S.B.S. have announced their latest superdetailed cockpit sets for Hasegawa's popular 1:48 Mitsubishi Zeros.

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Thanks!

anyone know if it fits the old tamiya kits too?

Hi Vance

I imagine it probably won't without some modification - but where there's a will there's a way...

All the best

Rowan

The Hasegawa kit is quite troublesome to assemble in the wingroots, has an inferior canopy whose sides do not slope enough by quite a noticeable amount (though most seem to ignore it), and if I remember correctly does not show the leading edge washout which is a very visible feature of the entire leading edge...

It is also 2 mm short in the fuselage from rudder post to the rear of the canopy.

That this set is intended for the Hasegawa a bit baffling to me, as it gives the impression that by spending more you will have the equivalent of the new 1/48th Tamiya Zero... Not even close...

I think rather than buy the Hasegawa kit, even on a steep rebate, and add this cockpit set, you are still far ahead with a new Tamiya kit for the final result, and for not much more...

Now if this was intended for the Tamiya kit from the start, I would be more interested...

Gaston

I wasn't aware that Tamiya had a new A6M2 out - that would be nice, but all I know of is their very old tool of it.