Takao was the first of four Takao-class heavy cruisers, designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō-class design.

The Takao-class ships formed the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Takao was built by the Yokosuka Naval shipyards, and like her sister ships, was named after a mountain.

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This Takao cruiser  model features:

- Plank-on-frame, hollow hull construction.   (Solid hull is unrealistic and will crack. )

- Beautiful teak deck:  Comprised of hundreds of thin individuals planks put together by hands, not a large piece of wood with laser cut marks as you might recognized its one uniform light yellow color.
 
- All parts are wood and metal. 

- Light "rust"  appearance that only master modelers can create.

- Gun turrets can be manually turned.

43" long.  Commissioned model, not for sale.  To commission one or a similar model, please click this link: http://modelshipmaster.com/custom/index.htm

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