A 1/1250 scale metal model of Gokoku Maru, one of three sister combi-liners built for the South America run but taken over by the navy on Japan's entry into WW2. The model represents Gokoku Maru in 1942/43 with 8x6" guns (Hokoku Maru was similaly equipped & Aikoku Maru had 4.7" guns)