HASEGAWA 1/48 KIT LISTS – U.S. / BRITISH WW II AIRCRAFT PAGES

Last update: 2 August 2007 (New information is in Bold typeface)

9 Older Kits Needed: 51018, 51019, 51028, 51040, 51645, 51652, 63550, GA6 parts, GA8.

9 Recent & Future Kits Needed: 09637, 09658, 09664, 09688, 09707, 09722, 09769, 36011, 36012.

Hi, I’m Tony Hodun, and this is one of five tables of Hasegawa 1/48 kit listings I’ve developed to aid you as a modeler or collector in finding the right kit to build the version you want, to fill the gaps in your collection, or to find the parts you need.  This page covers U.S./British WW II Aircraft.  It also includes the complete explanation of these tables.  If you’ve got input, please contact me at hodunmisinec@cinci.rr.com; please be patient, I’ll reply when I am able. Enjoy, and happy modeling/collecting!  And my thanks to Scott for allowing me to post these on Modeling Madness!

Tony Hodun

THE KIT TABLES

Welcome to my summary of Hasegawa 1/48 aircraft kit boxings!  Hasegawa is known as one of the top kit manufacturers in terms of fit and finish of their kits, and produces a wide range of aircraft subjects in this scale. Hasegawa is the leader in re-boxings or alternate boxings of their aircraft kits, often with different decals, but sometimes with different parts.  Hasegawa has issued over 900 1/48 aircraft kits to date.  I began developing this list to have a way to keep track of which versions were in which kit boxes.  In some cases you can save money getting a lower priced reissue if you don’t care what kit decals are included; in other cases, you must get a particular kit to get the right parts to do a certain version.  A few kits even contain parts to build versions not shown on the box art.  My “favorite” example is the three P-47 Thunderbolt boxings which include a Hamilton-Standard prop, but don’t have wing pylons (why not!?!).  These tables will always be a work in progress, so check back regularly.

The intent of these tables is to list all kits in a family by number and description and include an explanation of the similarities or differences between boxings. The focus is on the parts included, not the decals.  I can always use quality input to the tables, particularly the Fast Jets table.  However, this means you will have to open the box to verify which parts trees are present.  Hasegawa sometimes includes older instructions but the latest revisions of parts trees, so the instructions don’t tell the accurate story.  If you do provide input, I need a list of the parts trees and any resin, metal or etched parts with a brief description of each, and the full name on the kit end panel.  Or tell me what kit number you have, and I’ll respond with the data to determine what is really in that box.  See the notes below on parts tree labeling for assistance.  The kit numbers in the ‘NEED INFO’ section are the kits that remain to be researched.

One other choice I have made is to focus on Hasegawa tooled kits with only a few exceptions. As of January 2004 the tables now include Pro Modeler and Revell Germany re-boxings of Hasegawa tooled kits.  In recent years Hasegawa has begun re-boxing many other firms’ kits (e.g. Revell Monogram, DML, and others) for sale in their domestic market. While these are available outside Japan, the builder can often find the original firms’ boxings, so these are mainly of interest to the collector.  The few exceptions I’ve made are the three nice Mania kits Hasegawa acquired and continued to produce when that firm ceased business many years ago, and the Sectre Fiat G.50 and Model USA O-1/L-19 Bird Dog, which have been hard to find in original boxings as well as in the Hasegawa boxes. 

My thanks to repeat contributors Mike Franklin, Mike Vorrasi, and Woody Yeung, and to Bruce Archer, Pablo Bauleo, Jim Bonanni, Thomas Brown, Paul Brambley, Sean Brzozowski, Stuart England, Rick Kern, Tony Leung, David Miller, Jim Obermeyer, Michael Peters, Stephen Prior, and Mark Ronan for their helpful input!

Parts Tree Labeling Notes:

A – Hasegawa uses a capital letter to designate each different parts tree, always molded on a tab on the tree and noted on the instructions, except for a few of the earliest kits.

b – Hasegawa uses a subletter to designate similar trees that can be produced in two or more variations using inserts (e.g. Jb is the A6M2-N fuselage tree, the two fuselage halves are modified but tree is otherwise identical to tree Ja, the A6M2/3 fuselage tree). The subletter is always molded on a tab on the tree, but may or may not be noted in the instructions.

A* - occasionally Hasegawa reuses a letter for two or more different parts trees in the same kit family, or modifes a parts tree without using a subletter.  The star (*) is my own way of noting differences between these trees (e.g, there are three different A trees in the A6M Zero family).  The star is never found on the parts tree or instruction sheet!

HASEGAWA 1/48 P-38 LIGHTNING

P-38F/G/H/J/L Lightning Table Tree Letter Descriptions:

09103, 09163, 09523, 09640, and PM 5974 are identical P-38F/G/H kits. All of the remaining P-38J, P-38L, and P-38J/L kits have identical plastic parts, but the five different L and J/L boxings (09102, 09161, 09358, 09429, and 52604) also include photo etched dive flaps.

NEED INFO: None

HASEGAWA 1/48 P-39 / P-400 AIRACOBRA

Hasegawa’s latest new WW II fighter kit family starts with the British-ordered P-400 version!

P-39/P-400 Airacobra Table Tree Letter Descriptions:

09092 builds the early P-400/Airacobra Mk. I version.  09738 is similar and also includes later exhaust stacks so the kit builds a P-400 or a P-39D.  09093 builds a later P-39Q or N with a three bladed propeller and under wing cannon found on some P-39Q production blocks. 09758 is similar to 09093 but lacks the under wing cannon and related wing parts.

NEED INFO: None.

HASEGAWA 1/48 P-40 KITTYHAWK/WARHAWK

P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk Table Tree Letter Descriptions:

09086 and 09702 build a standard P-40E.  09635 is similar, but also includes inserts for two guns per wing and builds an early Kittyhawk Mk I or a Mk Ia.  09659 and 09753 are similar to the P-40E kit, but have the broader chord tail found on early P-40Ks and include later ejector exhausts instead of the earlier ones.  09678 builds a P-40M and also the identical Block 1 P-40N.  09715 includes the parts to build either a P-40K or a P-40M.  09088, 09732, and identical 09740 build a P-40N with the final canopy design which covers from Block 5 to Block 40, the end of construction. 

NEED INFO: 09769.

HASEGAWA 1/48 P-47 THUNDERBOLT