Released in February 2008
At the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese Navy's Gekko fought hard to intercept American B-29 heavy bombers at night. Among them, the type 11 armor was introduced in the summer of 1945 and was strengthened to three 20mm machine guns that protruded diagonally forward from the top of the body, called diagonal guns. Gekou 11 Gatako released in February 2008
[Product Introduction]
TAMIYA 1/48 Masterpiece Aircraft Series Nakajima Night Fighter Gekko 11 Type A (J1N1-Sa). Actual aircraft explanation At the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese Navy's Gekko fought hard to intercept American B-29 heavy bombers at night. Among them, the type 11 armor was introduced in the summer of 1945 and was strengthened to three 20mm machine guns that protruded diagonally forward from the top of the body, called diagonal guns. During its production, the collective exhaust pipe was changed to a thrust type single exhaust pipe, and some aircraft were also equipped with a radar antenna in the nose. This is a plastic model assembly kit with a scale of 1/48 and a total length of 263mm. Not only does it have a unique style such as the large, thick main wings, but it also faithfully reproduces the characteristics of the Type 11 shell, such as the three diagonal guns mounted above. The thrust type single exhaust pipe also has a sharp finish. You can choose between aircraft equipped with a radar antenna (top image) and aircraft without. Includes 2 crew figures and 3 types of markings.
[Product specifications]
1/48 scale unpainted assembly kit□