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A6M2 zero in-flight and on the deck

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84 1 October 2018, 22:22
Greg Baker
oh, you KNOW I'm watching this one... PE parts no less! Wow.
1 October 2018, 23:39
Spanjaard
I was expecting you 🙂.
There is PE too in the 262 and the spitfire too, but there is more here....and six of them!
2 October 2018, 07:59
Greg Baker
I'm keen to see what you do here. I barely started mine, so I want to steal all your good ideas. The sweet kits are... sweet, aren't they?
2 October 2018, 09:49
Spanjaard
Very much. Only Platz can be considered better. Eduard ones are ok, although engraved detail is too deep for that scale.
2 October 2018, 10:34
Spanjaard
Zero may take a while to be started, though. Need to finish Mustang, mosca and seagladiator first
2 October 2018, 10:36
Daniel Klink
I'm in 👍
8 October 2018, 07:44
Spanjaard
Welcome Daniel, but it may take a while.... The others (started already in this project) will be finished before I can start the zeros
8 October 2018, 15:41
Peter Hardy
Here we go again! Greg? Did I leave my microscope at your place?
13 April 2022, 09:34
Greg Baker
Yep! For PE parts on 1/144 scale you'll likely need an electron microscope though. 😉
16 April 2022, 15:05
Matthew A
👀
16 April 2022, 16:43
Spanjaard
Thanks guys, but no microscope. Some magnification was used to check if belts were painted ok, but not much more. But my eyes are not as good as they used to 😛
16 April 2022, 20:33
Peter Muldoon
Instrument panel looks so good. Love the seatbelts too.
26 April 2022, 13:02
Spanjaard
Thanks Peter!
26 April 2022, 19:51
Peter Hardy
Still shaking my head in disbelief that this is even possible!
27 April 2022, 01:34
Spanjaard
I have the same feeling when I see your builds 🙂
27 April 2022, 07:52
Peter Hardy
I blush with embarrassment. 🤗
27 April 2022, 08:36
David R. Meizoso
That surgery on the cowling flaps may have given you nightmares, but it looks great.
10 May 2022, 17:00
Spanjaard
thanks David. let's wait until it is painted. worse case scenario, they will have a lot more "used" look than intended 😄 but i hope all will be good
10 May 2022, 18:37
Spanjaard
orange training zero is done. i still need to complete the others. and one of them will be also orange. i really like how it looks.
30 August 2022, 10:20
Matthew A
WOW
30 August 2022, 12:15
Huma
Very impressive 😯
30 August 2022, 12:49
MS K
Very tiny, so cute.
30 August 2022, 12:51
Spanjaard
thanks Matthew, Huma and Ms K. i still need to finish the others.
30 August 2022, 14:53
Daniel Klink
It was his itsy bitsy teeny wheeny yellow orange-red dot Mitsumini👍👍👍
Great work spanjaard🤛
30 August 2022, 14:59
Spanjaard
thanks Daniel
30 August 2022, 15:05
Mike Szwarc
Beautiful tiny work! 👍
30 August 2022, 15:08
Greg Baker
That's some great work!
30 August 2022, 15:08
Spanjaard
thanks Mike and Greg!! that means a lot to me 🙂
30 August 2022, 16:51
James C
Very nice 👍
30 August 2022, 17:20
Simon Nagorsnik
What a beauty!
My compliments for that, Spanjaard- two thumbs up 👍👍
30 August 2022, 17:28
bughunter
Incredible little beauty!
30 August 2022, 17:41
Spanjaard
Thanks. Wow, thanks a million for dropping by, really happy that you like it!
30 August 2022, 21:06
Rui S
Beautiful little thing 👍
30 August 2022, 22:08
Guy Rump
Very impressive build 👍
30 August 2022, 22:14
Peter Hardy
Cannot believe the panel lining. Spanjaard, you are a magician!
31 August 2022, 03:29
Greg Baker
Yeah, I agree with Peter (it happens sometimes). That panel lining has me studying the pics closely. So clean.
31 August 2022, 03:37
Spanjaard
thanks Peter and Greg, but to be honest a good deal of the merit has to go to Sweet. the panel lines in this model are the best i ever seen, specially in this scale. comparing it with my P38 from Minicraft, there is a world of difference in quality. Platz and Eduard (in that order) are good but not as good as this one.
i just added a good amount of florymodels black clay wash, let it dry, remove with a piece of kitchen paper, and it is done.
of course, you need to use very thin layers of paint, or those beautiful panel lines will easily disappear. and the decals from Shelf Odity for this particula version are quite good too.
31 August 2022, 11:11
Spanjaard
talking about decals.... I see that I forgot to add the tiny red bands on the tip of the propeller blades!
and also did not paint the exhaust in burnt metal.
31 August 2022, 11:13
Alec K
Awesome build mate! That orange does look superb on the Zero 👍
31 August 2022, 11:23
Spanjaard
thanks a lot Alec 🙂 yes, i was looking for some colorful birds and when i saw the, i knew i had a perfect one!
31 August 2022, 13:03
Neuling
I agree with Alec. 👍
31 August 2022, 15:02
Spanjaard
Thanks a lot Neuling
31 August 2022, 17:09
Peter Muldoon
This is amazing!! 🔥🔥🔥
1 September 2022, 12:11
Spanjaard
thanks Peter!
1 September 2022, 12:36
Petar Žorić
How do you do lines on canopy? I have trouble even with bigger scale, they are so clean, its amazing!
22 November 2022, 21:41
Spanjaard
hi Petar. I simply took tamiya masking tape (sheets, not tape, but it is the same material) and cut the pieces to the right size, by hand. once all in place, just painted it and removed the masking. bit of retouching was needed. manual masking is a bit time consuming for this scale, but for the other six zeros I have on my bench, I will do them with a Silhouette Portrait 3 I got after doing the first zero. I have done some testing, but i do not have the final masks yet. of course, masks can be purchased for many models, but i like to do things my own way 😛
22 November 2022, 22:19
Petar Žorić
Thanks man, so there is no magic way, Im just now doing canopy on F5 and for the first time Im satisfied with it, but it can be better, used tamiya tape also. I just googled silhouette portait, didnt know what it was, thats actually interesting. But, I will get those tamiya sheets haha 😄
22 November 2022, 23:05
Sebastian Meyner
Cute little beauties 🙂 Well done Spanjaard 👍
23 November 2022, 06:09
Spanjaard
thanks a lot Sebastian
23 November 2022, 09:14
Petar Žorić
Wow, thanks for all the links, that's actually really helpful, next canopy I do, I'm gonna update you, especially if I pull out a good one 🙂 🙏
23 November 2022, 16:07
gorby
That gets another 'WOW' from me. Fabulous work!
23 November 2022, 19:26
Spanjaard
Happy ti help Petar, let me know how it goes
Thanks Gorby, well let's wait until the rest of the zeros are finished, maybe toy will like the two different (or 3) outcomes of this 🙂
23 November 2022, 19:49

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initially i just wanted one zero in-flight for my "flying circus" project... but it got a bit out of hand, and it will be followed (eventually) for several more in deck of a carrier in December 1941....

after getting my hands on the first Sweet kit... I needed to get more. the detail is simply exquisite.... and with Brengun PE it will be something really nice (or a total disaster)

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