Hasegawa Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 雷電 Lightning Bolt “Jack” in 1/72

This is Hasegawa’s classic Mitsubishi Raiden kit from 1977.  It is a good kit for its time, but suffers from basic cockpit detail and shallow wheelwells.  I replaced both on my build.  There is photographic evidence for at least three Raiden with the lighting bolt markings on the fuselage which is not all that surprising given the aircraft’s name.  This one represents a machine of the 353^rd Kokutai at Omura in March of 1945.