Fujimi’s 1/700 Battleship Hiei Is Here to Dominate Your Display Shelf — No Glue, No Excuses! ⚓🔥

The Legend of Hiei Is Back — and She’s Turning Hard to Starboard! ⚓

Warship collectors, KanColle fans, and scale model veterans — LISTEN UP. Fujimi Model just dropped the announcement that every IJN enthusiast has been waiting for. The iconic Japanese Imperial Navy Battleship Hiei is joining the legendary 1/700 Nami (Wave) Series as No. 11, and everything about this kit is absolutely sending us into orbit. 🚀

This isn’t just another plastic ship kit collecting dust on a shelf. This is Hiei — the fast battleship, the flagship of the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea, the warship that makes your entire display case look instantly more prestigious. And Fujimi is doing her full justice.

Release date: December 23, 2026. Mark it. Set the alarm. Tell your wallet to brace for impact.

What Exactly Is the Nami Series? 🌊

If you haven’t heard of Fujimi’s Nami (Wave) Series yet, here’s your crash course — and you’re welcome.

The Nami Series is Fujimi’s premium snap-fit warship lineup that comes bundled with a dedicated sea surface base that recreates the dramatic visual of a warship actually cutting through the ocean. We’re talking realistic wave sculpting, dynamic wake effects, and that incredible sense of kinetic energy frozen in plastic.

What sets Hiei apart from her sisters Kongō and Haruna already in the series? Her sea base is a brand-new dedicated mold — custom-fitted to Hiei’s hull width. And unlike the straight-ahead sailing poses of Yamato-class or Akagi in the same series, Kongō-class ships in the Nami Series execute a high-speed starboard turn maneuver. Imagine your Hiei carving through the Pacific at full speed, bow wave spraying, locked mid-turn. That’s the scene you’re building. That is elite diorama energy. 🌊💨

Hiei’s Two Iconic Historical Configurations 📅

Fujimi absolutely did their homework on this one. The kit lets you build two historically accurate configurations:

• Configuration 1 — Showa 16 (1941) / At the outbreak of war: Hiei as she looked when Japan entered World War II. Fresh from refit, ready for battle.
• Configuration 2 — Showa 17 (1942) / MI Operation through the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea: The version that makes history buffs lose their minds. This is the Hiei — the one that fought her last legendary battle.

The level of detail Fujimi packed into differentiating Hiei from her sister ships is next level. The hull sponsons (bulges), bridge structure, and other signature features unique to Hiei are all reproduced with dedicated custom parts. This isn’t a generic Kongō-class reskin. This is Hiei, specifically, authentically, completely. 🎯

Snap-Fit, Pre-Colored, and Loaded with Detail 🛠️

Here’s the part that makes this kit accessible to everyone — from grizzled modelers to first-timers who just got obsessed with warships through Azur Lane or KanColle.

• ✅ Snap-fit construction — zero glue required. Just press, click, done.
• ✅ Pre-colored parts mean you get a display-worthy model straight out of the box without touching a single paint brush.
• ✅ Two pre-cut marking sticker sheets included for fine detail work — covering the naval ensign, ship’s boats, canvas covers, aircraft transport rails, Rising Sun markings on turret tops (post-May 1942), and even the Vice Admiral’s flag of Vice Admiral Abe Hiroaki during the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea. That’s insane specificity. 😤
• ✅ Two fire control director variants included — one in white, one in warship grey — so you can nail either configuration perfectly.
• ✅ The sea surface base molded in exclusive clear blue looks stunning as-is, but also has room for customization — paint on white wake effects and go absolutely full diorama mode.

The Specs That Matter 📐

At ¥5,830, this is an absolute steal for what you’re getting. A fully detailed snap-fit battleship with a bespoke sea diorama base included? The value proposition is genuinely ridiculous. 💸

Why You NEED This in Your Collection 🏆

Let’s be real for a second. Hiei is one of THE most storied battleships in IJN history. She participated in the Pearl Harbor escort mission, the Guadalcanal campaign, and ultimately met her end in the brutal Third Battle of the Solomon Sea — the first Japanese battleship lost in the war. She is historically irreplaceable and having a premium snap-kit representation of her on your shelf is basically a requirement if you’re serious about IJN collecting.

The Nami Series’ dynamic turning pose also means Hiei looks completely different from every other warship kit on the market. While everyone else has straight-sailing ships, your Hiei is mid-maneuver, high-speed, aggressive — and that visual drama is unmatched. 🔥

The sea base is also cross-compatible with Fujimi’s Toku (Special) Series Kongō-class kits — meaning if you’re already deep into Fujimi’s warship ecosystem, this integrates perfectly. Maximum compatibility, maximum flex.

Where to Buy & Pre-order

For international collectors outside Japan, your two most trusted and reliable sources for authentic Japanese model kits are Solaris Japan and CDJapan. Both ship worldwide, both carry genuine Japanese releases, and both have stellar reputations in the collector community. Don’t risk bootlegs — get the real deal straight from Japan. 🇯🇵