¹⁄700

Aoshima had an earlier kit (No. 509) of the Chiyoda as she was as a seaplane tender in her early life, a special submarine tender (No. 549) and now is offering her as she was after her reconstruction to a light carrier.

The Chiyoda was the second vessel of the Chitose-class seaplane tenders when launched in 1934 and continued to operate in that capacity during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early stages of the Pacific War until her conversion into a light aircraft carrier after the Battle of Midway. She was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf by a combination of naval bombers, cruiser shellfire and destroyer-launched torpedoes.

This kit (No 00953) is in 1/700 scale and listed on the Aoshima site as to retail for 2800 yen ($23.50) and is expected to release on April 25th of this year.