Hikawa Maru by Jim Smith, 1:700 from the Hasegawa kit

It's been a while since one of my Marus appeared in the gallery.  Here's the first installment to remedy the situation.  The OLD Hasegawa kit of Hikawa Maru in her pre-war Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) liner livery:-   Masts are brass rod, photo etch from GMM, Eduard, Lior Roar, rigging is Caenis line. The Pilot boat is a kit bash using one of the tugs from the Tugger set.

Jim