1/48 A6M5C TYPE 52 ZERO FIGHTE

TAM61027

This is a Plastic 1/48 Japanese A6M5C Model 52 "Zeke" Zero Fighter Plane from Tamiya.

FEATURES: Period of Service: IJN; 1943-45; late stages of the Pacific War.
Single engine, single seat, Japanese Navy fighter.
Detailed 1/48th scale plastic kit for static display.
Markings included for 7 different aircraft. Appx. 60 parts in dark green and clear with recessed panel lines.
Detailed 3-part Sakae engine, cowling, exhaust collector, landing gear. Standing and seated pilot figures, (6) waving ground crew figures.
Cockpit detail: seat, cockpit tub, rear bulkhead, sidewalls, and decal for instrument faces.
Fuselage drop tank and underwing armament included.
Nakajima Sakae 21 radial engine; armed with (1) 13mm fuselage gun,
(2) 20mm wing cannon; air to air rockets or bombs.

MARKING
OPTIONS: Single sheet of decals contains aircraft code letters, serial numbers national insignia, stencils, and cockpit instruments for seven aircraft: 1: 332 Flying Group, Iwakuni Air Base, Sept 1944.
2: 332 Flying Group, Naruo Air Base, Dec 1944.
3: 316 Sqdn/252 Flying Group, Kokubo Air Base, May 1945.
4: 303 Sqdn/203 Flying Group, CPO Tanimizu, Kagoshima AB, June 1945.
5: 1 Sqdn/302 Flying Group, Atsugi AB, Aug 1945.
6: 203 Flying Group, Ohmura AB, 1945. 7: Genzan Flying Group, Genzan AB, 1945. All Aircraft: Top Surfaces - IJN Dk Green; Bottom Surfaces - IJN Lt
Grey Engine Cowl: Black. Additional paints Required: Flat Colors: Black, Green, Dark Brown, Flesh, White, Light Brown, Rust, Light Grey, Dark Grey, Aluminum. Gloss Colors: Silver, White, Blue-Green, Gun Metal.

INCLUDES: One 1/48 Japanese A6M5C Model 52 "Zeke" Zero Fighter Plane

REQUIRES: Assembly Hobby Knife Paint: (see MARKING OPTIONS) Brushes Sandpaper Liquid Plastic Cement White Glue CA or Tube Type (thick) Plastic Cement Nice-to-have tools: Needle File Set, Sprue Cutter, Airbrush and Accessories