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          This is a Plastic 1/48 Mitsubishi G4M Airplane from Tamiya.

     When the Japanese Navy needed a new land-based attack bomber they issued a
specification for an aircraft with extremely long range.  The result was the
Mitsubishi G4M - allied code name "Betty."  The Betty was quite fast and could
fly over 2600 miles without refueling.  The downside was that the aircraft was
extremely vulnerable to attack because there was little armour protection for
the crew, engines, and especially the fuel tanks.  Allied fighter pilots
nicknamed it the "One-shot Lighter."  Tamiya's 1/48th scale kit of the Betty
represents an early version, the G4M1, and can be built in standard bomber or
torpedo bomber configurations.  The huge kit accurately captures the high
aspect ratio wings and fat cylindrical fuselage which were characteristics of
this aircraft.  This kit includes InvisaClear decals by Superscale with
markings for six different aircraft

FEATURES: Highly detailed 1/48th scale plastic kit for static display.
          Approximately 75 parts in light grey and clear with fine recessed
            panel lines.
          Full bomb load or torpedo armament.
          Full interior detail:
            -Cockpit: Pilot and copilot's seats, control yokes, throttles
               accurate instrument panel (decal is provided for instruments).
            -Aft Fuselage: Full floor, bulkheads and wing carry-through
               structure.
            -Rear Gunners Station: Gunner's seat, machine gun and supports.
            -Bomb Aimers Station: Floor and bombsight.
          Detailed engines: Separate gear case, open or closed cowl flaps;
            includes polythene bushings which allow props to be added last,
            reducing potential for breakage, and to spin when installed.
          Separate flaps may be modeled in extended or retracted configuration.
          Also includes 3 detailed crew figures.

MARKING
OPTIONS:  Two sheets of InvisaClear decals by Scalemaster.  These decals are
            very precisely printed so that the clear carrier layer is kept to
            a minimum and does not show on the completed model.  Six aircraft:
          1&2: 705th Naval Fighter Group, Rabaul, 1943, a/c nos. #359 & 360.
            Upper Surfaces: IJN Green.
            Bottom Surfaces: IJN Light Grey.
          3: Misawa Naval Fighter Group 3rd Squadron, Rabaul, 1942, a/c no.
             H-362.
             Same as 1: except black fuselage top and anti-glare panel.
          4: 761st Nval Fighter Group, Mainland Japan, 1944, a/c no. 01.
             Same as 1.
          5: Malaya, Indo-China, December 1941, a/c no. K-310.
             Upper surfaces: IJA Green and Dark Earth camouflage; black anti-
             glare panel; Bottom surfaces: IJN Light Grey.
          6: Misawa Naval Fighter Group 2nd Squadron, Rabaul, 1942, a/c no.
             H-324.
             Same as 5.
          Additional paints Required: Colors are all flat except where
            indicated.
          Detail colors: Red brown, Gloss red, Gunmetal, Silver, Gold, Sky
            Blue, Semi-gloss black, Black, White, Red, Brown, Flesh, Red Brown,
            Aluminum, RLM02 Grey, Earth, Metallic Grey, Olive Green.

INCLUDES: One 1/48 Mitsubishi G4M Airplane

REQUIRES: Assembly
          Hobby Knife
          Paint: (see MARKING OPTIONS)
          Brushes
          Sandpaper
          Liquid Plastic Cement
          White Glue
          CA or Tube Type (thick) Plastic Cement
          Nice-to-have tools: Needle File Set, Sprue Cutter, Airbrush and
            Accessories

SPECS:    Scale: 1/48
          Wingspan: 20-1/2" (51.8cm)
          Fuselage Length: 16-1/2" (41.6cm)
                                                                   san 10/17/00
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