Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Hey everyone, today i finished my next build, A6M2b zero from the great Airfix 1/72 kit. From aftermarket i used awesome Marabu PE set, a bit of Eduards PE, obviously Eduard canopy masks, CMK barrells for guns and nice Rising decals. Whole surface got new rivets (not sure how much accurate it is, i had only one reference drawing). I did some scratchbuilding too, for those interested (and who doesnt want to go through whole WIP:) ) i did add: - some bits to the cockpit (other than the PE - lever on canopy, headrest, MGs, oil/fuel? tank and more) - bottles behind bulkhead - completely new wheel bays - enhanced engine + new exhaust tubes (not much of that is visible though) - new cowling flaps + intake on cowling - enhanced tail wheel + new hook holding (hook from eduard PE) - new balancing weights on ailerons - gear position indicators and some more details here and there For those who wants to check more, here is WIP link http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234954406-finished-a6m2b-another-airfix/ By the way, big thank to everyone who looked at the WIP and helped and supported me in any way there At first i would like to show some pics of the stuff you cannt see much on the overall photos (when i already gave it the time, it would be sad to not show it ) the engine was enhanced just slightly, most of the stuff you cannt see anyway no matter how hard you try I had few disasters during the build, most of these because of lack of knowledge (how to do this and this), lack of skill and some just bad luck - like the trailing edge of the wing, the chipping there was not planned but bcause of accident, i had to do it.. All in all, here is the finished kit The folded wing tips ll be replaced once i get another airfix zero, so these are just placeholders for now One note to the camouflage/marking. It should be aircraft, used during Balikpapan defense operation and the grey areas on wings/ruder top side were painted additionaly as far as i know, so this kit represents the aircraft shortly after these were painted, thats why there are almost no scratches. Thanks for watching guys and i ll be happy if you leave any kind of comments or criticism Edited February 16, 2014 by Wolwe82 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 If you dont mind, i made few more shots around the cockpit I tried to use flash on some, dont know if it helped much.. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Spectacular model! Amazing work for this scale. Well done! Al Edited February 16, 2014 by PHaTNesS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milt79 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Truly amazing! I'll be looking in that WIP a lot! gr. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks guys, i m happy you like the result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Kokpit details ang chips are perfect !!!!!!!!! . Rivets are perfect too. Gray elements looks worse . Washed on black panel lines on tail don't look reality. And photos will be better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 stunning ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hey everyone, today i finished my next build, A6M2b zero from the great Airfix 1/72 kit. From aftermarket i used awesome Marabu PE set, a bit of Eduards PE, obviously Eduard canopy masks, CMK barrells for guns and nice Rising decals. Whole surface got new rivets (not sure how much accurate it is, i had only one reference drawing). I did some scratchbuilding too, for those interested (and who doesnt want to go through whole WIP:) ) i did add: - some bits to the cockpit (other than the PE - lever on canopy, headrest, MGs, oil/fuel? tank and more) - bottles behind bulkhead - completely new wheel bays - enhanced engine + new exhaust tubes (not much of that is visible though) - new cowling flaps + intake on cowling - enhanced tail wheel + new hook holding (hook from eduard PE) - new balancing weights on ailerons - gear position indicators and some more details here and there For those who wants to check more, here is WIP link http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234954406-finished-a6m2b-another-airfix/ By the way, big thank to everyone who looked at the WIP and helped and supported me in any way there At first i would like to show some pics of the stuff you cannt see much on the overall photos (when i already gave it the time, it would be sad to not show it ) the engine was enhanced just slightly, most of the stuff you cannt see anyway no matter how hard you try I had few disasters during the build, most of these because of lack of knowledge (how to do this and this), lack of skill and some just bad luck - like the trailing edge of the wing, the chipping there was not planned but bcause of accident, i had to do it.. All in all, here is the finished kit The folded wing tips ll be replaced once i get another airfix zero, so these are just placeholders for now One note to the camouflage/marking. It should be aircraft, used during Balikpapan defense operation and the grey areas on wings/ruder top side were painted additionaly as far as i know, so this kit represents the aircraft shortly after these were painted, thats why there are almost no scratches. Thanks for watching guys and i ll be happy if you leave any kind of comments or criticism That is just amazing, Fantastic job ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys for your repplies, i realy appreciate you spent your time watching the images The was on grey areas was done by medium grey (and another brownish/umbra over it on underside), but maybe also in combination with the deeper panel lines it looks darker, yea Well, still a lot of stuff to learn and practice, so next time it ll be a bit better i hope Edited February 16, 2014 by Wolwe82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Detail (not so visible like chips) are perfect. I just "find" absolutly fantastic detail on gear and undercarrige !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 As I said in your WiP - brilliant! Well done! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 thanks a lot stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Superb work,some fantastic detail work looks great,very nice paint and finish. Great build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks batcode i was trying some new procedures (new for me ) so as usualy (again, for me) there are some errors but overall i think its my best so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve190 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Nice work! The weathering is just right and realistic. Steve 190 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manipled Mutineer Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Truly remarkable work; the whole finish is incredibly realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 You are too kind guys, realy thanks, i m glad you like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinns Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I like that ! Tremendous job ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Smashing. Great job! I have this kit in the stash but the thought of masking the canopy scares the crap out of me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Speechless ! Simply Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks again guys, i m realy happy so many of you spent your time here watching the shots, leaving comments and even like the finish to hurricane39: i can realy recommend you the eduard masks made specialy for airfix zero - these fits absolutely fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Well it turned out as expected superb! nice one.So what,s next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 thanks a lot steve Next ll be mossie as part of the tenner GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 fantastic model! great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 thanks Val, i did my best to not disapoint anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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