Now you can super detail the pride of the First Mobile Striking Force with the latest release from LionRoar Model Arts Co.. Don’t be fooled by the name. The 1/700 Photo-Etched Flight deck for IJN Aircraft Carrier "Akagi" comes with everything needed to super detail your IJN Akagi, including a resin replacement island. Other enhancements that come with the kit are flight deck support towers and girders, anti-aircraft platforms, and photo etch island walkways and ladders. LionRoar also plans on releasing a similar set for the Hiryu.

Ship History
The Akagi (meaning 'Red Castle' and the name of a mountain) was originally laid down as a 41,200 ton battle cruiser, but construction at the Kure Naval Yard was halted after the signing of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. A year later the decision was made to convert the Akagi into the largest aircraft carrier of the Imperial Navy. A sister ship, the Kaga, also laid down as a battle cruiser, commenced conversion to a carrier at approximately the same time.
The Akagi was formally commissioned on 25 March 1927 and replaced the Hosho as the largest operational aircraft carrier in the Imperial Navy. A year later, she was joined by the Kaga. The Akagi remained the flagship of the carrier force and was in this role in the forced that attacked the United States naval base of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. After Pearl Harbor, she participated in raids into the Indian Ocean, but was severely damaged on the second day of the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Her flight deck destroyed and ravaged by unstoppable fires, the decision was made to abandon ship and the Akagi was scuttled on 5 May 1942.