IJN Notoro - seaplane tender

This ship launched as an oiler in 1920, was converted into a seaplane tender in 1924, and then reconverted back into an oiler in 1941. This ship, though damaged on multiple occasions, ended up surviving the war and was scrapped in 1947.

I will build the Notoro using the Pit Road kit and Five Star detail set as a seaplane tender. During that time, the Notoro carried up to eight Yokosuka E1Y (Type 14) reconnaissance aircraft. I'll probably try to recreate the colorized picture in the cover image. I just need to come up with a few more aircraft as the kit only provides two of them.