Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA2006
Nakajima B5N2 Kanko/Kate Diecast Model
IJNAS Soryu Flying Group, BI-312, IJN Carrier Soryu, Pearl Harbor, December 7th 1941 |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Nakajima B5N2 Kanko/Kate | | 5.75" | | 8.5" |
For this mission aircraft from the Siryu wore BI- and a single blue band around the rear of the fuselage. The BI-312 was believed to be flown by Juzo Mori, Lt Nagai's #2 wingman at Pearl Harbor. The Soryu had a complement of 60 aircraft comprised of 24 Zekes, 18 Vals, 18 Kates. As part of the first wave to attack Pearl Harbor their mission was to strike the battleships USS Nevada, Tennessee and West Virginia with armor piercing bombs. The battleships USS Utah, California and the light-cruisers Helena and Raleigh were to be destroyed with torpedoes. Another target were the grounded aircraft at Barbers Point. As well as the newer B5N2's there were 103 of the older B5N1's used at pearl Harbor.
Designed to meet a 1935 Imperial Japanese Navy requirement for a carrier-based attack bomber to replace the Yokosuka B4Y, the B5N was first flown in January, 1937. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:72 scale BN5 Kate is constructed almost entirely from diecast metal, with a large, solid metal wing that dominates the model. The multi-piece configurable canopy has two opened covers and a removable rear-facing machine gun. The front and side instrument panels are pad-printed and crisp panel lines can be seen across the surface of the model. Other fine details include simulated fabric-stretched control surfaces on the wing and elevators and cooling fins that can be seen inside the radial engine. Variants in this series include the B5N1 and the improved B5N2, configured as either a torpedo bomber, with a removable torpedo, or a dive bomber with several bomb load configurations.
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The Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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