Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 08:14 AM UTC
There's a really exciting set of aircraft in Hasegawa's Spring line-up, as they continue their policy of releasing "Limited Edition" versions of their existing kits.
These kits will feature different decal options from the standard boxings. The releases announced so far are:

In 1/72 scale:

Kit #00769 - AVENGER A.S. Mk.IV "Royal Navy" with the following decal options:
1) Royal Navy HMS Bulwark Code: B-981 Suez 1957
2) Royal Navy HMS Bulwark Code: B-982 Suez 1957

Kit #00770 - F-15C EAGLE "Gulf Spirit" with the following decal option:
U.S.A.F. 33rd TFW Wing Commander Col. Rick Parsons Code: EG33

Kit #00771 - F-4N PHANTOM II “VF-202” with the following decal option:
U.S. Navy VF-202 CAG Code: AF-200


In 1/48 scale:

Kit #09601 - MESSERSCHMITT Bf109E-3 "Spanish Civil War" with the following decal options:
1) Luftwaffe LEGION CONDOR 1./J88 Hauptmann Siebelt Reents Code: 6 : 119 Spring 1939
2) Luftwaffe LEGION CONDOR 2./J88 Leutnant Werner Ursinus Code: 6 : 111 Spring 1939

Kit #09602 - BRITISH PHANTOM FGR Mk.2 "Tiger Squadron" with the following decal options:
1) Royal A.F. No.74 SQN Code: Z: XT914
2) Royal A.F. No.56 SQN Code: A: XV472

Kit #09603 - NAKAJIMA KI44-II KOH SHOKI (TOJO)
"47th Flight Regiment"
with the following decal options:
1) I.J.A. 47th Flight Regiment 3rd SQ. Code: 19 Narimasu A.B. 1944
2) I.J.A. 47th Flight Regiment 2nd SQ. Lt. Yasuo Masaki Code: 20 Chofu A.B. 1943

Kit #09604 - P-38J LIGHTNING "Down Beat" with the following decal options:
1) U.S.A.A.F. 5th Fighter Command Maj. Richard Ira Bong Code: T April 1944
2) U.S.A.A.F. 49th Fighter Group 9th Fighter Sq. Maj. Richard Ira Bong “Marge”

Kit #09600 - F6F-5 HELLCAT "French Navy" with the following decal options:
1) French Navy Escadrille 57S Code: 37
2) French Navy Flottille 1F Code: 7

Kit #09606 - MITSUBISHI A6M5c ZERO FIGHTER TYPE 52 HEI “Samurai Pilot” with the following decal option:
I.J.N. Yokosuka Naval Flying Group LT. JG Sabro Sakai Code: Yo-137 Yokosuka 1945

Kit #09605 - AV-8B HARRIER II PLUS “VMA-223 Bulldogs” with the following decal option:
U.S. Marine VMA-223 “BULLDOGS” SQ. CO Code: WP01 60 years anniv. of VMA-223 special marking Nov., 2002


And in 1/32 scale:

Kit #08153 - MESSERSCHMITT Bf109G-6 "Super Experten" with the following decal option:
Luftwaffe II/JG52 Hauptmann Gerhard Barkhorn November 1943
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