1/72 Kayaba "Ka-Go" (O-Go) Type 1

Talk about your minor items...Fine Molds re-issues their long-dormant injection kit of the Kayaba Ka-Go, the only Japanese autogyro ever built. Inspired by the U.S. KD-1A, the Ka-Go saw action from 1942 through the end of the war in the artillery spotting and observer roles, and even saw some duty in the anti-submarine role, carrying a single 60kg bomb in place of the forward observer. It could take off with less than 20m of runway, and could hover. About 98 examples were completed, but poor engine supply resulted in almost half of these ending up as engine-less scrap when the war ended. About 50 actually saw unit service.