Mitsubishi A6M Zero
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Trigger Warning! This model represents a historical impossibility, so if that kind of thing upsets you, cease and desist at once!
This is the 1/72-scale Tamiya A6M2b Zero with DEAD Design Models canopy masks. Decal options are for three [...]
I've always wanted to build a set of 1941-42 IJN carrier airplanes, and picked up a complete set of Hasegawa kits last summer. This is the first to make it to the workbench, a A6M2b that appears to be a 1993 issue. It is finished as Lt. [...]
‘Sticking’ to the Rising Decals MM72-0101 Dying Suns Pt.2 decal sheet, I wanted to have a captured Zero in my display. The decal sheet called for a Nakajima built A6M2 m.21 and specified the aircraft had type 99 Mark II cannons - I had [...]
As some of you are aware, I recently got some background/bases from Coastal Kits. This company specializes in making "realistic" backgrounds which are intended to be used for photographs of scale models. With the backgrounds, you [...]
Field applied green camouflage on naval zeros in Rabaul is a source of diversity and a challenging painting style.
1/32 Tamiya A6M5 Zero
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Nikon D7500; Focus Stacking using Helicon Focus; Editing using LightRoom
Exterior top: AK Interactive RC304 IJN D1 Deep Green Black
Exterior bottom: AK Interactive RC302 IJN J3 [...]
Two of Tamiya's newer tooling A6M5 that I built. The kit is more detailed the initial tooling and still is easy to build. Unfortunately, this is the only new tool variant. Eduard then, would be the natural choice to cover highly detailed [...]
This is my recently completed 1/48 Minicraft/Hasegawa A6M5a Zero.
A few months ago I found its worn & battered 1985 dated box on the consignment table at the LHS for $10. Given the price of new kits these days, it seemed like a [...]
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Here goes my recent project, the really nice Zero from Eduard. The kit is well engineered with nice details, including rivets. Version is the Profipack, so lots of PE and masks for the clear parts. The decals are the new type, i.e. [...]
Alright ladies and gentlemen, calling this one done.
Airfix Mitsubishi Zero B-21, from the Dogfight set. Carrier Soryu, Battle of Midway, June 4th 1942.
AK Interactive and Ammo Mig acrylics and a Ammo Mig panel line wash in ocre.
As always [...]