New items from Hasegawa in June...
A-10C Thunderbolt II
1/72nd scale
Stock Number:
HSGS1573
Skill Level 3
126 pieces
Age 14+
Built to address the lack of close-air-support weapons in
the USAF arsenal, the A-10 Thunderbolt II has always been the ideal weapon for
the role. Now upgrades are making it even better! The "Precision
Engagement" upgrade will enable the A-10 "C" variant aircraft to
deploy precision-guided munitions. As always, however, the A-10s chief weapon
will still be its seven-barrel 30mm cannon. This weapon can saturate an area
with 3,900 15oz depleted uranium-cored projectiles in a minute. Kit features
new parts, missiles and USAF 75FS "Tiger Shark" decals.
Decal Option:
U.S.A.F. 75FS
"Tiger Shark" Code: FT 23WG 81-0964 2011
Egg Plane MV-22 Osprey
Stock Number:
HSGS6135
Skill Level 2
41 pieces
Age 14+
The Osprey was one of the runniest schemes ever hatched.
Designing a bird with tilting rotors so it's half-heli, half-plane? You'd have
to be cracked… right? Well, the folks that hen-pecked the Osprey ended up with
yolk on their faces. The Osprey now roosts in many Air Force, Marine Corps and
Navy inventories. In fact, the Osprey has set the whole world clucking. Many
foreign militaries are interested in plucking a few off production lines for
their own use. Kit features an "Egg" version USMC MV-22 Osprey with
decals.
Decal Option:
U.S. Marine VMM-265
Code: EP00 Futenma A.B. 2012
Kawanishi N1K2-J Shidenkai George Limited Edition
1/32
Stock Number:
HSGS0836
Skill Level 3
148 pieces
Age 14+
With the N1K2-J, Kawanishi did the impossible; turning a
float plane into a dogfighter that could stand up to the best America had to
offer. "George" fighters were quite capable of shooting down
Hellcats, Corsairs and, in the hands of expert pilots, even the vaunted B-29
Superfortress. In larger numbers the N1K2-J could have had a massive effect on
the war, but only 428 were built. By comparison 12,000 Corsairs, comparable to
the N1K2-J, were produced by the U.S. This limited edition kit features decals
for two 343rd NFG aircraft.
Decal Option:
I.J.N. 343rd N.F.G.
701st F. SQ. Squadron Leader Lt. Takashi Oshibuchi Code: 343C-45 Matsuyama A.B.
March 1945
Extra decal: Lt.
Naoshi Kanno Code: 343A-48
Spitfire MK VII & Mosquito MK VI Combo (2 kits) Limited Edition
1/72
Stock Number:
HSGS2096
Skill Level 3
44 / 90 pieces
Age 14+
Over 12,000 aircraft took to the skies in anticipation of
Operation Overlord. The Spitfire Mk VII and Mosquito FB Mk VI proved crucial to
Allied success on D-Day. Both aircraft provided the support troops needed to
pull off this ambitious amphibious assault.
Decal Options:
Spitfire Mk.VII:
Royal A.F. No.131 SQ. Code: NX-Q Summer - Autumn 1944
Mosquito FB Mk.VI:
Royal A.F. No. 235 SQ. Code: 3-W June 1944
Eurofighter Typhon JG74 Limited Edition
1/72
Stock Number:
HSGS2097
Skill Level 3
195 pieces
Age 14+
Jagdgeschwader 74 (74th Fighter Wing) transitioned to the
Eurofighter Typhoon in 2006. When JG 74 celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in
2011, Eurofighter specially painted a Typhoon with a unique livery to
commemorate the occasion. Not only could spectators see this unique aircraft in
action, they could sit in a full-size replica Typhoon and check out classic
warbirds as well!
Decal Option:
Luftwaffe JG74 50th
anniv. special marking Code: 30+48 2011
Focke Wulf FW190A-5 Limited Edition
1/48
Stock Number:
HSGS7373
Skill Level 3
77 pieces
Age 14+
German-built Focke-Wulf fighters were superior to most early
Allied fighters, enabling them to rack up massive kill tallies. They were so
impressive that the Axis powers were willing to risk shipping them across
hostile territory to Japan. The IJAAF received one Fw-190A-5 for testing and
evaluation during the Second World War. Japanese pilots from the IJAAF's
experimental division flew the Fw-190A-5 from the country's first air base,
located in Tokorozawa.
Decal Option:
J.A.A.F Experimental
division Tokorozawa A.B. Dec., 1943
All of these kits can
be found thru Hasegawa’s
Distributors worldwide.