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| The MU-2 was originally developed by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry as a high performance
turboprop airplane. The first type took flight
on September 14, 1963. |
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| The MU-2S is designed to search as far as
200 nautical miles from it's base, locate any
aircraft in distress, and lead other rescue
parties to the site. |
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| Inside the prominent nose-mounted radome is a
Doppler radar antennae. |
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| Semi-spherical windows and a door that can be opened during flight enhance visual
search capabilities. |
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| This is a super neat kit... molded very nicely
considering the age of the kit. |
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| I've gotten accustomed to paintjobs that are
meant to hide an aircraft from it's enemies.
It was really strange painting this one in colors
that were meant to do precisely the opposite. |
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| The neat little Jeep in the photos is included
in the kit! Definite proof that the kit is OLD!
(before they invented the word "aftermarket"). |
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Kit: Hasegawa #JS-095
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Scale: 1/72 |
| Decals: Kit Stock plus a few from the spares box. |
| After Market Parts: None |
| Customizations: Scratch built seatbelts and scratch rear cabin interior |
| Cost: I paid $8.00 for this kit at the 1998 Squadron Scalefest. It's the only
place I've ever seen one. |
| Comments: This is an old
Hasegawa kit with crisp raised panel lines. Very good fit overall. The
glass parts are done very well, clean and thin. The landing gear parts
are excellent for such a small kit (less than 6 inches long). I weighted
the nose a little just in case. |
