The Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai was designed as a floatplane fighter and flew May 1942 in Japan. It later got a conventional undercarriage and got the Allied name "George". The Shiden Kai possessed heavy armament as well as surprisingly good maneuverability, and it could compete against the best late-war fighters but it arrived late into the Pacific war.

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N1K2 Shiden-Kai

This aircraft is at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.

Photographed November 2014 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland

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Many scale models exist of the "George" in various scales. Bandai had a 1/24 kit and Hasegawa in 1/32. Hasegawa also has several 1/48 kits and Tamiya in 1/50. In 1/72 Aoshima and Hasegawa amongst many others have plastic scale model kits like Kopro.