SHUSUI ROCKET FIGHTER - AN ORIENTAL Me163 KOMET
SMN report: While we’re on the subject of rocket-powered Japanese aircraft ( Okha article last week, see link below ) here is another 1:48 scale release from the FineMolds stable, the Mitsubishi J8M Shusui (‘Sharp Sword’), a single-seat World War II interceptor based closely on the German Messerschmitt Me163 Komet. Optional markings The Shusui was a small machine, though bigger than the Ohka - to 1:48 scale the Shusui’s wingspan is just 198 mm (7.8 in), with a nose to rocket-nozzle length of some 126 mm (4.97 in). There is a choice of markings, green or orange, both with the blood-red rising sun meatball for wings and tail. Accessory pack There is also an accessory set available separately, with a raft of metal-etch components to improve the already excellent mouldings. Of particular note is the seat panel, with sharply-defined seat-belt and D-ring harness. There are a number of spanners supplied too, quite remarkably fine at this scale - definitely a case of ‘magnifying glass req...