AKAGI

Woodspider, you do know that ship building is considered going off the deep end, don't you?

At least with a carrier you're not straying too far from the flock!

it builds into a nice ship

Welcome to the light I hope that you are not drawn back into the darkside of Aircraft building too soon:)

I have to agree the Akagi is a great ship In fact I think most of the WW2 Japanese ships were great looking ships

It is a good kit to get your water wings wet with. 
When your really want to feed your addiction for both wingy thingies and floaties, then try a 1/350 scale carrier, where you get to build and detail all the planes as well and build the ship.
Scott

try a 1/350 scale carrier, where you get to build and detail all the planes as well and build the ship

LoL!  And buy three times the p/e, and start 'sweating' things like "realistic" landing gear on the teeny tiny planes . . . (ooh, scary mental picture of getting an entire squadron of hinomaru correct).

All of the IJN capital ships managed to have a "look" about them that has an appeal that is hard to categorize.