The Tamiya (and to some extent the Hasegawa) 1/72 Mosquitos are really very nice models. It is a shame that they are so rarely seen built up at US shows. It is here that 1/48 reigns supreme and that is quite obvious when attending contests! Though the box states that it is made for the Tamiya kit, I'm sure that some of the bits could easily be used in the Hasegawa kit as well.

The kit is basically all you'd need to add the gun bay to the Tamiya kit on the appropriate variants. Though it states it is for the FB.VI, I'd think it would work on the NF.II as well. You get replacement nose covers on the top and bottom, as well as a full gun bay consisting of the upper and lower floor sections, the guns themselves, separate barrels, the ammo bin and the ammo chutes. A photo etched bulkhead is provided for the front. The instructions themselves are limited to the installation of the parts. Cutting them from the sprues will be a touch time consuming as some of the bits are quite fragile and will need careful removal. No painting information is supplied, nor any sort of removal diagram for the old plastic bits, but that should not be much of a problem for those experienced enough to be using this set.

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