LSMA503 - LS Models 1/72 Mitsubishi L3 M1 Type Nippon Go - WWHP111613

LSMA503 - LS Models 1/72 Japanese Navy Transport Plane Mitsubishi L3 M1 Type Nippon Go - WWHP111613

Preowned, Resealed, Mint inside, Box damaged

The Mitsubishi L3M1 (Navy Type 96 Transport) was a twin-engine monoplane transport operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1936, developed from the Fokker Super Universal via licence. The aircraft earned lasting fame through the Nippon-Go — a specially prepared L3M1 registered J-BACI that completed a remarkable round-the-world flight in 1939–40 as part of a goodwill tour, covering approximately 52,860 km. Other named examples (Matukaze, Yamato) also flew notable long-distance routes for the IJN. The type saw service as a utility transport and VIP aircraft before and during the Pacific War. LS Models (LS Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese manufacturer that produced a range of obscure and uniquely Japanese aviation subjects in the 1960s–70s not covered by mainstream manufacturers.

Box Contents:

• Injection-moulded plastic sprues, moulded in light grey
• Clear sprue (cockpit and cabin glazing)
• Waterslide decal sheet — multiple marking options including:
  • J-BACI "Nippon-Go" — natural metal, box art scheme (Osaka Mainichi Shimbun round-the-world aircraft)
  • J-BEO — natural metal civil scheme
  • ACG — IJN military scheme
  • Named aircraft options: Matukaze and Yamato
  • IJN Hinomaru roundels (red discs)
• Colour painting guide (both natural metal and dark green IJN camouflage schemes)
• Bi-lingual instruction sheet (Japanese, partial English)

Scale: 1:72 | Japanese manufacture (LS Co., Ltd.). Paint and cement required, not included.