Guy Rump
Another older tool, this one the Hasegawa A6M5c Zero. A bit basic, but there is very little flash. First thing done was added Vallejo Model Air Aotake blue to inside of plane and wheel well (what there is of them). 🙂

Guy Rump
Fuselage and wings went together quite well. 🙂

Andy Ball
think I've done this one once...may I?.....

Bas Tonn
Curious about the rest. Nice old kit

Guy Rump
Andy and Bas Tonn, you're both very welcome. 👍

Guy Rump
Added primer to aircraft before shading using Vallejo Model Air black (for panel lines) and white (to hopefully get some contrast on the main colours).

Also painted some of the other bits to go on later. Propellor (on instructions mahogany,) I mixed 3 drops Vallejo Model Air IJN Medium Brown, 1 black and 1 red to come up with the colour as shown. The propellor tip is white, the engine has been painted with gun metal grey with some spots of black added. The drop tank was painted IJN medium grey and the bombs black. Finally, the pilot. 🙂

Guy Rump
Vallejo Model Air IJN Dark Black Green added to top of the fuselage. 🙂

Guy Rump
Underside painted with Vallejo Model Air IJN Medium Gray. Fronts of wings painted with RLM04. 🙂

Guy Rump
Vallejo Gloss Varnish added. Decals added. Vallejo Matt varnish added. Guns had Vallejo model air Gun Metal added. Navigation lights had Vallejo Model Air Signal Blue and Red applied. Next is the propellor to be added. 🙂

Andy Ball
In no way are you sponsored by Vallejo?! 😂 (But. They are great paints!)

Guy Rump
I admit I do have a lot of Vallejo Model Air paint but recently have used Hataka paints on the Hurricane IIc and the Wellington. I wish I was sponsored by Vallejo though, I'd ask them for more paints to try out.... 🙂

Guy Rump
Thanks Roland 👍

Charlie Spitfire
first time i have been on your channel and i am impressed

Guy Rump
A warm welcome charlie (I'm certain it's much warmer in NZ at the moment than in UK! ) 🙂

Charlie Spitfire
it it a nice morning and it is also my brothers birthday he is 3

Charlie Spitfire
let me ask you how do you cope with the part of the instructions that tells you how to paint the plane how do you cope if the paint scem is in black and white

Guy Rump
The main thing to do is look at the references for the colours. If they're Humbrol for instance, you can look up the colour reference on the internet. I also look on the internet at actual photos of the planes and drawings etc. looking at the colour schemes. Hope that helps Charlie. 🙂

Charlie Spitfire
thank you i have a old airfix Hannover cl 111a that is black and white and the scheme is horrendously hard with ww1 patterns so i went online and found a beautiful blue and silver scheme witch i will be using

Guy Rump
This A6M5c Type 52 represents that flown by Japanese Fighter pilot WO Takeo Tanimizu (32 kills) although he was only officially credited with 18 actual kills.

An honourable pilot, WO Tanimizu once flew in low and threw his life preserver to U.S. Marine pilot Captain Harvey Carter of Glendale, California, who had just been shot down and was swimming in the ocean.

The propellor has been added as has the undercarriage, cockpit and fuel tank. A little weathering from chipping of the paint and from the exhausts has been done and I now declare this complete. 🙂

Andy Ball
Nice finals, Guy. As always...accompanied with a great back-story too.

Guy Rump
Very many thanks Andy. 👍

Guy Rump
Many thanks for all of your kind comments and likes. 👍