The Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) aircraft carrier converted from the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship Company) ship Kashihara Maru. It was the first IJN carrier on which the ship’s bridge and funnel were contained in the same flight deck island superstructure. It was also the first IJN carrier fitted with Type 2 Mark 2 Model 1 Air Search Radar, which was located on top of its flight deck island. From May 25, 1942, only weeks after its completion, the Junyo set sail with IJN forces to participate in the Aleutian campaign. Filling in for IJN carrier losses subsequently suffered at Midway, it later fought in the Guadalcanal theater of operations alongside the Shokaku and Zuikaku. Although its origins as a passenger/merchant ship meant it could not match the IJN’s first line carriers in terms of speed or defensibility, its operational capacity was the equal of Hiryu class carriers and it was more than able to pull its weight in action.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.
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Product Details
Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 3
Parts: 925+
- Painting and assembly required
- 30 sprues
- Clear parts
- Display stand
- Molded in grey plastic
- Three decal sheets
- Onboard small landing craft, cutter and launch boats
- Derrick crane
- Optional searchlight and radar
- Six 12.7cm twin high angle guns
- Single and triple 25mm single guns
- Onboard aircraft includes Zero Type 52, Tenzan (Jill), Suisei (Judy) and Zero Type 21
- Zero Type 21 aircraft have optional land or ordinary bombs
- Rigging reference chart (rigging parts not included)
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Black
Gold
Red
Silver
Green
Neutral Grey
IJN Green (Nakajima)
Mitsubishi Green
Cocoa Brown or Hull Red
Flat Black
Dark Grey
Tan
Sail Color
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Burnt Iron
Flat White
Cowling Color
Cockpit Color (Mitsubishi)
Cockpit Color (Nakajima)
Grey Green
Propeller Color
Tire Black
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Color
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