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Kugisho Ohka 43 "Otsu" (1945)
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SCALE: 1/72 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1999 |
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MEDIUM: Resin |
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RARITY: (2) |
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Model Length: 4 inches |
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Kugisho Okha 43 in Combat |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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During the waning months of
WWII, Japanese designers contemplated producing a light interceptor version
of their new jet-powered Ohka 33 kamikaze aircraft. Much like
Nazi Germany's "Volksjagers," these cheap, expendable fighters could be
launched en masse to battle American bombers -- in this case the
launches being facilitated by rocket boosters and 97-meter-long catapults. The Ohka 43 project only got as far as the mockup stage before the project was abandoned due to Japan's surrender in August 1945. |
This was one of Unicraft's earliest releases. A simple 14-piece kit, it featured the company's traditional tub-style cockpit and vacuform canopy. This kit was built from a 2006 casting. |
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Original Box Art |
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