Product Description

- The much talked about 1/300 scale kit of the JASDF transport aircraft comes with an embroidered patch of the 401st Squadron

[About the actual machine]
- The C-130 Hercules is Lockheed's masterpiece transport aircraft, which began deployment in 1956.
- It is widely used as a tactical transport aircraft with high operational capabilities around the world.
- The aircraft has a high wing and a wide fuselage and is equipped with four turboprop engines.
- It has high capabilities, including excellent takeoff and landing performance on rough ground thanks to its sturdy main landing gear.
- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has been in operation since 1984.
- It continues to serve alongside the domestically produced C-1 transport aircraft.
- When the civil war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, the team quickly headed to Africa and attracted attention for their efforts in rescuing Japanese nationals who remained in the country.

[About the model]
- This is a 1/300 scale plastic model assembly kit of the C-130H tactical transport aircraft Hercules, a masterpiece transport aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
- This kit comes with a bonus embroidered patch with Velcro of the 401st Squadron marking the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's C-130 aircraft.
- The kit's parts are made by F-Toys and are easy to assemble, and they faithfully reproduce the distinctive aircraft shape and design. The four engine nacelles also convey a powerful presence.
- The finished length is about 100mm, the width is about 130mm, and the kit includes parts for two aircraft.
- There are two types of markings: one for the aircraft that played an active role in rescuing Japanese nationals in Sudan in April 2023, and one for the 401st Squadron of the 1st Transport Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

[Major features]
- 1/300 scale reproduction of the Air Self-Defense Force's transport aircraft, the C-130H
- Comes with an embroidered patch with velcro that reproduces the markings of the 401st Squadron during its deployment to Sudan.
- Parts are made by E-Toys and come in a set of two aircraft.
- Finished total length is about 100mm
- Markings include those of the aircraft to be deployed to Sudan in 2023 and the 401st Squadron of the 1st Transport Wing at Komaki Air Base.



Item Size/Weight : 19.5 x 14.2 x 4 cm / 120g

Product Specifications

Country

Japan

Item code

PF-84

JAN code

4545782115956

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