Hasegawa’s new
items for March 2016 have some interesting for aircraft and ship builders
especially... Hopefully by the March you will be ready to build one of these?
Let’s see what’s in store in our preview…
March 2016 New Items from
Hasegawa
1/200 C-40
Clipper U.S. Navy
Stock Number: HSGS0816
Pieces: 47
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
Stock Number: HSGS0816
Pieces: 47
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$31.99
In the age of sail, "Clippers" were some of the
fastest ships afloat. Today, the C-40A Clipper serves the US Navy in a
personnel and cargo transportation role. It is a modified version of the Boeing
737-700, capable of being quickly altered between a 121 passenger, pure cargo,
or combination passenger and cargo role. Clippers help keep the full extent of
the US Navy's holdings and forces around the world connected to supplies from
home.
Decal Option:
US Navy VR-59 Code:
RY833
US Navy VR-57 Code:
693
1/72 Tornado
GR4/IDS TTTE 35th Anniv (2 Kits)
Stock Number: HSGS2188
Pieces: 115 / 111
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$79.99
Stock Number: HSGS2188
Pieces: 115 / 111
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$79.99
Tornado fighters were developed by Germany, the United
Kingdom, and Italy, so it makes sense that their crews would be trained
cooperatively as well. At RAF Cottesmore airmen from the Luftwaffe, Aeronautica
Militare, and Royal Air Force spent four weeks conducting ground training and
then a further nine practicing aerial skills in the Tornado. This arranged
lasted for over eighteen years before easing Cold War tensions lead to the
development of nationally-based programs in 1999. This limited edition kit
combo features two aircraft and three sets of decals.
Decal Options:
RAF Tornado GR.4
Code: B-35: ZA612
Luftwaffe Tornado IDS
Code: G-35: 45+71
Italian AF Tornado
IDS 6th Stormo Code: I-35: 6-16 (MM7037)
1/72 F-15J/DJ
Eagle 201SQ 30th Anniversary
Stock Number: HSGS8190
Pieces: 142
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
Stock Number: HSGS8190
Pieces: 142
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
Operating out of Chitose Air Base on Hokkaido-the large
northern island of Japan-the 201st squadron has defended Japanese airspace for
thirty years using the F-15J Eagle. The "J" variant of the F-15 is an
export model purpose-designed for Japan without the electronic countermeasures
suite and some engine features of the domestic type. It has been upgraded
several times over this service life and continues to be one of the finest
aircraft in the JASDF inventory. Kit features tandem seat cockpit option and
two sets of 201st Squadron decals.
Decal Options:
F-15J: JASDF 201SQ
30th Anniversary Special Marking Code: 52-8860 Chitose AB July 2015
F-15DJ: JASDF 201SQ
30th Anniversary Special Marking Code: 92-8094 Chitose AB 2015
1/48 Kawasaki
T-4 Hamamatsu Special 2015
Stock Number: HSGS7427
Pieces: 117
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$44.99
Stock Number: HSGS7427
Pieces: 117
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$44.99
Since the 1980s, the T-4 has been the primary jet trainer of
the JASDF as well as their demonstration team's aircraft of choice. It is a
highly-manoeuvrable subsonic jet aircraft with hard points for training bombs
and missiles. Included with this model is a special marking celebrating the
sixtieth anniversary of the JASDF-a landmark especially important for the T-4
because for half that time JASDF pilots have been training with the T-4.
Limited edition kit features special 60th anniversary decal.
Decal Options:
JASDF 1st AW 60th
Anniversary Special Marking Code: 778 (96-5778) Hamamatsu AB November 2015
1/700 Japanese
Navy Heavy Cruiser Kako Full Hull
Stock Number: HSGS3168
Pieces:
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$69.99
Stock Number: HSGS3168
Pieces:
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$69.99
Fortune is fickle. The morning after participating in a
crushing victory over US surface vessels in which four cruisers and two
destroyers were reported sunk, Kako was spotted by S-44-an American
submarine-which fired upon Kako at 7 in the morning. She was struck three times
with torpedoes at 7:08. She rolled, her boilers exploded, and by 7:15 she had
sunk beneath the waves. Despite her precipitous departure from the surface,
most of her officers and crew were able to escape to the safety of other nearby
Japanese warships. Kit features display base, metal gun barrels, and
photoetched accessories.
Decal Option:
First Battle of Savo
Island August 1942
Stock Number:
HSGS8884
Pieces: 150
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$72.99
Originally, the Zero was designed as an air superiority
fighter-meant to take down opposing fighters with superior manoeuvrability and
speed. As the war wore on, however, more and more American bombers were making
it, unescorted, to their targets in Japan. This variant of the Zero carried an
additional pair of 13.2mm machine guns as well as rockets and a thicker wing.
All these changes made it less suitable for fighter-to-fighter combat but
better for bringing down the massive B-29. Kit features pilot figure and two
sets of IJN decals.
