The Nakajima Type 4 Hayate (Frank) was produced for the Japanese Air Force. It was powered by a 2000hp Ha45 engine and boasted excellent speed, maneuverability, firepower and defensive armor. After approval of the prototype in March 1944, the aircraft was immediately put into heavy production and sent into all theaters of combat in the Far East including China, the Philippines, Okinawa and the defense of the Japanese islands. It was reported that the Hayate was so successful that it was able to seize temporary air superiority over China facing mainly P-40 and P-51 opposition. After the war, the Hayate was brought to the United States for testing and study, where it was deemed the best Japanese fighter aircraft of the war. The Hayate was the third most-produced Japanese fighter of the war, after the Zero and the Hayabusa, with a total of approximately 3500 produced.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/32
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 125+
- Painting and assembly required
- 12 sprues
- Molded in high-quality plastic
- One decal sheet
- Clear parts
- Includes one seated pilot figure
- Detailed cockpit interior
- Optional drop tank
- Optional position cowl flaps
- 2 instrument panel choices
- 12.7mm and 20mm cannons
- Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:
- 47th Flight Regiment, 3rd Squadron, Narimasu Airfield, February 1945
- 51st Flight Regiment, Shimodate Airfield, February 1945
- 101st Flight Regiment, Fujieda Airbase, 1945
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Black
Red
Silver
White (for version 2 above only)
Steel
Olive Drab
Flat Black
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Khaki
Flesh
Yellow
Burnt Iron
Semi-Gloss Black
RLM 66 Black Grey
Cowling Color
Cockpit Color (Mitsubishi)
Cockpit Color (Nakajima)
Grey Green
Tire Black
Olive Drab FS 34087
Light Green
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