[Attractiveness of flowing style enhanced by silver plating]
――The only Japanese fighter equipped with a liquid-cooled engine in the Pacific War is Hien.
--Equipped with Ha40, which is a licensed production of the Daimler-Benz DB601 engine made in Germany.
――It was characterized by a streamlined nose and an elongated main wing unique to a liquid cooler.
――In 1943, it was officially adopted as a Type 3 fighter, and its armament was strengthened several times to compete with the highly elastic US military aircraft.
--Among them, the I-type Ding, which has an extended nose of 20 cm and is equipped with two 20 mm cannons inside the fuselage and two 12.7 mm cannons inside the main wing, is a series from January 1944 to January 1945. The largest number of about 1,360 aircraft were manufactured in Japan.
--This Hien is well known for its excellent high-altitude performance and heavy armament, which is effective in intercepting the B-29 in the mainland air defense battle, and the strenuous battle of the 244th Squadron led by Captain Kobayashi, who was responsible for the capital air defense. It is a special specification kit that reproduces the I-shaped chopsticks with high texture using silver-plated parts.
[Model outline]
――It is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit of Hien I type.
--Overall length 187mm, total width 250mm.
――In addition to faithfully modeling the elegant style, parts such as the fuselage and main wings are plated with silver to reduce gloss, expressing a realistic texture.
--The inverted V-type 12-cylinder Ha40 engine has been reproduced with auxiliary equipment such as a supercharger.
――The 20mm cannon in front of the cockpit, magazine, oil tank, etc. are also made into parts. You can feel the tight layout.
--The windshield can be opened and closed.
――In addition to 2 drop tanks, 1 pilot doll in a sitting position, and 2 types of markings, decals for spot camouflage are also included.
* The photo shows the kit assembled and painted.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )