Whats in the box, Hasegawa's typical Lt grey plastic. Good details, easy to follow instruction booklet.
Decals for 2 different aircraft flying with the 265th Flying Group Shinchiku AB in Taiwan, 1944.
3 sprues and 1 clear sprue makes up the kit. Building 2 other Zero's base on the Tamiya kits, this is my first Hase build of the Zeke in this scale. Though the Tam kits are good and basic they have been around since the 70's and had a mixture of very fine raised and engraved panel lines. Where as Hasegawa's Zeke is a little bit more detailed with fine engraved panel lines through out.
Nice touch by Hase offering 2 different engine crankcases and push rod assy's. Along with a nicely detailed engine assy.
Separate engine cowling for the A6m2.
There are no option for any flying surfaces to be posed other than neutral. So either an update or scratchbuilding to pose the rudder, flaps, and horizontal tail in different positions.
The wing is a one piece lower with 2 upper wing panels, typical low wing style assembly from most other kit manufactures.
The fuselage are in left and right halve with aforementioned separate engine cowl. The props are individual blade attached to hub with two style of spinners.
Separate oil cooler scoop insert that attaches forward of the main wing to cowl point.
The interior detail sprue also contains the landing gear doors, 1 piece horizontal tails, engines and wheels.
Finally the side cockpit side panels, floor and instrument panel are ok. Seat basic no seatbelts. The instrument panel has separate decal dials on the sheet. But an Eduard zoom set will enhance this part of the kit.
And finally the clear sprue which allows an open canopy. Nice as most of the time Hasegawa will only provide an enclosed 1 pc canopy in this series of WWII fighters such as the Hein Tony I built a couple of years ago.
Next up is a quick in box review of the F-14. More to follow.
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