1/48 IJN Nakajima B5N2 – nose with thrust-type exhausts (Hasegawa Upgrade)

This is a 3D realization of the rare thrust-type exhaust cowling used on a small number of late-war Type 97 Carrier Attack bomber (B5N2). Only two aircraft with this configuration are known to have been photographed: An experimental aircraft used in the 17-Shi Hi No. 19 test Aircraft No. 302, a combat aircraft flown to Jacquinot Bay after the war Both examples show subtle differences in cowling geometry and exhaust layout. This set represents a plausible standardized form, based on: Photographs…

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