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Sept. Release
by Fine Molds
$14.66 USD
$18.32 USD
This item is expected to release in Sept. 2025. Preorder yours now! You will not be charged until the item is released and your order is filled.
This is an injection-plastic jet aircraft model kit.
Developed as a successor to the Zero Fighter, the A7M2 was the Imperial Japanese Navy's last fighter plane. The prototype was completed in April 1944, but due to a malfunction of the Homare engine, it did not achieve the expected performance; the prototype ran into difficulties and at one point it was even in doubt whether it would be adopted. The engine was quickly replaced with a Mitsubishi MK9 (Ha-43) engine, which allowed it to exhibit high performance; it was adopted as the Reppu Model 11. However, the war ended before the mass production phase was completed.
Decals for a total of six versions are included -- three historical markings, including the No. 3 aircraft received from the Air Technical Arsenal, and three "what-if" markings based on what would have happened if the plan had been deployed in actual combat. The packaging art depicts an aerial battle with the U.S. Navy's new F8F, a plane that never actually occurred.
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