1:350 Jap. Navy Utility Boat Set, assembly kit

This 1:350 Jap. Navy Utility Boat Set brings the busy look of a warship deck into sharper focus with a broad selection of small craft used aboard WWII Japanese naval vessels. The assembly kit contains 28 boats in 11 types, giving battleships, cruisers, carriers and other large ship models the layered equipment detail that turns open deck areas into a more convincing scale scene. The range of craft covers motor launches, cutters, sampans and a 13m Special Landing Craft, reflecting the different onboard roles these boats served. Instruction references in the set identify types such as 17m, 15m, 12m, 11m, 8m and 7.5m motor launches, 9m and 7m cutters, plus 8m and 6m sampans. Photo-etched parts are provided for boat mounts, and the set also includes parts for 3 types of davits. Guide stickers show where mounts should be positioned before holes are made, including 0.3 mm and 0.8 mm drilling points where specified in the instructions. Assembly is required, with a stated assembly time of 600 minutes. Placed across catapults, deck edges, boat cradles and launch positions, these small craft add scale rhythm that a bare hull cannot provide. The set suits builders refining a display warship with historically styled auxiliary boats, whether the goal is a cleaner dockside presentation or a denser, fully equipped deck arrangement. Paints and cement are required separately.