A plastic model that requires assembly and painting. Separate adhesive, tools, paint, etc. are required.
1/72 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit
Completed size: total length 138mm, total width 152mm
After the Sino-Japanese Incident in 1937, it was attacked by the Chinese Air Force on a small scale. For this reason, the Navy felt the need for a high-speed fighter for base air defense, and presented Mitsubishi with the development of a 14-prototype fighter. Upon receiving this proposal, Mitsubishi considered installing a powerful engine, and since the engine they decided upon based on the requirements had a large diameter, they used an extension shaft to reduce air resistance, placed the engine at the rear, and squeezed the nose of the aircraft. It has a design with a deep spindle-shaped fuselage that is not found in previous Japanese aircraft. In 1942, the first prototype was examined and it was pointed out that the landing speed was too fast and the visibility was poor, but after changes such as modifying the windshield shape, production began in September 1943 as Raiden type 11 (J2M2). It has started. Raiden type 21 (J2M3) is a type with strengthened armament, equipped with four 20mm machine guns instead of a 7.7mm machine gun, and was the most produced of all Raiden types. After that, the 32 type (J2M4) was equipped with an exhaust turbine supercharger, the 33 type (J2M5) had a larger windshield and the engine was replaced with the Mars 26 type, and the Mars 26 type was not available, so the engine was the Mars 23 type, which is the same as the Raiden 21 type. A total of approximately 500 aircraft were produced, including the 31 type (J2M6), which had a larger windshield with the shell intact, and was used to intercept enemy bombers entering mainland Japan. *This product is a plastic model that requires assembly and painting. *Adhesive, tools, paint, etc. are required separately for assembly and painting. *"Plastic model" is a registered trademark owned by the Japan Plastic Model Industry Cooperative.