Saw this on another site,hope it's true


Aoshima has already announced the development of 1/350 IJN Cruiser Takao. And, it announced the outline of the 1/350 series and the following new product on an official site today.
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ttp://www.aoshima-bk.co.jp/scripts/shouhin/series_index.aspx?cl_id=3&ot_id=37&si_id=427

1/350 "The Ironclad" Series
No.1 IJN Heavy Cruiser Takao 1942
The sale schedule will be end of June, 2007.
Price including Japanese consumption tax will be 8,130 yen

No.2 IJN Heavy Cruiser Chokai 1942
The sale schedule is undecided.
It will be the same price.

It is being written over the table on this page so :

This is a series of the vessel model of 1/350 scales. The series name of "The Ironclad" means an ironclad that appeared in the 19th century, and in the following age, it became the foundation of the modern naval forces warship. In this series, the vessel from the past to the present age is defined as "Ironclad". And, we will produce it with the 1/350 scale.
(The under red sentences are a disclaimer of business)

I heard about this awhile ago and really hope it happens. It's really strange as these two subjects are 2 of the long lost ships that ICM were going to release years ago.

Aye,
As with Trumpeters' Alabama, we have these as well. . .
Time will tell mates, watch the NEWS section!
~Gunny

This would be great news to everything but our wallets. Here is hoping very much that will come to pass.

I look forward to seeing new releases. It's nice to see a boom in 1/350 scale. It is disheartening though when a company does announce something like this and then postpones several times the release. I wonder if they realize that we're getting a little gunshy of the model company that cried "new release." I don't get excited anymore til I see it in the store.

My 2 cents.
Kenny

Finaly great news!
And it was a blody time! !! ! !

Hell I don't get excited anymore until I can afford it!

Well, with the "immenent" release of the Alabama and the announcement of a couple of Takao class crusiers, this is a fine time to have a job....and to be doing about 10 hours of overtime a week .

I really hope this will get released.
I just love Japanese ships. And 1/350 scale too.