DOYUSHA 400869 KAWANISHI K5Y2 TYPE 93 "WILLOW" ADVANCED TRAINER (WATER)
1/32 SCALE AKA "RED DRAGONFLY"
DESCRIPTION:
The K5Y2 was a two-seat biplane trainer (Allied reporting name: "Willow") that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Due to its bright orange paint scheme it earned the nickname "aka-tombo" or "red dragonfly", after a type of insect common throughout Japan.
The Type 93 Intermediate Trainer entered service in 1934 as the K5Y1 with fixed tail-skid landing gear and remained in use throughout the war. Floatplane types K5Y2 and K5Y3 were also produced. These aircraft were the mainstay of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service's flight training. As intermediate trainers they were capable of performing demanding aerobatic maneuvers as well as normal pilot training skills. Two further land-based versions, the K5Y4 with a 358 kW (480 hp) Amakaze 21A engine and the K5Y5 with a 384 kW (515 hp) Amakaze 15, were projected but never built.
FEATURES:
The 1/32nd K5Y1/2 kit has been around a long time, and still to this day continues to be re-released.
I'm quite impressed with this little seaplane kit, especially for being more than 45 years old.
The kit contains
4 orange sprues
2 gray sprues
1 small clear sprue
1 legal size fold out instruction sheet
1 decal sheet by Cartograf
My K5Y2 kit came in a top opening box with all sprues in their own individual bags and the decal sheet in its own bag with a wax sheet cover. The kit is molded as the original with raised panel lines and fabric tie ups, with a very decent overall fabric representation where appropriate.
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