Aoshima 1/700 Scale Japanese Light Cruiser OYODO 1944

This is an injection-plastic ship model kit. Completed February 28, 1943, the IJN Light Cruiser Oyodo served in support actions in Truk, Rabaul, Palau, and Singapore. The Oyodo also served as the flagship in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, taking over for the stricken carrier Zuikaku. She was later attacked and sunk by Allied aircraft in July 1945 as she lay awaiting repairs at Kure, Japan. Aoshima's waterline kit of the Oyodo depicts her as she appeared in 1944.