Subject: Re: 1/72 Hasegawa XT-2
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kit Leung" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:07:50 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kit Leung 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:46 AM
  Subject: 1/72 Hasegawa XT-2

  Dear Steve,

  How are you? This is my 3rd post in ARC. The last post (the 2nd one) was submitted on 2006....... I am busy and it's not easy to write the English post. I will keeping to browse ARC everyday. 

  Regards,

  Kit Leung from Hong Kong

  "1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi XT-2" 

  by "Kit Leung"
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  In 60's, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) started to receive and operate modern supersonic fighters F-104J. To ensure the pilots skill, JASDF need a supersonic trainer aircraft. 
  Finally, Mitsubishi's proposal was selected. In July 1971, a first prototype supersonic trainer XT-2 was built. 

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  Here is my 1/72 Hasegawa XT-2. The kits was released over 30 years. It has a raised panel lines and seems not an accurate 1/72 scale, it should be 1/70! The kits came with white metal parts for the special pilot tube. And decal contains two options. I sanded and re-scribed the panel lines. Since the original ejection seats are not details enough, I replaced them by two resin F-104 ejection seats.

  When I completed it, Hasegawa confirmed that will release 1/48 XT-2 in this year (2008) ~~~

  Regards,
  Kit Leung

          
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  Photos and text © by "Kit Leung"