Lion Roar 1/700 IJN Carrier Based Aircraft (late war)

KIT #: L 70003
PRICE: $18.00 MSRP
DECALS: Enough options for all the aircraft
REVIEWER: Scott Van Aken
NOTES: 18 aircraft in the set

This is Lion Roar's second 1/700 aircraft and they have picked late Pacific War Japanese Naval aircraft. This set includes six each of the  B6N Jill and D4Y Judy. There are three A6M Zeros and three C6N Myrt aircraft. 

Each aircraft is in parts with the fuselage and tail planes as one piece, the wings as another and the prop spinner as a third. They Myrt has a drop tank while the Jills have torpedoes and the Judys have a centerline bomb

Different from other aircraft sets, this one has Lion Roar's great photo etch. This stuff does not need to be cut from the fret as that has already been etched away. There is a slightly sticky front and rear plastic sheet to hold things in place until you need them.

The main landing gear includes a section that fits into the wheel well, making it so much easier to install. A second tiny tire is included to flesh things out. All planes have etched props that need to be placed on the plastic spinner before attaching to the airframe.

Lion Roar has also included a superb decal sheet which includes not only the roundels, but also the fuselage bands. This sheet is the same as the one previously reviewed. An Optivisor or other magnifying device will be needed for doing these for sure.

The results should be spectacular and really enhance any of the later war 1/700 Japanese carriers you are building.

My thanks to www.dragonmodelsusa.com for the review set. Get yours today at your local shop or on-line vendor.

December  2008

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