1/30 IJN Searchlight 110cm Type 92

1/30 IJN 110cm Searchlight Type 92: Master of Night Combat

Illuminate the night-fighting capabilities of your Imperial Japanese Navy flagship with the meticulously engineered 1/30 Scale IJN 110cm Searchlight Type 92. As the primary heavy illumination tool for the IJN's battleships and cruisers, the Type 92 was instrumental in the legendary night actions of the Solomon Islands and beyond. At this monumental 1/30 scale, this replica captures the technical complexity and imposing industrial design of the "Long Lancers'" primary searchlight with museum-grade precision.

Engineering Precision & Naval Optics

High-Fidelity "Superstructure" Detail: In 1/30 scale, every mechanical nuance of the ship’s hardware is a primary visual focal point. This model captures the Type 92 searchlight with exquisite fidelity, featuring the accurately rendered cooling fins, the complex internal carbon-arc mechanism housing, and the heavy-duty swivel mounting bracket. Every structural line is rendered with architectural sharpness, reflecting the specialized maritime engineering required for the high-intensity night surface actions of the Pacific War.

Historically Accurate IJN Configuration: Meticulously researched from original IJN naval archives and shipyard specifications to ensure a seamless, professional fit on the searchlight platforms of your 1/30 scale Yamato, Nagato, or Takao-class projects.

• Exact Scale Proportions: Faithfully reproduced to 1/30 scale for professional integration with your large-scale capital ship project.
• Technical Depth: Unlike simplified plastic parts, this resin component features scale-appropriate housing thickness and detailed shutter slats, creating realistic shadows and mechanical depth.
• Hollowed Engineering: Expertly designed to maintain a realistic scale profile while remaining exceptionally lightweight—ideal for modelers looking to integrate custom LED lighting or clear lenses for maximum realism.

Premium Material: High Detail Resin

To ensure your carrier or battleship’s illumination stations showcase the finest technical textures, this searchlight is crafted from professional High Detail Resin, offering the ultimate surface for elite shipwrights:

• Exceptional Feature Definition: The resin captures minute details—from the structural rivets on the drum to the delicate texture of the adjustment wheels—with surgical precision.
• Professional Smooth Finish: Provides an ultra-smooth, non-porous base optimized for high-quality primers and specialized Sasebo Gray or Kure Gray palettes.
• Superior Quality & Stability: From the workshops of Distefano 3D Print, ensuring clean surfaces and dimensional integrity for a museum-quality finish.

Key Features & Specifications

• Accurate 1/30 Scale: Specifically engineered for perfect, historically proportional integration with massive 1/30 scale Imperial Japanese Navy projects.
• Museum-Grade Realism: Captures the unique industrial aesthetic of WWII-era Japanese naval technology with absolute technical clarity.
• Unpainted Finish: Provides a blank canvas for your artistic vision. Recreate the factory-fresh look of a new commissioning or the salt-pitted, soot-stained appearance of a veteran of the Night Combat Units.
• The Definitive Upgrade: Replaces simplified or underscaled kit parts with a sophisticated, historically correct optical instrument.

A Canvas for Naval Artistry

Unpainted for Total Customization: Arriving in its raw resin finish, the IJN 110cm Searchlight serves as the ultimate starting point for advanced weathering:

• The "Kido Butai" Look: Apply a base of Kure Naval Gray. The high-relief detail is ideal for pin-washes, allowing dark oils to define the individual cooling fins and highlighting the mechanical complexity of the mounting base.
• Realistic Weathering: The 1/30 scale is the ideal playground for detailing. Apply realistic "heat-discoloration" to the exhaust vents and add subtle metallic "scuffing" to the handles where the operators would have aimed the light to achieve high levels of authenticity and realism.