It is indeed the golden age of 350 ships, I had good timing getting back into the hobby Thanks for sharing, cheers!

Kits look great. I think Aoshma is going to get hurt on sales of the Kongo because Fujimi put out a really super kit and beat them to the punch by several months. Unless the Aoshima is of a different configuration or there is brand loyalty. The 2 crusiers are sisters yet they don't look the same. The rear mast is dfferently positioned and the bridge doens't look quite as massive as the other. At first I thought one of the kits might be a Myoko class, but it isn't, so I guess while doing all 4 of the class, Aoshima mangaed to find ways to radically change the kits up to get more sales.....great idea. Speaking of Myoko, I sure hope somone does that class. They look similar to the Takaos, but the bridge is less massive giving them more of the sleek greyhound effect.

Note the Sendai and Jintsu in their pre-WW2 configuration with hangers under their bridge.