Hasegawa 1/32 Japanese A6M5c Zero Fighter Type 52 (Hei) 08884 nat_Britain 11F with a partly semi-monocoque

11F with a partly semi-monocoque fuselage represented a significant technological change for the IAR factory

Hasegawa's first 1/48-scale non-transformable Valkyrie Fighter Mode model kit offering

and construction will be required

but it could still carry a useful payload to its target

Hasegawa 1/32 Japanese A6M5c Zero Fighter Type 52 (Hei) 08884 nat_Britain 11F with a partly semi-monocoquePlastic model kit, assembly required. Glue, paint and finishing supplies not included. Originally, the Zero was designed as an air superiority fighter meant to take down opposing fighters with superior maneuverability 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