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G'day all. Just finished this one this afternoon. It's the 1/48 Hasegawa A6M2b Zero from the Rabaul boxing. The interior is dressed up with a Quinta cockpit set and the roundels and tail codes are painted using masks. The cowl gun barrels were replaced with aluminium tube. This one was built for a group build on our club display. Cheers Mick
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Hi Guys, I share the same interest for WW II Italians and japanese planes. They all have , in my opinion , so nice and fine lines, but that's just a personal feeling 😉 My model represent a fighter of the Carrier division 5 based on Zuikaku , morning of 1941 December 8th (Japanese time ) . It was operated by Lt Masao Sato and was part of the second attack wave. Pictures of these planes taken during this operation show them with a rather shiny look ( which is in fact true for almost all japanese aircrafts at that time ) and very clean ! Most of them went off factories lines recently ( Mitsubishi ) and maintenance crew had all the time needed to take good care of "their babies" before launched .I tried to represent mine looking that way. Hope you'll like 😉 !! 1:72 nd Tamiya kits of A6M series are real gems !! so easy and nice to build. ( guys !! what about Ki-43 series like this ??? ) I painted mine with new MRP japanese serie paints. they looked very close to N.Millman studies on the subject (specifically, they have both Mitsubishi and Nakajima Olive greys) I've always loved the two white bands markings as they looked so " elegant" and stand out so nicely over the olive grey camo. tried also to represent different hues of red between hinomarus and unit markings 😅 now on to the pics ! cheers !!!
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Hi folks, I had a bit of free time this week and while I've been *thinking* quite a bit about how to finish off an almost-completed project, my hands found themselves opening a box and smelling the special Tamiya air inside. I bought the 1/72 Tamiya Zero a couple of years ago on the strength of the lovely box art and it's been calling to me for a while. A couple of evenings later and all the bits were ready for paint. I started with the Aotake since that was a big unknown, and sprayed Alclad white aluminium onto the bare plastic. Once dry I sprayed a patchy coat of Tamiya Clear Green and then layers of Clear Blue. I didn't mix them beforehand because I wanted to get some variation in hue across the parts since apparently the aotake coat discolours at different rates depending on how much it's exposed to the air? I cleaned up the overspray with lacquer thinner and a cotton bud and in the process discovered how well the Alclad sticks to un-primed plastic - quite well! It doesn't damage the surface or anything, but it took a bit more effort to shift than the clear layers. With that dried I was able to mask the sidewalls and paint the cockpit interior - XF-71 as in the instructions, with Citadel paints for the details. I've since heard that XF-71 might not be the best match for Mitsubishi cockpits, but it looks nice and the whole subject of "what colour to paint a Zero" appears to be a complete mine-field of internet squabbles! I've since sealed the paint with gloss clear and added a pin wash of black enamel for that intense "Spanish School" feel, but I'm charging the camera battery at the moment. Should be able to get it closed up tomorrow if all goes well though.. Cheers, Will
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Hi, This one is a favourite of mine - the Mitsubishi Zero. I love the shape, the colour, the canopy and it was an excellent aeroplane. This is the starter set (to build up my paint stash cheaply) and will be built OOB. Any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated The engine cover panel lines didn't match those on the instructions, so I rescribed: Best wishes Danyel
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Hi All Finished this a couple of days ago. Some small modifications: added some wiring to the engine, loop antenna in the cockpit and hydraulic hoses to the undercarriage. Very lightly weathered. Best wishes, Danyel
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