Seals Models takes you back to the birth modern Imperial Japanese Navy with their upcoming release of the 1/700 Armored Cruisers Asama and Tokiwa. These small scale offerings are due out in early June 2008 and will retail for $33.98 each.

The two Asama class cruisers were armored cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.

In today's news from Japan, Seals Model announces that they have retooled their 1/700 Icebreaker Shirase. Seals Model proudly offers models of ships that make up their maritime history, including those of Antarctic exploration. Also in their 1/700 plastic line up is the Antarctic ship Soya.

NEWS in from Japanese Model Manufacturer, Foresight/SealsModels, of a very interesting new addition to their series of full resin Japanese Ocean Liner kits, this time, it's the "Japanese Liner Kurenai-Maru", in 1/700 scale.