Saturday, October 31, 2015 - 10:39 PM UTC
A set of US Naval aircraft and a Japanese Marine Self Defense Force vessel are Pit-Roads latest offerings. The aircraft are 1/700 and the ship is 1/350.
These are post-Vietnam aircraft that were in service when the F-14 Tomcat was the fleet defense fighter and are comprised of 4 of each of the following aircraft types:

- A-4 Skyhawk
- A-6 Intruder
- A-7E Corsair II
- F-14 Tomcat
- F / A-18 Hornet
- E-2C Hawkeye
- EA-6B Prowler

And two each of:

- E-2C Hawkeye
- S-3 Viking

The set (No S12) also includes 4 tow tractors. The markings included represent aircraft of Carrier Wing 15 (CVW-15) of CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson. Pit-Road gives a list price of „1,600 ($13.26 USD).

The ship is labeled as thd DD-107 Ikadzuchi, a Murasame class destroyer. These are third-generation general purpose destroyers that began entering service in the later half of the 1990's with 9 being built and are all in service today. The Murasame was a successor to the Asagiri class, and like its predecessor, it mainly tasked with ASW and ASuW.

The kit is considered a limited edition version comprising of over 600 parts including PE detail parts for life-saving pod mount, Type 90 4 twin anti-ship missile launcher stand, Rattaru, M2 12.7mm heavy machine gun, LRAD long distance sound generating devices, bulletproof version, CIWS stay, mast yards, OPS-24B anti-aircraft radar, and for Oto Melara 76mm guns. It includes a HH-60J helicopter and is 431 mm (about 17 inches) when completed. It is listed for „ 8,000 ($66.00 USD).
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