1/48 Nakajima C6N1 Saiun "Myrth"

[Creepy Pete]

Hello,

 

Here's my 1/48th Nakajima C6N1 from Hasegawa. The Saiun was a  carrier based reconnaisance plane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy, but by the time they entered service in 1944 there weren't many carriers left, so most of them flew from land bases until the end of the war. It was a fast plane, just as fast as the F6F Hellcat in level flight.

 

The kit went together without much trouble. Masking and figuring out how to place the canopy sections was fun. Painted with Mr. Color lacquers and Vallejo metallic paints. It look perhaps a bit boring, but I wanted this to be a simple and fun build.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking.

[Nanond]

Very nice. My favourite IJN plane. Having the canopy in open position makes it look even better.

Nanond

[billn53]

Finally! A Japanese plane that isn't weathered to death! 😉

 

Seriously, though, this looks perfect!

[Pete in a shed]

That's a very attractive aircraft and model. I really like the simple colour scheme with the plain Hinomaru (no border). Nicely done .

Pete

[Bigglesof266]

Nice. Always pleasing to see another IJN type, particularly the less usual like your Nakajima C6N1.