1/144 AA4010 Anigrand Nakajima G10N1 Fugaku
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
Very highly detailed resin kit. It has never been started. The parts are still in the internally sealed factory bags. Includes decals and instructions. In 1943, as the war situation worsened, Nakajima sought to develop a very long-range, super-heavy bomber which could be able to carry a 11,000 lbs bomb load to the United States, where they could mount bombing raids against targets along America's western seaboard. Nakajima named it the "Z-bomber". The project impressed the Japanese Army and Navy. With the supports from military, Nakajima finalized the specification of the bomber and it was designated G10N1 Fugaku. Initially, Nakajima planned to use the powerful Nakajima Ha-44 36-cylinder radial engine of 5,000 hp, mounting three per wing. However, it was soon discovered that the Ha-44 was too complex and it would not be available in any reliable form in the near future. As the Z-project could not wait for them to be ready, six Mitsubishi Ha-50 radials would have to be used instead. In February 1944, after US Marines captured Iwo Jima, the Japanese high command realized that USAAF strategic bombing of the homeland was near, so Nakajima was ordered to stop any development of bomber so that it would not interfere with fighter plane production.
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