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Zero decals - does anyone recognise this sheet?


John

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My son is trying to identify this decal sheet for a Pearl Harbor era A6M2. It's 1/72:

 

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Not Airfix or Hasegawa, I don't think. It seems to have been clipped from a larger sheet.

 

He's particularly trying to identify decals 7, 8, 11 and 12.

 

John

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Maybe that one?:

http://ww2in172.com/?tag=ai-155

Here the AI 155 was included

Regards

J-W

 

P.S. (Edit)

Interesting, that Scalemates ignore this kit in Zero history https://www.scalemates.com/kits/ls-105-mitsubishi-a6m2-zeke-zero-mk-21--179287/timeline

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36 minutes ago, John said:

He's particularly trying to identify decals 7, 8, 11 and 12.

 Na Su O - "No Push" but not sure the katakana order is right (my understanding is it should be "O Su Na" but the little Japanese I learned is already extremely rusty). In any case it should be on top of the wing by the trailing edge inside the rectangles that mark the position of the flaps. Pic to follow as soon as I can find a clear enough one.

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No good pics yet but look at this article by Ryan Toews in J-Aircraft: https://j-aircraft.com/research/ryan/a6m2_and_a6m3_secondary_markings.htm, particularly the "No Step/No Push/Step Here Markings" section and illustration nearby. According to the article that marking is Mitsubishi-specific (so correct for a Pearl Harbour aircraft) but the position is wrong in the Revell instructions.

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2 hours ago, Graham Boak said:

Looks like the older Hasegawa kit.  May be the later one but I haven't had that.

This is a set for Shigeru Itaya, who led the Zeros at Pearl Harbor. I think in Hasegawa old box there was AI-101

mitsubishi-a6m2-zero-fighter-hasegawa-a3

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J-W

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52 minutes ago, Graham Boak said:

Yes, but I was referring to the kit not the transfers.  I think I did Sakai's aircraft anyway.

OK, now I got it. The Revell had not own Zeke model 21 I think, that indeed it was a Hasegawa kit reboxed in this anniversary set by Revell. As the Kate was (Hase which originally was the Mania kit, I think.)

Regards

J-W

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