TimHortman Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 All, Got a second kit done this year (about twice as many as I have been getting done lately!) Here's a Hasegawa 1/48 A6M2b Zero Build OOB. Painted with AeroMaster Mitsubishi Navy Green upper; and Polly Scale (RR line) Concrete lower. Markings are for 381st Naval Flying Group 311th Fighter Squadron Philipines April 1944 Regards, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mquan Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I AM a fan of JAPANESE subjects! Tim - you build..... you REALLY REALLY build.... cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Thanks guys! The next thing I need to work on is my photo skills. I have a pretty decent camera, but need to get a dedicated photography area, and a few more flashes to take some decent photos! Mike - great to hear from you! I Hope all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 SWEET Zero! Those are also some very interesting markings that aren't seen very often. Thanks for sharing and congrats on a beautiful build! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bun E. Carlos Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 SWEET Zero! Those are also some very interesting markings that aren't seen very often. Thanks for sharing and congrats on a beautiful build! GIL Very Nice Timmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the scheme!!!!!!!!!!! Tell us MORE!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffS Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I sure do like that scheme. Yes, Tim, tell us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Thanks Guys. The kit is Hasegawa's 1/48 "limited edition" series #09626 from 2005 titled: "Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Type 21 w/ 60kg Bombs". It's getting a little hard to find these days, but if you can't come up with one, all you'll need is the 60kg bombs from a Rufe kit to make this version. I ended up painting most of the markings (first time I tried this). Details on the actual aircraft are hard to find. The directions even state that the outer wingtips "could have been gray" and the tail could have been gray or yellow orange. There are a few old bw photos in a few reference books that show such Zero's from a distance, so there were some with painted wingtips and tails. Most likely we'll never know for sure what the exact colors were. At any rate it was different enough for me to want to do, and was the inspiration to get me back into "building" (or should I say finishing) something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bun E. Carlos Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Timmy, just to show you how valuable sharing this stuff is..........I really know how to proceed on that 1/24 ZERO now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Good luck Jack. Markings in the kit are for 81-163 (I used 81-162) I've got a line on another Zero with a white tail that may hit the bench when I get some of the other projects cleared off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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