CasualModel98 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Love this build. Great quality kit. Great fit and very detailed fine cockpit and parts. I think I overdid the weathering, ha ha. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 One of the most detailed cockpit for a 1/72 kit. Very fine detail. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I think it looks great. What technique did you use for the weathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 The fit is great. Almost no seamline, and no gap. Just light sanding to remove seamlines. Great parts for the sides of the cockpits as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Then disaster struck, after building halfway I realized that I am missing the nose! I searched everywhere and realized its not included in the box! I wrote to Tamiya and fortunately they agreed to mail me a replacement. THANK YOU TAMIYA! The detail for this model is really nice and refined. A great kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Calling it done, but I think I overdid the weathering,... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nicely done though, Sir. Do what you did to this to a Japanese Army machine, like an 'Oscar' or a 'Tony', and you will have the look just about right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Looks great. I really don't think it possible to over weather a Zero 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exhausted Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 You did great! The only place I can think of where there weathering shouldn't be as consistent is the fuel tank. Everything looks great though -- right on the money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Fantastic job! Over-weathered or not, it looks great. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si2 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 The weathering looks great. I think you need to dirty it up a bit though. There are lots of paint chips and wear, but not much dirt... Smoke, dust and oil stains are easy to apply with powder and oils and will tie the whle plane together. Great effort on a great kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Great build with nice detail all around. And yes, you earned a seat in the club of weathering freaks. On 16/09/2020 at 06:42, fubar57 said: This one was not weathered but sprayed over with dark green later. The heavily weathered ones are usually to be seen after VJ day when they didn't receive the care anymore that IJN personnel were expected to extend to their combat planes. Cheers, Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Toryu said: This one was not weathered but sprayed over with dark green later. The heavily weathered ones are usually to be seen after VJ day when they didn't receive the care anymore that IJN personnel were expected to extend to their combat planes. Cheers, Michael Thanks for that Michael. Its a very small photo and looked like weathering George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 As mentioned it's hardly possible to over weather a Zero and yours looks fine, maybe a bit more color fading & subtle dirt and stains. Great effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Excellent build, not over-weathered for late war Zeke ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Great model, I'm glad you've weathered the interior too! If the exterior is weathered, the interior will be too! If there's one area that may be over weathered it's the control surfaces, IIRC, these were fabric covered, not metal so they wouldn't show silver through weathering. It's worth getting an understanding of what the materials the component is made of before applying any weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Very, very nice and (as others have pointed out) the weathering is not necessarily overstated. I've read great things about this kit and your work certainly does it justice. Inspires me to consider this kit for my stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualModel98 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 6:09 PM, Si2 said: The weathering looks great. I think you need to dirty it up a bit though. There are lots of paint chips and wear, but not much dirt... Smoke, dust and oil stains are easy to apply with powder and oils and will tie the whle plane together. Great effort on a great kit. Thanks for the tip. Will bear this in mind. On 9/17/2020 at 11:03 AM, kapam said: Very, very nice and (as others have pointed out) the weathering is not necessarily overstated. I've read great things about this kit and your work certainly does it justice. Inspires me to consider this kit for my stash. Go get it. Its the best zero kit in 1/72 scale in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 The Tamiya series of A6M`s are my favorite kits in 72nd scale. The molds are perfect and outstanding replicas can be created such as this one. Heavily weathered Zeroes look great and this captures that appearance with precision. I like it!!!!!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Looks great! Japanese planes had notoriously bad painting, many actually looked like this and even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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