Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 01:15 AM UTC
Hasegawa's April release's sees numerous 1/72nd scale offerings with the pick of the bunch being a P-38J Lightning and a & B-26B/C Marauder, two kits in the box, in the markings of aircraft that flew in "Operation Overlord."
1/72nd scale

P-38J LIGHTNING & B-26B/C MARAUDER "OPERATION OVERLORD" (Two kits in the box)
Item no. - 02091
Scale - 1/72
Category - WWII U.S. Fighter & Bomber
Estimated No. of parts - 63 + 174
Markings -
P-38
1) P-38J-25 : U.S.A.A.F. 370th FG 485th FS Maj.Sabo Code: 7F-S 1944
2) P-38J : U.S.A.A.F. 370th FG 401st FS Code: 9D-F 1944
B-26
1) B-26C-25 : U.S.A.A.F. 386th BG 555th BS YA-V: SEXY BETSY June 1944
2) B-26C-15 : U.S.A.A.F. 386th BG 553rd BS AN-L: The Yankee Guerilla 1944

F-15SG STRIKE EAGLE "SINGAPORE AIR FORCE"
Item no. - 02092
Scale - 1/72
Category - Modern U.S. Jet Fighter
Estimated No. of parts - 166
Markings -
1) Singapore A.F. Code: 8320, 8302

MV-22B OSPREY "VMM-162 GOLDEN EAGLES"
Item no. - 02093
Scale - 1/72
Category - Modern U.S. Transport
Estimated No. of parts - 140
Markings -
U.S. Marine VMM-162 "GOLDEN EAGLES" Code: YS01, YS00
Remarks - Display stand parts are included.

SHINMEIWA US-1 "RESCUE IVORY"
Item no. - 02094
Scale - 1/72
Category - J.M.S.D.F. Flying Boat
Estimated No. of parts - 137
Markings -
1) US-1A : J.M.S.D.F. 71st SQ Code: 9090
2) US-1 : J.M.S.D.F. Code: 9071

F-16BM FIGHTING FALCON "JSF TEST SUPPORT"
Item no. - 02095
Scale - 1/72
Category - Modern U.S. Jet Fighter
Estimated No. of parts - 97
Markings -
1) Danish A.F. 461st FTS Code: ET210

MITSUBISHI G3M3 TYPE 96 ATTACK BOMBER (NELL) MODEL 23 "1ST FLYING GROUP"
Item no. - 02103
Scale - 1/72
Category - WWII Japanese Attack Bomber
Estimated No. of parts - 122
Markings -
1) I.J.N. 1st N.F.G. Code: Z-325 Extra marking code: Z-322, Z-323, Z-326
2) I.J.N. 1001st N.F.G. Code: 01-64


F-104J/F-104DJ STARFIGHTER "207SQ COMBO" (Two kits in the box)
Item no. - 02104
Scale - 1/72
Category - Modern U.S. Jet Fighter
Estimated No. of parts - 101 + 114
Markings -
F-104J
1) J.A.S.D.F. 83 A.W. 207SQ. Code: 46-8655 Air Combat Meet 1984
2) J.A.S.D.F. 83 A.W. 207SQ. Code: 46-8635 Air Combat Meet 1983
F-104DJ
1) J.A.S.D.F. 83 A.W. 207SQ. Code: 36-5017 Air Combat Meet 1983 (Practice)
2) J.A.S.D.F. 83 A.W. 207SQ. Code: 46-5008 Air Combat Meet 1983 (Practice)



1/48th scale

NAKAJIMA KI43-III HAYABUSA (OSCAR)
Item no. - 07371
Scale - 1/48
Category - WWII Japanese Fighter
Estimated No. of parts - 82
Markings -
1) I.J.A.A.F. 65th F.R. Metabaru A.F. Aug., 1945
2) I.J.A.A.F. 204th F.R. Code: 01 Taiwan Aug., 1945


21ST KOKUSHO A6M2-K ZERO FIGHTER TRAINER TYPE 11 LATE VERSION "302ND FLYING GROUP"
Item no. - 07372
Scale - 1/48
Category - WWII Japanese Fighter trainer
Estimated No. of parts - 117
Markings -
1) I.J.N. 302nd F.G. Code: Yo D-501
2) I.J.N. 343rd F.G. Code: 343-01

MITSUBISHI T-2 "FOREST (F-1) CAMOUFLAGE"
Item no. - 07374
Scale - 1/48
Category - Modern J.A.S.D.F. Jet Trainer
Estimated No. of parts - 159
Markings -
1) J.A.S.D.F. 3rd AW 3rd SQ Code: 186
2) J.A.S.D.F. 4th AW 21st SQ Code: 191
3) J.A.S.D.F. 4th AW 22nd SQ Code: 190, 192

1/144th scale

YS-11 "J.M.S.D.F. 61ST SQ"
Item no. - 10806
Scale - 1/144
Category - J.M.S.D.F. Transporter
Estimated No. of parts - 48
Markings -
1) YS-11M (Transporter) : J.M.S.D.F. 61st SQ. Code: 9042 Atsugi A.B.
2) YS-11T (Anti-submarine patrol trainer) : J.M.S.D.F. 205th TSQ Code: 6901 Shimofusa A.B.


1/200th scale

VC-25A "AIR FORCE ONE"
Item no. - 10805
Scale - 1/200
Category - Modern U.S. President Transporter
Estimated No. of parts - 68
Markings -
U.S.A.F. "AIR FORCE ONE" Code: 28000, 29000


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Comments

That torpedo-totting G3M3 "Nell" - very welcome! A late "Oscar", I wonder if a -IIIb will be offered?
APR 13, 2014 - 02:09 AM
I guess Hasegawa has ceded 1/32nd scale to Tamiya....
APR 14, 2014 - 08:35 AM
Hi Bill How can you say that on the basis of one month? - Plus, I'm tempted to say "Twoddle" anyway... at least that's my take when I look at the no-nonsense Hasegawa releases that market for a fraction of the cost of Tamiya. Hasegawa's new-tool largescale kits of Japanese fighters over the last couple of years have been really excellent. All the best Rowan
APR 14, 2014 - 08:45 AM
That nell just might land on my bench...
APR 14, 2014 - 09:49 AM
Rowan, far be it for me to question you as editor, but I respectfully submit this is not a one-month trend. I only build 32-scale aircraft, and have been watching this for at least a year. When was the last time Hase released a new-tool 32-scale kit? I agree their kits are cheaper than those of Tamiya or even Trumpeter, but in terms of value for money, again, they're lagging. Look at Revell of Germany with multiple large scale kits released in the past year (I count 1 109, 2 Ju-88s, 2 HE-111s, the Arado floatplane, and very shortly a Spitfire Mk. II, and there are others I've overlooked). It's surprising (to me at least) that the company who more or less invented the category has IMO abandoned it.
APR 15, 2014 - 05:51 AM
Hi Bill I lose track easily with all the releases passing through Aeroscale, but their Shiden Kai only came out last winter didn't it? I remember being mightily fed up that Fred beat me to the sample. All the best Rowan
APR 15, 2014 - 06:52 AM
You may be right, Rowan. But I don't think that changes my point that they have retreated from leadership of this category. They used to be the standard and now the other companies are eating their lunch.
APR 15, 2014 - 10:25 AM
Rowan, do you know if the P38J & B26B/C are new molds, or just re-releases of their existing kits? I'd be interested in the B26B/C but not in their old P38J which I prefer as a 1/48 scale offering.
APR 16, 2014 - 02:51 AM
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