occa Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Are the cowling sides bulged or just a flat cylinder on the kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, occa said: Are the cowling sides bulged or just a flat cylinder on the kit ? The cowling has a slight bulge and aerodynamic shape. Breaking the cowl assembly into multiple parts was a very smart move by Eduard. It allowed them to capture the subtle shapes, and get the carb/oil cooler intake correct with the weld seam included! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 How did we miss the release of the Type 11? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-82211-a6m2-zero-type-11--1415796 Some new AM as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 11 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: How did we miss the release of the Type 11? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-82211-a6m2-zero-type-11--1415796 Some new AM as well Alas, wrong winges shall it haveth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 51 minutes ago, DominikS said: Alas, wrong winges shall it haveth. What's wrong with the wing, I haven't seen the plastic yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 22 minutes ago, Tbolt said: What's wrong with the wing, I haven't seen the plastic yet? Got the info that the winge shall be as per Reisen 21, which is wrong. What's more, until September 1941 all Reisens 21 had almost the same wings as Reisens 11. The difference was folding wingtips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 hour ago, DominikS said: Got the info that the winge shall be as per Reisen 21, which is wrong. What's more, until September 1941 all Reisens 21 had almost the same wings as Reisens 11. The difference was folding wingtips. That's strange since Eduard in their instructions for the 21, note that the difference between the wings was the folding tips. I'm guessing all that needs doing is filling little hinge plate panel lines. I wonder if this was something Eduard forgot to note in the instructions? (they've even drawn them in the instructions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 7 hours ago, Tbolt said: That's strange since Eduard in their instructions for the 21, note that the difference between the wings was the folding tips. I'm guessing all that needs doing is filling little hinge plate panel lines. I wonder if this was something Eduard forgot to note in the instructions? (they've even drawn them in the instructions). The difference was not only the folding wingtips. The air intake of cockpit "air conditioning" was oval and the panels covering cannon barrels had bigger, sqauare shaped, openings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 4 hours ago, DominikS said: The difference was not only the folding wingtips. The air intake of cockpit "air conditioning" was oval and the panels covering cannon barrels had bigger, sqauare shaped, openings. Do you have any photos of the Type 11 showing the gun panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 The first photo in that topic https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/a6m2-p-103.56815/ In the photo you can see the canon panel and early air intake. BTW, it's A6M2 Reisen 21, but built before September 1941 so it has early type of wings (except folded tips) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 hours ago, DominikS said: The first photo in that topic https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/a6m2-p-103.56815/ In the photo you can see the canon panel and early air intake. BTW, it's A6M2 Reisen 21, but built before September 1941 so it has early type of wings (except folded tips) Thanks. I just dug out the Aero Detail book and it talks about these differences, though it wasn't clear about the cannon opening being square in their drawing as it looks like it was a panel line around the opening. This Hasegawa boxart shows the opening fairly well I guess. Anyway fairly easy mods to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 10:57 PM, Tbolt said: That's strange since Eduard in their instructions for the 21, note that the difference between the wings was the folding tips. I'm guessing all that needs doing is filling little hinge plate panel lines. I wonder if this was something Eduard forgot to note in the instructions? (they've even drawn them in the instructions). Just had a look at the kit instructions on the Eduard website. No sign of having to do anything to the wingtips like filling or somesuch.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 58 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: Just had a look at the kit instructions on the Eduard website. No sign of having to do anything to the wingtips like filling or somesuch.... Yes I didn't see any reference to modifying the wing with any of the changes noted above in the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 just did a quick compare to my Hasegawa Type 11 kit (09142) Hase is lighter gray - There is no difference in the wingtips and quite a difference in gun cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: just did a quick compare to my Hasegawa Type 11 kit (09142) Hase is lighter gray - There is no difference in the wingtips Other than those little hinge covers on the Eduard kit, which will need filling for the 11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Pics of the Akutan Zero are inconclusive, All pics are of the rebuilt aircraft, and the top of the cowling was damaged up to and including the cockpit. did find 'square' gun ports on an A6M3 though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Other than those little hinge covers on the Eduard kit, which will need filling for the 11. shows what I know......🤫 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: shows what I know......🤫 It's only because I had already looked at the Print wingtips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Also, the air vent/opening is open to interpretation. To me it looks like a diagonal tubular vent, that would make it look oval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: Also, the air vent/opening is open to interpretation. To me it looks like a diagonal tubular vent, that would make it look oval. No it's definitely oval in shape compare to the very square later type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tbolt said: No it's definitely oval in shape compare to the very square later type. Ahhh....was looking at the wrong vent...🙄 The one in the side of the gun cover.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Hello all, can we still expect a A6M3 in the Fall from Eduard? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Type 32 incoming https://www.facebook.com/116570475024575/posts/pfbid0J92XVCMdRzNfGQgFjMeBaVUL6wpn6epGkpJ3EUsdkKodWjMRfczX134jNQqydrVcl/?sfnsn=mo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Released ref. 82213 - Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Type 32 Sources: https://www.eduard.com/cs/eduard/a6m3-zero-type-32-1-48-1-1.html https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/posts/pfbid02MgFurTUtpYb3y2aANuv3MXv9RH2eefzrS1a9pQoZQxDbZ9Ko4A6e2WfHAKhPQTf6l Quote In October, we release scale kit of the legendary A6M3 Zero Type 32, also known by the allied code name Hamp. It will include markings for five machines, covering the various markings and camouflage variations of this version of the Zero at different times in its combat career. With the Type 32, we continue our ZERO project, in which we cover all versions of this legendary aircraft. The A6M3 Zero Type 32 will be further included, along with the A6M3 Type 22, in the LIMITED edition kit, due for release this December. Right after the New Year we will continue the ZERO project with a float version of the A6M2-N Rufe. https://www.eduard.com/a6m2-zero-plastic-kit-eduard-1-48-scale/ V.P. Edited October 26, 2022 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Source: https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2022/info-eduard-2022-10-special.pdf V.P. Edited October 24, 2022 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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