This is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate tools, paints, etc. are required.
1/48 scale plastic model. On October 5, 1937, Mitsubishi and Nakajima received the plan requirements for the 12-Shi Carrier Fighter, a main carrier fighter following the 96-Shi Carrier Fighter. Mitsubishi began the design with engineer Jiro Horikoshi as the chief designer. New ideas were incorporated, such as a constant-speed propeller, retractable landing gear, split structure, teardrop-type sealed windshield, streamlined drop fuel tank, Crusey radio return direction finder, ESD (super duralumin), and 20mm cannons mounted in the wings. The first 12-Shi Carrier Fighter (A6M1) was equipped with the Zuisei 13 type (takeoff power 780 horsepower). The first flight was in April 1949, and the first aircraft recorded a speed of over 491 km/h during in-house testing, showing good results. After that, minor modifications were made, such as changing the propeller from two to three blades and reducing the rigidity of the elevator control device, and the aircraft was delivered to the Navy in September, and inspection began. Immediately after the start of testing, it was decided that the additional prototypes from the third aircraft onwards, which had their engines replaced with Sakae 12 type (take-off power 940 horsepower) and the tail arrangement changed, would be called the A6M2. Although there was an accident in mid-air that caused the aircraft to break apart during the inspection, it was recognized as a good airplane, and the A6M2 was officially adopted as the A6M1 Zero Type 1 Carrier Fighter (renamed A6M2a, A6M11 Zero Carrier Fighter, in 1942). Compared to the A6M1, the A6M2 was 270 mm longer in length and 19 kg heavier, but its maximum speed was improved to 533.4 km/h. A total of 64 Type 11s were made, and were sent to the Chinese front at the request of local troops even before they were officially adopted. Since the Type 11s were used as land-based fighters, they were not outfitted as carrier-based fighters. (From Discovery Japan Mall)

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