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Airfix Nakajima B5N2 Kate 1/72nd scale

Airfix Nakajima B5N2 Kate, 1/72nd scale. I have wanted to do this kit for a long time - this is the Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary edition. Painted with Ammo mig and AK interactive acrylics (i painted the white stripes on the fuselage and [...]

Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate

The B5N "Kate" was designed by a team led by Katsuji Nakamura in response to a 1935 specification by the Navy for a torpedo bomber to replace the Yokosuka B4Y. The first prototype flew in January 1937 and was ordered into [...]

Banzai!…1/48 Nakajima B5N1 Type 97 Model 1 “Kate” Imperial Japanese Navy

After the Sonia, here´s my dad´s second contribution to the Empire of Japan group build. This time an early version of the Kate bomber in an unusual and rare camo scheme, operated by the 12th Flying Group over southern China in [...]

Airfix Dogfight Double 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat vs B5N2 Kate

This display represents the factual interception of LT Tomonaga Joichi, commander of the Hiryu's Air Group by LCDR James Thach commander of the Yorktown's Air Group. LT Tomonaga led the Hiryu's second strike force of 10 Kate's and 6 Zeros [...]