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First Zero...1/48 Mitsubishi A6M1 12-Shi


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Built by my dad in 2013, Hasegawa kit oob showing one of the first Zeros, painted with Tamiya XF-12 JN Grey which has a bit of greenish touch, if it´s true the first Zeros rolled out in an ash-green paint.

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shorter fuselage

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but more wingspan than later models

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it's a nice looking build and I didn't know Zero's could have a two bladed prop.

Only the two A6M1s had a two-bladed prop. They also had a different engine. All the production machines had a 3-bladed prop.

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Your two-bladed version is a beautiful build. Nicely photographed, too.

I have a 1/72 Hasegawa zero type 22/32 kit waiting to be built, but I am just entering the world of IJN paint schemes/colours, so may wait a bit longer!

Regards,

David

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Very interesting and perfect done! Do you know which unit is the painting scheme?

Cheers

Jerzy-Wojtek

it´s a factory scheme, if it´s true, the two prototypes rolled out in that colour

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