Hachette I-400 Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Completed Model, Sound And Screws Working, With Case
Hachette I-400 Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Completed Model, Sound And Screws Working, With Case
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Condition report
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- As Found
The submarine aircraft carrier
For the naval history collector.
Best for: Scale model collections
Condition notes
Fine scratches; interior lights not working.
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The Hachette build of I-400, the giant aircraft carrying submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy, completed with its display case.
The Piece
The largest submarine of the Second World War carried three seaplanes in a deck hangar; the model shows the long hull, conning tower, hangar and catapult in fine detail at an impressive length.
Fine scratches only. The interior lights do not work; the sound works (best at mid volume) and the screws turn both ways. Ships in two parcels, hull and case.
The Partwork Behind the Model
A partwork is a publication sold in a series of issues, each carrying a magazine and a further set of parts or a model. Hachette Collections Japan was established in Tokyo in March 2003 as the partwork arm of Hachette Livre, the French publisher founded in 1826, and its Japanese titles include a long series on Japanese army and navy aircraft begun in 2009.
This I-400 was built from those issues and comes in its display case. The sound and the turning screws work; the interior lights do not, and fine scratches are recorded below. Other completed builds wait on the scale models shelf.
Details
- Publisher: Hachette
- Subject: I-400 submarine
- Status: Completed; sound and screws working, interior lights not working
- Included: Display case
- Format: Partwork, completed build
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Fine scratches; interior lights not working.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Contents, completeness and function are given as described and as the photographs show; models built by private owners vary in finish. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
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