, the Mogami was the one converted to a hybred. I got the Tamiya kit.

Later...Gator
MartinJQuinn
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Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 11:00 PM UTC

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Hey Steve, the Mogami was the one converted to a hybred. I got the Tamiya kit.

Later...Gator



Correct. Mikuma was sunk at Midway, Mogami was damaged and converted to a seaplane carrying cruiser. She looked somthing like Tone and Chikuma when finished.
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