by Ralph Kuo
1/700 IJN Sakura (Tamiya)
Sakura was 13th of the Matsu Class destroyer. The Matsu Class was built by the Japanese Navy after they lost most of the front line destroyers, largely in the mission called "Tokyo Express".
This 1/700 Sakura is my red-hot work. She made with from the Tamiya kit basically, and I scratchbuilt a bottom of the hull from wood. She is very small compared to other destroyers, but plenty AA guns makes her detail a nice effect.
