HASEGAWA NAKAJIMA SKY-SPY FLOATPLANE TO 1:48 SCALE
THIS 1:48 SCALE HASEGAWA Nakajima E8N2 Type 95 reconnaissance seaplane (Dave) kit is a neatly engineered model of an aircraft that first flew in 1934. SMN report: The E8N2 kit would partner well with other military floatplanes that flew before and during World War II. This particular release is a Limited Edition that comes with two sets of markings, representing aircraft that flew as the airborne eyes of two Imperial Japanese Navy battleships, the Nagato and the Mutsu . There are also new parts in the box, including aileron rod and oil cooler components. Detail is impressive, as are the nicely sculpted crew figures that come with the kit. As the pictures show, it also comes with crisply moulded beaching trolley equipment, so you don’t have to make a seascape diorama if you don’t want to, though a section of beach or concrete apron would not go amiss. Another thought is to display the Nakajima Type 95 next to the British Fairey Swordfish , another biplane of the ...