Airfix 1/72 A6M2 Zero...

[aircro]

...What I build 3 years ago, steps is coming:
Interior

Then an engine cowling

Engine

Propeler

fuel tank

Horizontals

Wheel cowling

And than 'what greate mistake to make' with

preshading
No decals:

 

[Wayne Little]

great effort, looks good, especially for an Airfix kit.

 

[JohnAnthony]

Wow, you really put a lot of effort into dressing-up that crappy Airfix kit. Excellent work!

 

[aircro]

Thanks people, I have lot of Airfix 72's which I buy long time ago, but than I didn't have anything to work with - no tools like skriber, no drawings etc. But now ...

 

[JohnAnthony]

Thanks people, I have lot of Airfix 72's which I buy long time ago, but than I didn't have anything to work with - no tools like skriber, no drawings etc. But now ...

I see a lot of dirt cheap 72nd Airfix kits on the web, like 3-5 dollars cheap, and sometimes I'm tempted to buy them up. But then I consider how much work it would take to make them acceptable and I have second thoughts. I know they have some pretty decent stuff in that scale, it's just a matter of finding the kits with minimal problems and giving them a heaping dose of TLC like you did. Again, excellent work.

 

[dirkpitt289]

These cheap Airfix kits are great to test and hone ones skills. If you can make an Airfix kit look good then you've arrived as a skilled modeler. They also force you to learn how to scratch build.

Nice work on this one Aircro

 

[aircro]

These cheap Airfix kits are great to test and hone ones skills. If you can make an Airfix kit look good then you've arrived as a skilled modeler. They also force you to learn how to scratch build.

Nice work on this one Aircro

I simply can't help myself when is Airfix in question. I also like Matchbox, they have some realy good kit like B-17G, Bf 110C, Wellington and Wellesley - my favorite - they all have raised panel lines what looks better than their Buccaneer etc. New Airfix treads comes.

 

[Matt308]

well done on the scratch building!

 

[aircro]

Btw if anybody wants to do engine that way, make it shore that those rods ahead of engine is shorter than that on photo - cca 1.5-2mm shorter or you could breake it.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done!

 

[Lucky13]

Nice work mate!