C6N1 Myrt Carrier-based Reconnaissance Plane (Japan)


	C6N1 "Myrt" Carrier-based Reconnaissance Plane (Japan) model by: Tony Feredo


	The Nakajima C6N Saiun was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied codename was Myrt. A total of 463 aircraft were produced.A single prototype of a turbocharged development mounting a 4-blade propeller was built, this was called the C6N2 Saiun-kai. A night-fighter version C6N1-S with oblique-firing (Schräge Musik configuration) single 30 mm (or dual 20 mm) cannon and a torpedo carrying C6N1-B were also developed. The C6N1-B developed by Nakajima was not needed after Japan's aircraft carriers were destroyed. As Allied bombers came within reach of the Japanese home islands, there became a need for a first class night fighter. This led Nakajima to develop the C6N1-S by removing the observer and replacing him with two 20mm cannons. The C6N1-S's effectiveness was hampered by the lack of air-to-air radar, although it was fast enough to enjoy almost complete immunity from interception by Allied fighters. -- Wikipedia

The fit of this kit is very good and required minimum sanding and filling. The only filling I did was to put drops of Mr. Surfacer 500 on a few small hole gaps in the wing roots.

I assembled the rest of the kit following the instructions but kept some parts in sub assemblies before painting. I started by spray painting the wheel wells with Mr Color #8 Silver. This was followed by an overspray of clear blue green to simulate the "aotake" finish. I sprayed the fabric areas with my mix of grey green. Once dry, it was masked prior to painting the lower fuselage.


				This model is used in the story "WW2 Japanese Carrier-based Aircrafts "

C6N1 Myrt Carrier-based Reconnaissance Plane (Japan)




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