Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero (Tamiya 1/72)
Hi all
Just finished this little gem from Tamiya.
It was the time build the Tamiya Zero and I was really impressed.
The overall fitting and crispy details makes hard to believe it's a 1/72nd scale kit.
Kit built OOTB including the seatbelts decals. The only addition to the kit was a scratch built pitot tube using syringe needles and the IFF antenna made with stretching line 0.1mm from MIG.
The Tamiya decals continue to disappoint. I don't really understand a company that makes the most beautiful kit to assemble and can't get good decals (to be clear, their decals are way too thick), in this case I think they should benchmark Airfix or Eduard. Even using tons of decal solutions I couldn't get a excellent result.
Comments and critics are welcomed and appreciated.
Cheers
Paulo
An amazing model that surely fools the scale, Paulo!
Well done!
Thanks mate
Excellent result on this tiny scale, Paulo @armouredsprue. The weathering does make it look like she did flew quite some missions.
Thanks John
That was the intention. I’m glad I did it
It could easily be taken for a 1/48 scale model, Paulo, partly because of the great photographs.
Thanks George
I think we have to strive to take good photos in the same way we care for our building. These were taken using an iPhone 11. Nothing fancy
Fantastic build! I'm fan of zero!
Thanks Lis
As a matter of fact this is the time I built a Zero in my scale modeling career.
Nice looking Zero!
Cheers mate
I based the underside weathering on this attached photo of a A6M5 captured by the Americans and evaluated.
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As it was in WIP
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Well done, Paulo (@armouredsprue). Tamiya decals can be really thick. Have you tried either Tamiya Mark Fit Solution (Strong) or Walthers Solvaset? Both are really strong, but I have had some good results with thicker decals. I have actually had Solvaset eat a thin decal, so experiment before using.
Hi George
I did use the Tamiya Mark fit strong but not the solvaset. Thanks for your tip.
Looks fantastic and it does larger than 1/72! Well done. You've convinced me to try a 1/72 plane!
Thanks mate
Yeah - some of these are even impervious to Solvaset! Still a great looking model though - well done!
Thanks heaps Greg. Much appreciated
Nicely done Paulo.
Thank you Allan