Description
This cost-effective set includes Item 61115 (1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony)) and 32558 (1/48 Japanese 4×4 Light Vehicle Type 95 Kurogane) with a special package.
The Hien was the only Japanese aircraft which employed a liquid-cooled engine during WWII.
Among a number of different variants produced, the Ki-61-Id featured a 20cm-elongated nose to house 20mm cannons, plus 12.7mm wing machine guns, and showed its power to beat U.S. B29s.
The “Kurogane’’ was developed for the Japanese Army as the world’s first lightweight 4×4 vehicle. From December 1937, after various improvements, a new type was produced.
It carried 3 passengers, and had a 33hp engine.
The lightweight 4×4 Kurogane was used for reconnaissance and communication in China, South East Asia, and the Pacific