Decal Options:
IJN 203rd NFG 303rd
Sq. Code: 03-09 Takeo Tanimizu Kagoshima A.B. June 1945
IJN 252nd NFG 311th
Sq. Code: 252-114 Tetsuzo Iwamoto Mobara A.B. February 1945
1/48 F-16
Fighting Falcon CFT
Stock Number: HSGS7429
Pieces: 123
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$59.99
Stock Number: HSGS7429
Pieces: 123
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$59.99
Combating the gradual drift to ever larger, heavier, and
more heavily armed fighters, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a light, high-power
fighter with an integral 20mm Gatling cannon and provision for wing-tip
missiles. Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs) are extra, external fuel canisters
plumbed to the aircraft and kept close to the fuselage to reduce drag. Unlike
drop tanks, CFTs cannot be discarded in flight but they also present less
additional radar cross section. Kit features an experimental CFT-equipped
Falcon based in Eglin AFB.
Decal Option:
USAF 40th Flight Test
Squadron Conformal Fuel Tanks experimental plane Code: ET Eglin Air Force Base
2001
1/72 B-25J
Mitchell Shark Teeth
Stock Number: HSGS2187
Pieces: 132
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
Stock Number: HSGS2187
Pieces: 132
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
With between twelve and eighteen .50 calibre machine guns, a
75mm forward-mounted cannon, and a large bomb capacity, the B-25J Mitchell was
entirely capable of shredding ground targets. It was used heavily as a ground
support aircraft and a medium bomber in virtually all theatres of the Second
World War. Limited edition kit features two sets of decals for USAAF aircraft
from 1944.
Decal Options:
USAAF 486th BS/340th
BG Code: 6E: 328090 Italy May 1944
USAAF 499th BS/345th
BG Code: 147: My Duchess Philippine May 1944
1/72 Kugisho
P1Y2-S Kyokkoh Frances
Stock Number: HSGS2189
Pieces: 72
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$42.99
Stock Number: HSGS2189
Pieces: 72
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$42.99
Demands for the design of the P1Y were impossible to Accommodate-Japan
wanted a dive/torpedo/medium level bomber as fast as the Zero with the range
and payload of the G4M plus Nakajima Homare engines. The aircraft resulting
from such a convoluted craft rapidly proved difficult to operate. It was
modified to a night fighter for the P1Y2-S with radar and 20mm cannons.
However, even this version couldn't operate at altitudes high enough to capture
the B-29. Limited edition kit features two sets of decals.
Decal Options:
P1Y2-S Kyokkoh
prototype 1 May 1944
IJN 302nd NFG 2nd SQ.
Code: Yo D-196
1/72 F-4EJ
Phantom II ADTW 60th Anniversary
Stock Number: HSGS2191
Pieces: 117
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
Stock Number: HSGS2191
Pieces: 117
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$49.99
For over half a century the F-4EJ Phantom II has been
serving with the JASDF. Today, it serves with the Air Development and Test Wing
at Gifu Air Base where its incredible speed and lift capacity are a great asset
in tests of new technology. Previously, as an air superiority fighter, that
same speed was coupled with an incredible load of missiles and a broad range
for protecting Japan's extensive territorial waters. Limited edition kit
features a special 60th Anniversary special decal marking set.
Decal Option:
JASDF ADTW 60th
Anniversary Special Marking Code: 336 (47-8336) Gifu AB October 2015
Kinugasa was a trendsetting design for the IJN. She was the
first IJN vessel to be fitted with an aircraft catapult. From her commissioning
in 1927 to mid-1942, Kinugasa was virtually untouched in battle-coming through
ferocious fights with mere scratches. In October of '42, however, Kinugasa's
luck changed. At Esperance she was struck four times by shells. Then, at
Guadalcanal, accurate aircraft bombing killed her Captain and XO before
knocking out the engines and rudder. Just before midnight on 14th November,
Kinugasa capsized and sank. Kit features display stand and metal gun barrels.
Decal Option:
3rd Battle of Savo
Island November 1942
1/48
Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Type 21 Tatsumaki
Stock Number: HSGS7428
Pieces: 81
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$42.99
Stock Number: HSGS7428
Pieces: 81
Age: 14+
Skill: 3
$42.99
The heavily armed, high-powered J2M3 Raiden was meant for
short-range defence of high-value targets against B-29 Superfortresses. Without
a turbocharger it couldn't operate at the level of the B-29 superfortress for
long, but thanks to its four-20mm cannon armament, it didn't have to. Despite
its fine qualities, the Raiden was not produced in enough numbers to make a
significant impact on the war effort, especially after the US switched to
night-bombing in the Pacific. Kit features three sets of IJN decals.
Decal Options:
IJN 302nd NFG Lt.
Susumu Ito Code: Yo D-157 Kanoya AB April 1945
IJN 332nd NFG W.O.
Susumu Ishihara Code: 32-112 Kanoya AB April 1945
IJN 352nd NFG Ensign
Nobuo Kikuchi Code: 352-67 Kanoya AB April 1945
Number: HC21
Skill Level 3
144 pieces
Length: 4.9 in (124
mm)
Width: 2.1 in (54 mm)
$44.99
Conceptually similar to the Volkswagen® Beetle, the Honda
N360 was a small, light passenger vehicle developed in Japan during the late
sixties. It was powered by an air-cooled inline 2-cylinder engine small enough
that the spare tire could fit in the hood space next to the engine block. In
essence, the purpose of this rather boxy vehicle was to provide an affordable
automobile for Japan's rapidly re-industrializing economy. Kit features decals
for two types.
Decal Options:
Type II Super Deluxe
Type II S
All these kits will
be available in March 2016 from Hasegawa’s
Distributors..
