This 1/700 scale plastic model depicts the Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer Shigure. It was likely built from the classic Tamiya Shiratsuyu Kit or Pit-Road Shigure Kit. The destroyer features a red lower hull and gray upper works with hand-applied decal labels. Model likely dates from 1992-2015.
The IJN Shigure, a famous World War II Shiratsuyu-class destroyer known for surviving numerous heavy engagements in the Pacific Theater before being lost to a submarine torpedo in January 1945.
