Hasegawa 1/48 J7w1 Shinden Model Kit

The Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) is one of aviation's most fascinating what-ifs — a canard-configuration pusher fighter designed to intercept B-29s at high altitude. Only two prototypes were completed before Japan's surrender, with just one achieving flight on August 3, 1945. The Shinden's radical design — with pusher propeller, forward canards, and swept main wings — anticipated modern fighter configurations by decades. This 1/48 scale Hasegawa kit captures this extraordinary aircraft that represents the final desperate innovation of Japan's wartime aviation industry.