Kitchen Modeller Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Hey all - here’s my completed Zero from the recent new tool from Eduard. I’ve wanted to do a zero for ages so jumped into this as soon as the kit arrived. It’s a very nice kit, typical from Eduard. The fit is excellent in most places though there are some minor issues. Nothing that can’t be easily dealt with. I had ghost seams constantly reappearing on the alt section of the fuselage so I had to do spot repair them a number of times. I know others have had the same problem so I think this is an issue with the kit. The landing gear was also tricky with no way to get a positive fit so a bit of manual alignment is required. Other than that, it’s pretty solid. The details are great especially with the rivets and cockpit. I added eduard resin wheels and fabric seatbelts from hgw. This aircraft flew from dirt airfields in New Britain near the Solomons so I wanted to portray a dirty worn airframe. The dirt is quite empathized in the photos as I tend to over expose my pictures- it’s not as pronounced in reality. But it’s not a Pearl Harbor airplane which were very clean. Painted with mr color paints with oils and enamels for the weathering - main markings were masked and used hgw wet transfers for the stencils. 61 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Beautiful job you have done. The weathering is excellent! Seriously thinking of adding a couple of these to my collection. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Fantastic looking Zero,lovely job... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Excellent job. Inspiring me to start working on mine though my attempt will probably not be as good as yours. Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Nice rendition of a nice model. However there should be no stain after the black disks on the wing as they are the ammunition counters. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Absolutely a sensational build . Do you think the ghost seam problem in these kits is due to the thickness of the plastic in that area ? Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Wow, the weathering on this model is excellent. Well done sir!🙂 Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Yes !! Wow !! really nice build ! and paint treatment !! 🤩 bravo !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Zigomar said: Nice rendition of a nice model. However there should be no stain after the black disks on the wing as they are the ammunition counters. Cheers. Hi Jean, thanks for the info on ammunition counters on wings, did not knew that ! learning everyday that's a living !! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 That is a beauty, Superbly weathered. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Very nicely dirty. By the way - not A2M6 but A6M2.... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Wow!! The weathering and attention to detail is exquisite. You did a beautiful job on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I dig that!! Thanks for sharing. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 9:21 PM, Zigomar said: Nice rendition of a nice model. However there should be no stain after the black disks on the wing as they are the ammunition counters. Cheers. Thanks zigomar - My mistake - thought they were used for fuel On 6/16/2022 at 9:45 PM, pacificmustang said: Absolutely a sensational build . Do you think the ghost seam problem in these kits is due to the thickness of the plastic in that area ? Bruce thanks Bruce - probably- the plastic there is not thin but I think it just doesn’t mate v well - if I was doing it again I’d use CA glue and fill it with CA too On 6/17/2022 at 5:52 AM, JWM said: Very nicely dirty. By the way - not A2M6 but A6M2.... Regards J-W Thanks sir - corrected 👍 Thanks for the kind comments all 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwolf Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Lovely finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Thats a very tidy, or should I say untidy, Zero. Brilliant finish. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Quite superb! Regards Colin. Ps. I think the black discs already referred to were in fact perspex/clear viewing ports and presumably there was a reason why it didn't have an aerial mast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Superb Zero. The weathering looks very convincing to me. Another "Must have" from Eduard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Brilliant job on that, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 What acracking job! I do like the weathering as seen on your pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Amazing Zero! Very realistic weathering. Outstanding paintjob Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 That's some very nice weathering job on this Zero. I like it a lot. Cheers! Nanond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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