Description

Description

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

This kit is an entirely new tooling, finally replacing Hasegawa s 1972 Emily! Hasegawa has designed this kit using the latest in digital technology to ensure accurate detail inside and out. And don t forget the photo-etched detail kit to add even more realism to your build!

Parts come molded in gray. Includes clear parts and decals.

• Scale: 1:72
• Estimated No. of parts: 283
• Category: WWII Japanese Flying Boat
• Size
• • Length: 408mm
  • Width: 528mm
  • • Markings: I.J.N. Takuma N.F.G. Code: T-31

    • Historical information from the Hasegawa website:

      Nicknamed Emily by the Allies, the Kawanishi H8K2 was first developed in June of 1943. The H8K2 boasted many advantages over the H8K1, most notably Mitsubishi® MK4Q engines and an upgraded tail gun turret. Later versions lacked side gun blisters; these featured Air-to-Surface-Vessel search radar. These improvements helped make the H8K2 a favorite with pilots in the IJN. Its heavy bomb load, long range, and radar made it an effective anti-sub and patrol aircraft. Only four survived the war.

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