- One aircraft with a fresh blue camouflage!!
- This is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the C-1, a transport aircraft deployed and operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, on a 1/144 scale.
[About the actual machine]
- The C-1 is a domestically produced medium-sized transport aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which began deployment in 1973.
- Developed by the Defense Agency's Technical Research Headquarters and Japan Aircraft Manufacturing, it first flew in November 1970 and began operation in 1973.
- The engine is equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines.
- Supplies and crew can be accommodated inside the aircraft by opening and closing the rear door under the tail.
- Capable of transporting 45 paratroopers in full gear, 60 patients with normal personnel, and 36 patients if stretchers are attached to metal rods on the cargo floor.
- In addition, vehicles and artillery can be loaded onto pallets for quick and efficient loading, and the rear door can be opened and closed during flight, making it possible to drop them in the air.
- The payload was 8t.
- In addition, the combination of leading edge slats and four-stage Fowler flaps provides high STOL (short takeoff and landing) performance with a runway distance of approximately 600 m required for takeoff.
- He continued to be active in various missions within Japan.
[About the model]
- The model is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the C-1, a transport aircraft deployed and operated by the Air Self-Defense Force, on a 1/144 scale.
- This kit models a commemorative painted aircraft produced in 2018, when the 403rd Squadron celebrated its 40th anniversary.
- The aircraft shape with a high wing T tail is finished and realistically reproduced with a total length of approximately 200mm.
- This is a multi-material kit with resin parts for the fuselage and wings, and metal parts and photo-etched parts to express details such as the legs.
- A delicate finish is achieved by using different materials for each part.
- Not only the shape but also the panel lines of the aircraft are delicately expressed, allowing you to enjoy the atmosphere unique to the C-1 transport aircraft.
- The markings are reproduced with high-quality Italian Cartograf decals such as the rainbow color of the engine pod and the unit mark on the vertical tail that were applied to the commemorative painted aircraft.
- The combination of camouflage paint and special markings makes the model stand out.
[Major features]
- Reproduce the Air Self-Defense Force's transport aircraft, C-1, on 1/144 scale.
- Finished total length is approximately 200mm
- Multi-material kit that includes resin aircraft parts, metal parts, and photo-etched parts to express details.
- The rainbow colors painted on the engine pod are reproduced with decals.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )