Yes, it’s here. I’ve only had a little time to look it over. Appearance and breakdown is very similar to the Fujimi1/350 Shokaku/Zuikaku kits – full hull, plating lines, flight deck with 3 elevator apertures and the same bathtub type elevator well enclosures.
I took the closest look at the flight deck, of course. My impression is favorable, but mixed. On the good side, unlike the Shokaku kits, Hiryu has the deck edge rain gutters added, along with deck edge 2kw lights around the perimeter. The shape appears correct and the deck is properly rimmed with treaded metal.
Bad: Hiryu’s planking is patterned in the same, incorrect, every other alternating, butted pattern seen on the new 1/700 Fujimi CV kits. Honestly, at this point, I just don’t get it. This is a brand new kit, requiring brand new tooling. The planking pattern for IJN CVs is well documented. If one is going to go ahead & create individually segmented planks, than there’s really no excuse for not correcting this flawed pattern. To me, it appears that Fujimi is either lazy or obstinate in this regard. No tie down holes either.
In comparison, the Shokaku kits have continuous, unbutted planking. I prefer that to this. Planking for both classes is slightly overscale in width, but not overtly so. Also like the Shokakus, the canvas covered, “U” shaped railings surrounding the base of the mainmast is molded on, sticking up off the flight deck like a toy-like blob of plastic. I can only ask: Why?
I understand from chatter on some Japanese websites that there may be some shape and size issues with the forecastle and boat decks, but I have yet to really pour over it. Mostly, it seems good, the sharpness of the molding is at least equal to, & maybe a hair better than, that of the Shokaku/Zuikaku kit &, it is available in 1/350. Not so cheap, though, either.
I guess you could say I have some ambivalence about it.
Photos are from the Omani website blog in Japan at:
http://mokehana.blog34.fc2.com/blog-entry-299.html