Hobby Boss 87001 1:700 JMSDF Oyashio Submarine Scale Model Kit  [HB-87001]

Hobby Boss 87001 Compact 1:700 JMSDF Oyashio Submarine

The Oyashio Class entered service following 1998 and brought features like bow-mounted torpedo tubes and conformal sonar arrays to Japan's fleet. Nine vessels of roughly 268 feet were commissioned, with further units planned into the late 2000s. This Hobby Boss kit reproduces the external geometry and characteristic fittings of the class for realistic scale presentation.

Painting and Finishing Advice

The Hobby Boss 1:700 kit benefits from careful surface prep and thin coats of paint to retain panel detail. Since paint is not supplied, choose hobby paints suited to plastic and consider washes or drybrushing to enhance the submarine's lines and sonar housing.