The A7M Reppu was designed to replace the sadly outdated A6M Zero fighter. Designed my Jiro Horikoshi, this was his final great masterpiece before the war ended. Only a handful were ever built before the war came to a close, so unfortunately we'll probably never know the full capabilities of this beautiful design.
Probably the most recognized A7M kit, is from Finemolds. And I do plan on getting that on in the future I thought this one would be a fun "inbetween kit". I picked this one up for quite the bargain price, and though it lacks a lot of modern details, this kit still has a lot of charm to it.
Sadly the decal sheet does not include any tail markings. Only white banded Hinomaru's, which will still be prefect for building an all orange prototype A7M. So I've purchased and appropriate Mr.Hobby color, and when it arrives I'll most likely begin the project.
Again to not completely criticize the kit because of it's age, I will be building this one straight from the box, with the exception of the wheels, which are nearly paper thin, these will have to be replaced.
1970's box art.
Raised area for decal placement.
Quite a few parts rattled off the sprues.
A pilot figure
Darn, hope this will be a quick fix.
Note the thin wheel.
Quite a scratchy clear part, will still work fine.
Hope these decals have still held out over time.
Quite looking forward to starting this one, and later on I'll grab the Fine Molds kit and build up a Green version. Always interesting to see how far model companies have come over the years.
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