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Kawasaki KI-45 Kai Toryu "Nick"
Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter
Im B273-1f
Manufacturer Imai
Scale 1/144
Medium injection-molded styrene
Product number B-273, B-2292, B-2485
Release date

This 1/144 scale KI-45 Kai kit was initially released by Imai in 1973. Imai reissued this kit several times. Hasegawa also reissued this kit in the early 1980s. Aoshima acquired the molds in the early 2000s.

B-273-100[]

1st issue (1973)
1:144 Mini Scale Series No.4

Box[]

Box size: 20.0 x 12.0 x 3.0 cm

Box

Front

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Right

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Left

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Upper

Box

Under

Instruction Manual and Decals[]

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Instructions 1

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Instructions 2

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Decals

Sprues[]

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Sprue 1a

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Sprue 1b

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Sprue 2a

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Sprue 2b

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Sprue 3a

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Sprue 3b

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Clear parts

B-273-100 (Reissue)[]

2nd issue (1974)
Imai 1/144 Series No.4
Sprues and Decals are identical with the 1st issue.

Box[]

Box size: 17.5 x 12.1 x 3.5 cm

Box

Front

Box

Right

Box

Left

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Upper

Box

Under

Instruction Manual[]

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Instructions 1

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Instructions 2

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Instructions 3

B-2292-500[]

3rd issue (early 1990s)
Imai 1/144 Series No.8

B-2485-1000[]

4th issue (1995)
1/144 WWII Aircraft Series No.1
2 in 1 kit with Arsenal Bomber Ginga

Other Brand Issues[]

  • Hasegawa 1/144 SM-3 Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Otsu Toryu (eraly 1980s)
  • Aoshima 1/144 032060 Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Toryu (2005)
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