Product Description

- The Zero Fighter, the most produced aircraft in the history of Japanese aviation and synonymous with the Great War, is now available in a completely new mold.
- The Zero Fighter was developed as a carrier-based fighter for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- From its appearance in the Sino-Japanese War until the early stages of the war, the Zero demonstrated unrivaled strength, and was so successful that it was later called the "Zero Fighter Myth."
- After the Model 11 was introduced as the first mass-produced model, it was gradually improved upon, with the Model 52 being roughly the fifth type.
- A distinctive feature of this aircraft was the rounded wingtips, which were a departure from the shorter wings of the Model 32 in order to increase speed.

- The Type 52 produced by developer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is further classified into early, mid, and late types, and the Mitsubishi mid-type model we are modeling this time reproduces the appearance immediately after the change to a thrust-type single exhaust pipe, before heat-resistant panels were installed on the fuselage where each exhaust pipe was located.
- The standard method of dividing the fuselage into left and right halves which are then glued together has been eliminated in this model. Instead, the fuselage is divided roughly into a front and rear section, just like a real aircraft, with the rear fuselage being molded as a single piece using a slide mold.
- In addition, the canopy glass and window frame are made into separate parts, and unusual parts division and assembly methods are incorporated to enhance the fun of building, making this a new Zero Fighter plastic model unique to the Reiwa era.



Item Size/Weight : 34.2 x 19.4 x 5.3 cm / 290g

Product Specifications

Item series

1/48 IJA & IJN Aircraft

Country

Japan

Item code

FZ01

JAN code

4536318491019

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