U-Boat, Zero and Lightning

Hasegawa Hobby Kits Invites modelers to travel back in time to the war torn years of WWII as Allied and Axis forces battle to determine the fate of the world.

The United States was pitted against the united forces of the Japanese and Germans.  Man against man and machine against machine as both American and Axis forces fought ferociously in the air, on land, on the sea and under the waves.

The P-38J Lightning & B-26B/C Marauder Limited Edition, 1:72 Scale twin aircraft model kit recreates two workhorses of the Allied Air Force.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Normandy D-Day, Operation Overlord Hasegawa Hobby Kits presents not one, but two classic fighter aircraft responsible for turning the tide against the Axis Forces during WWII.

The Royal Navy provided two aircraft that helped the Allied Forces dominate the skies and land.

The P-38J Lighting with its long tapering fuselage and narrow profile was all business-downing enemy aircraft.  Fast, sleek and capable of pulverizing enemy aircraft the Lightning lived up to its namesake.  A single pilot cockpit, twin powerful engines, heavy armament and sleek profile made the aircraft light, maneuverable and deadly.

As with all Hasegawa Hobby Kits models the P-38J is easy to assemble, paint and decal when using the precise instructions.  Parts fit perfectly together with no lap overs or rough edges and parts remove cleanly from part trees with almost zero flashing. 

The B-26B/C Marauder is the heavier of the two aircraft and for good reason.  With its multi-manned crew, twin engines, heavy wings and tail section the Marauder carried an impressive payload of bombs necessary for destroying enemy emplacements, railroads, munitions dumps, rocket sites, troop gatherings and other vital enemy strong points.

A bubble front gunner port and upper-rear gunner port along with a tail gunner made the Marauder difficult to shoot down and formidable at close quarters.
          

The Japanese also had their own impressive aircraft.  But as impressive, and expensive, as their aircraft were the Japanese took special preparations to train their pilots in their use.

The 21st Kokusho A6M2-K Zero Fighter Trainer Type II Late Version '302nd Flying Group' Limited Edition Model scaled at 1:48 duplicates this superb aircraft.

The twin crew trainer has relatively short fuselage with large front and rear wings and tail fin.  A single tri-propeller motor powers the aircraft making it a fast and formidable fighter.
Full cockpit details, pilots and external details give this model the genuine 'look' of the real Zero.

The model may be displayed both with wheels up or down and with its additional fuel cells and armament the aircraft is both dangerous and capable of long flights.       
 

WWII was fought on many fronts: on the ground, in the air, on the water and under the waves.
The Nazi were masters of underwater warfare.  Its submarine fleet was second to none and feared by Allied Forces.

Often referred to as Aces of the Ocean the Nazi submarines with fast and lethal.  

While ultimately the Nazi were revealed to be the villains that they were they were nonetheless experts at warfare.

Four Nazi U-boat captains were made famous during the war and their combined kills were responsible for sinking 500,000 tons of Allied shipping.

All four U-boats are recreated in miniature form.  They are:

German Navy U-201 Kapitänleutnant Adalbert Schnee
German Navy U-552 Oberleutnant Erich Topp 7.U-Flotille
German Navy U-68 Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten
German Navy U-172 Kapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann