IJN KIJI
As seen in 1937
Pit Road no.W42
Scale 1:700 Water Line Series
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(Otori class (of 8 units)
The ships of the Otori-class is a further development of the former Chidori-class (please see my models of Tomozuro and Hatsukari) they differ in armament and tonnage due to the heavily overweight before. The class of the ship was designed as Torpedo boats (coastal destroyers) but there main objective was escort duties through the war. This task was well for the boats as the class was potent and dangerous to any allied submarines that came in vicinity of the convoy they escorted, due to the intensive AS equipment she later carried as the war proceeds.
Kiji fought well through her carriers and fell victim to aerial attack several times but survived the war and after the hostilities ended she was overdrawn to reparatriation duties due to her long radius. At last in 1947 she was given to USSR and got re-named and rearmed.
Technical specification:
Build by Tama yard
Laid down: 24 Otc. 1935
Launch: 26 Jan. 1937
Completed: 31 Jun. 1937
Handed over to USSR: 1947
| Displacement | 840t standard, 945t trial, 1040t full load |
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| Length | 85m pp, 86.8m wl, 88.5m oa |
| Width | 8.2m |
| Draught | 2.76m |
| Machinery | 2-shaft geared turbine, 2 boilers, 19,000shp |
| Speed | 30.5kt |
| Armament | 3-12cm/45cal gun (1x3), 1-40mm AA, 3-53cm TT (1x3) |
| Complement | 113 |
Building the model of : Kiji
Here is not much to say beside small scratch building such as: the breech of the 5 inch guns, new masts, small vents and amour plating around bridge on Kiji. The boats have apparatus for mine sweeping both for the pacific, but also a flooding device (some sort of buoy stringed together in long lines to destroy flooding mines deployed by Chinese forces in coastal waters and rivers) a part of the kits DP rack was altered to make these, and stored under the side of the stack. Pit Road model kits is always a joy to assemble, so no "hidden" surprises and it was refreshing to see a IJN warship in a different paint scheme.
Tom's Model works:
#705 1/700 IJN railing (railing, and other small items.)
Lion Roar:
LE700054 1/700 ladders
LE350003 1/350 ladders (for bridge windows)
Edurard:
17 502 Edurard 1/700 IJN figures
Voyager:
AP 044 1/700 IJN Watertight doors
Fine moulds:
Metal mesh rectangle 0914
Reference:
Books form my library :
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Japanese
Naval Warship Photo Album Destroyers from
Diamond Sha books.
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Ships of the world no. 453
History of Japanese Destroyers Pictures, drawings |
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Model Art no. 25 Genealogy of Japanese Destroyers
Part 2 Pictures, drawings, models and history |
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Mechanism of Japanese
Warships #4: DDs Pictures, drawings, and history |
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Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945 by
Hansgeorg Jentschura & Dieter Jung
Pictures, drawings, and
history |
Websites:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
The building time was 20 days for two ships (KIJI & SAGI)
June.
2009
If you have any questions, remarks or things you will share, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Aeronautic.
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You can purchase IJN KIJI at Wohld Modellbau. Please click at the logo above. They speak English too ! |
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