Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero / Zeke – I-102, Tetsunzo Iwamoto, 201st Naval Flying Group, Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), Rabaul, New Britain, November 1943

1:48 Scale.  Length: 7.5”.  Wingspan: 9.75"


Limited production of approximately 1,000 models worldwide

Tetsuzo Iwamoto became a 1st Class Airman in December 1936. In 1938 he was sent to China where on February 25, 1938 he downed three Chinese fighters and one probable. In September 1938 with fourteen victories to his credit, Iwamoto returned to Japan as an instructor. In October 1943 Iwamoto and the 201st AG were sent to Rabaul and were confronted with USAAF 5th AF bombing and strafing. While on Rabaul, Tetsuzo Iwamoto scored 142 of his 202 aerial victories over almost every type of aircraft the Allies flew in the Pacific.

The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) from 1940 until 1945. The origin of its official designation was that "A" signified a fighter and "6" for the sixth model built by Mitsubishi "M". The A6M was usually referred to by the Allies as the "Zero" – a designation that was frequently misapplied to other Japanese fighters, such as the Nakajima Ki-43, as well as other codenames and nicknames, including "Zeke", "Hamp" and "Hap". First flown in April, 1939, the A6M Zero-Sen was the Allies' main opponent in the Pacific and the most famous symbol of Japanese air power during World War II.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.

This model of an A6M2 Zero features: