Mitsubishi A6M2 [Eduard 1/48]

[Rémi]

Hi all

 

After the Special Hobby Tempest MkII, I decided to rest in the "Eduard" kit (The Tempest is a collaboration between Eduard and Special Hobby) with the last Eduard kit : the Mistsubishi A6M2 Zero

I take the hand on a kit from the first box "Tora ! Tora ! Tora !" who give paint scheme for planes participating of the attack of the 7th December.
 

 

I choosed a first wave plane from Soryu.

 

 

I already build a Hasegawa Zero and at this time appreciate the AK Real Color. I will paint the scheme with this color.

 

[Rémi]

Hi

 

I pass more time than expected on the cockpit

The fault of the eduard details on this part of the kit

 

The cockpit is very well detailled and far better than the old Hasegawa kit (I built one several month ago)

 

I used only a part of the photoetched because sometime it is very complexe to use it and sometime the details level added is not very significatif

 

I used the photoetch for the panel instruments

 

 

For the floor I used the photoetch for the pedals. But if i cutted the plastic pedals I let a little part to glue the new pedals on it

 

 

For the side, I didn't follow the advice and glu the panel directly on the fuselage

 

 

 

 

The seat is very well detailled too and I think that the resin part is not necessary.
For using it, you need only add the seat belt
I drilled the holes behind the seat

 

 

For the machine guns it is more simple

 

 

I painted the machine guns with MC212 gunze paint. But I think it was more simple to have the bolt one side and the barrels on other side for adding barrels after the fuselage paint. The one piece machine guns need to mask they for the paint

 

The cockpit

 

 

The last step who you can't see after closing the fuselage is the paint of pieces behind the seat on the floor on the wings

 

 

 

And to finish this update, the engine paint

 

Edited February 27, 2022 by Rémi

[Rémi]

Some other photos of the cockpit before I close the fuselage

 

 

 

 

 

Now I can add the wings

 

 

[Ken the panda]

excellent work there.

i have this set so will follow with interest for any tips 😁

[HOUSTON]

I am impressed  by your SUPERB  workmanship. 

[Rémi]

The paint
The paint of a Zero is very simple : only one color for a A6M2 of the early stage of the war

I used the AK Real Color paint because I like this color for the japanese "Amber Grey"

 

 

 

 

I painted the propeller too
Eduard give a decal for the red line but I prefered to paint they
I used the Tamiya grey panel line on the engine cowl

 

 

 

 

[BuNo02100]

Looks the part, makes me want to get started on mine!

 

BW

 

[Rémi]

I painted the insignia and serials

My blue band is not so "grey blue" I would like and a little different from the decals

 

I passed the varnish too for the decals application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rémi]

I setted the decals

No problem for the stencils. It is a big difference compared to those of the P51 very difficult to set

 

I used the tamiya brown panel line for the structural lines