Nakajima B6N Tenzan"Jill"
The real deal
Box art
After market
Instructions & decals
Clear parts
Sprue #1
Sprue #2
Sprue #3
Sprue #4
Sprue #5
Cockpit complete...
And detail painted...
Cockpit side-walls...
Torpedo tail-fin. Some heavy use of CA glue!
Painted torpedo
Prop
Engine cowling
Engine detail painted...
Underside is primed with gloss black
Now the duraluminium finish is applied...
IJN dark green (Nakajima) is applied to the upper surfaces
Masking time!
Guaranteed to avoid over-spray!
Masking removed
Before...
...After
Marking on engine cowling
White base then (C-385) Red
Result!
Комментарии
1 11 May 2020, 10:55
Andrea MorrisThis is going together very quickly, all sub-assemblies are built & in primer. Pics to follow.
11 May 2020, 11:01
Andrea MorrisIv'e put some pics up of progress so far. Cockpit is painted & washed. Just the bit I hate most, the PE seat-belts to-do! Then the fuselage halves can be joined.
17 May 2020, 12:37
Andrea MorrisOk! Seat-belts done, cockpit installed, fuselage together and tail planes on. I've decided on one wing up, the other down. Some filling & sanding is required on the starboard wing root. Then she should be good for primer.
20 May 2020, 10:09
Daniel KlinkVery good work Dave! That looks very promising👍
The interior detail is amazing following
20 May 2020, 10:33
Andrea Morris@Daniel @Erik Thanks guys, much appreciated. The underside has been primed with gloss black & painted with duraluminium whilst the upper surfaces have had IJN dark green (Nakajima) applied. Now for the markings to be sprayed on.
25 May 2020, 11:37
Andrea MorrisTail markings (Montex) have been sprayed on and the leading wing edges have also been painted. Just the main insignia to do before varnishing.
31 May 2020, 13:17
Album info
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Japanese: "Heavenly Mountain", Allied reporting name: "Jill" ) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's standard carrier-borne torpedo bomber during the final years of World War II and the successor to the B5N "Kate". Due to its protracted development, a shortage of experienced pilots and the United States Navy's achievement of air superiority by the time of its introduction, the B6N was never able to fully demonstrate its combat potential.
