1/48 F-104J STARFIGHTER JASDF

Kinetic pulls out all the stops with their latest "Kinetic Gold" release, the Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-104J Starfighter! Nicknamed the "Eiko" (glory), the supersonic Starfighter fueled many a youngster's dreams of becoming a jet fighter pilot in Japan during the Showa era.

This all-new tooling from Kinetic features their superb "Kinetic Gold" technology, which means the sharpest details, best fit, and a perfect surface finish. This kit also features highly polished molds, very important when modeling an aircraft with a natural metal finish, as many JASDF Starfighters were. This all comes together to bring you the best model ever of the F-104J in 1/48 scale!

[Kit Features]:

• 2 types of ejection seats included (C-2/GA-7A)
• Recreates the radar module inside the nose
• Recreates electronic equipment behind the cockpit
• The front and main landing gear are accurately reproduced, and the tires are equipped with their own weight deformation type.
• Photo-etched parts are included for the seat belts, engine grills, and more 
• Includes multiple marking types.
• New engraving technology for crisp panel lines and laser engraving for super detail

Lockheed F-104J Starfighter

 航空自衛隊 (Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1954-now)

• 206 Tactical Fighter Sqn. - 7 Air Wing 683 / 76-8683
  1975 - Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture
• 207 Tactical Fighter Sqn. - 83 Air Group 706 / 76-8706
  Noviembre 1984 Combat Competition ‘84 - Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture