HASEGAWA 08212 LIMITED EDITION KAWASAKI KI-61-I OTSU HIEN (TONY) "SHINTEN SEIKUTAI" 1/32 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft. Used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, it was designated the "Army Type 3 Fighter" (三式戦闘機). Allied intelligence initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s and later an Italian Macchi C.202, which led to the Allied reporting name of "Tony", assigned by the United States War Department. The design originated as a variant of the Kawasaki Ki-60, which never entered production. The Ki-61 became the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of the war to use a liquid-cooled inline V engine. Over 3,000 Ki-61s were produced. Initial prototypes saw action over Yokohama during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942, and continued to fly combat missions throughout the war.
FEATURES:
Another fine kit release by Hasegawa is the Kawasaki Ki-61-I Hein in 1/32 scale. Open that box of clean crisp molded parts that has been their trademark for many years and just start building this puppy. This is a very fine engineered kit of a Ki-61-I of the '68th Flight Regiment, yet the same molded kit release as kit 8078 with a decal sheet of the 244th Sentai noted for their ramming missions against the B-29's in the Pacific.
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