Vessel Model Special N°85: Splendid Transformation - Modified Ship

After the loss of four regular aircraft carriers in the 1942 Battle of Midway, the Imperial Japanese Navy decided to convert other ships such as passenger ships, seaplane carriers, and submarine carriers into aircraft carriers by equipping them with flight decks. These are so-called "converted aircraft carriers". In addition to aircraft carriers, there are many other types of ships that varied in design or were modified for other purposes between the time of their construction or completion and later years. Similar examples have also been found outside the Imperial Japanese Navy. This issue features such reincarnated naval vessels.

Overview of the models presented here:
imperial-jap. aircraft carrier "Chiyoda" (homemade, 1:350); US Navy seaplane carrier "Langley" (Trumpeter, 1:350); imperial-jap. Battleship "Ise" (Fujimi, 1:700); imperial-jap. Hybrid battleship "Ise" (Fujimi and Hasegawa, 1:700 (conversion)); imperial-jap. Light cruiser "Oi" (Aoshima and Tamiya, 1/700 (conversion)); imperial-jap. Heavy mine sweeper "Oi" (Aoshima, 1:700); imperial-jap. seaplane carrier "Chitose" (Aoshima 1/700); imperial-jap. aircraft carrier "Chitose" (Aoshima, 1:700); Osaka Shose "Aruzenchina Maru" (Fujimi, 1:700); imperial-jap. aircraft carrier "Umitaka" (Fujimi, 1:700); US Navy Light Cruiser "Cleveland" Class (Pit-Road, 1:700); U.S. Independence-class aircraft carrier Navy (Dragon, 1:700)
US Fletcher Class Navy Destroyer (Pit-Road, 1/700); Japanese destroyer "Arriake" (Pit Road, 1:700).