Airfix 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long range naval fighter aircraft that formed the backbone of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Air Arm throughout the Second World War. Blessed with exceptional manoeuvrability, as well as long range, the Zero proved to be the best carrier fighter aircraft in the world when it made its debut in China in 1940, and then again in the opening stages of the Pacific War against the United States.

The A6M2b Zero fighter marked the beginning of a new era in naval aviation and was the first shipboard fighter capable of outperforming land-based aircraft. It was an extremely deadly weapon in a dogfight, and was famous for its ability to outmanoeuvre all the US's early fighter aircraft.

Features:

• Molded in blue gray colored styrene
• windscreen and canopy molded in clear styrene
• Finley recessed panel lines
• Detailed landing gear
• Weighted tires
• Detailed radial engine
• Detailed cockpit
• Detailed seated pilot figure
• Waterslide decals by Cartograf with authentic markings
• Illustrated assembly instructions
• Illustrated full color painting and decal placement guide

Decal Markings For:

• Zero of the 201st Kouta, Tobero Airfield, Kerovat, East New Brtain, Papua New Guiena, 1944

Requires:

• Skill level: 2 Ages 10 to Adult
• Gluing required
• Painting required