The Ki-30 was an early Japanese light bomber and was considered pretty much obsolete at the start of the war which may explain why it's never been popular with kit manufacturers. In kit form it has been available from Pavla and there have been some vacform versions, though this AZ Model version is somewhat better in detail than any previous offerings. The kit arrived in the usual AZ Model small end-opening box, the parts all contained in a single bag with a simple instruction sheet, very small decal sheet and colour guide on the back of the box. Several medium grey-coloured sprues contained some rather nice looking parts; finely engraved panel lines and restrained rivet detail were visible on the fuselage and wings. A separate bag contained a resin engine, wheels and two bombs. The engine and wheels were very nicely done though the bombs had some air bubble damage to the noses. The build began with the cockpit and though the instructions would have you assemble the interior as one part then glue it into the fuselage, experience has taught me the best way to tackle this type of kit is to build the interior directly into one side of the fuselage. This way, you can completely assemble the interior, check and adjust the fit of the other half of the fuselage then after completing the painting and detailing, it all fits together easily.
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