Aoshima 03845 1/700 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Submarine I-401 (Waterline)

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

The I-401 and I-402 belonged to a class of Japanese submarines that was the largest in the world until the development of nuclear ballistic missile subs during the 1960s. They still stand as the largest non-nuke subs ever built. They were designed as submarine aircraft carriers, capable of carrying 3 Aichi M6A Seiran seaplanes in a main deck hangar, launching aircraft from a catapult on the front main deck. They carried offensive and defensive weapons in the form of torpedoes, anti-aircraft guns, and a large deck cannon. Of the 18 originally planned, only 3 were built: the I-400, the I-401, and the I-402.