Hasegawa 1:72 Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat EMILY Kit HAE45Hasegawa 1: 72 Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat EMILY Kit HAE45 The Kawanishi H8K is a Japanese, four engine, long range high wing aircraft with an all metal structure from the Second World War. The flight of the prototype took place in January 1941, serial production started in the same year and lasted until the end of the war, ending with the production of 162 copies. The first production series was called H8K1 Model 11, and the next H8K2 Model 12