1/144 Type 0 Fighter Model 21 (A6M2b) by Aoshima

1/144 Type 0 Fighter Model 21  (A6M2b)  by Aoshima 

The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range fighter aircraft, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter (零式艦上戦闘機 rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki?), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the "Reisen" (zero fighter), "0" being the last digit of the Imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service with the Imperial Navy. The official Allied reporting name was "Zeke", although the use of the name "Zero" was later commonly adopted by the Allies as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero


I hadnt seen this one before it popped up on "model stories"
http://modelbox.free.fr/news/News1601_P/index_fichiers/ASIE.htm

other than it being due 2016/03, i don't know anything else about it...

though HLJ has it as a Gashapon Series of 8 items...
https://www.hlj.com/product/AOS08585/Gsh