This is stunning Glenn - I can’t wait to see where it goes next - learning a lot here - thanks!

Bit more done. After A bit more research On Japanese Aviation colours I found out that the Mitsubishi built planes had the interior of the wheel wells painted in the same colours that was used on the main body of the air frame Even the insides of the struts Were painted Amber grey and not the Rather lovely Colour called Aotake. This information came from Lewis Gardner and The research that he had done on this particular warbird, so thank you Louis the information was Much appreciated. However I do believe they painted the insides of the landing flaps Aotake. So my take on that was Tamiya’s Chrome silver painted first then overlapped with clear green then random spots of clear blue. So I’m getting There Slowly but surely. Cheers.

Hi spiros, it has yes. I think he has helped a lot of fellow models. For some reason I’m having trouble uploading images. Wait up.

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Looks truly fantastic, Glenn.
Those colour shades, apart from being spot-on, are really pleasing to the eye.
Nice shading, too.

Haha thanks Pedro, it was a late night and think I’m going mad. Yes amber grey. And yes I’m going to Resist weathering this too much as I know the groundcrew looked after their planes and they were very well kept and quite clean. A home mix of tamyia paint was used.

This looks good! I'm liking the paint so far

Hello again Glenn, @glenn73
It has been a little while since I have checked in on your progress. I like what you have done ! It is really looking great. As far as the colors that were used on these early A6M's, it sounds like you are on the right track. I have stored a lot of information and various photos on the subject, so please don't hesitate to reach out should you have any questions. I started composing a series of articles on the subject, but stopped when an unnamed person chimed in and spoiled it for me and everyone else. What I had posted was just a tip of the iceberg, and was going to be a very comprehensive listing on numerous planes. I could see where it was headed so I just stopped altogether rather than have a self proclaimed "know it all" spoil it for everyone by telling you how part of the book ended after you just read chapter one.

A very good place to check when doing research like this is Aviation of Japan. Nick Millman is a great fellow who owns / operates it. He has probably forgotten more about the subject that I will ever know... He is also a published author and has written several very good books, some of which were published by Osprey under the Aircraft of the Aces titles. Nick has numerous computer generated color swatches on his website. It's definitely worth visiting if you have time to.

For further reading you can look at the Jaircraft.com website. Here is another fabulous resource that will answer a lot of the unknowns.

A person could spend days there just looking at the pictures...

I'm happy to hear that some of my stuff has helped you out along the way.

I will definitely be looking forward to your next installment. Those PE flaps are great !
Stay safe my friend...

Here is the finished zero. Should have been done a bit quicker then this but new job and training plus family life, well you know what it’s like. So hope you like it. Cheers.

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