Taking a break from Japanese bombers to build a fighter. This is just a little, simple kit, so I'm looking forward to something straightforward and quick.

Mike

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Wings and fuselage got taken care of today. The interior is simple: floor, rear bulkhead, stick, and instrument panel. There are decals for the instrument panel and the side console next to the seat. The rear part of the machine gun that fires through the cowl also attaches to the top of the instrument panel.

For reference, I've placed the A6M5c next to the Tsukuda A-1H Skyraider I'm also building.

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This is just what the doctor ordered... Sometimes we need a break from something that is complicated and it is refreshing to build something much simpler. You picked a perfect model for this, and it's going together fast... Looks great too.

Indeed, a clean and sweet build, Mike.
Looks great so far!

It's been a while since I posted, but I've made progress on this kit (and several others)!

The yellow leading edges on the wings will be toned down under a flat coat...they're gloss yellow right now.

I'm using Mission Models paint, so the process starts with a coat of their primer.

The underside is more gray-green than what appears in the pic, due to lighting.

The Mission Models green is pretty dark, but I think it looks good. You can see I need to touch up some of the exhausts.

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That's great progress, Mike @mlicari!
Your Zero looks magnificent so far.
What a lovely sweet kit!

Wow, I blink my eyes and all of a sudden there's a Zero... Man that was fast... and it looks great too.

As mentioned before; Darn, that Zero is fast! Well done Mike, @mlicari.