ajd3530
Airman
Username : ajd3530
First name : Alex
Category : Novice
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 #JT23X (old tool)
Extras : none
Howdy all. I've been away from the hobby for a few years now, and this will be my first attempt at completing a model through and through (I have a few I have started tinkering on already.) So with that said, I will be operating at the novice level for this build.
I've chosen this Hasegawa A6M5:
This is a mid/late 90s rebox of their original tool Type 52 from the early 80s. It has very petite raised detail, rather skimpy cockpit, but seems very finely molded all the same. I figured this would be a safe kit to dive back in with. I'm going straight OOB with this, and that includes, if all goes according to plan, using kit decals.
The particular subject I've chosen is the ship of Tetsizo Iwamoto, stationed in the Rabul area in early '44. From my very limited knowledge of Japanese fighter pilots, he was one of the leading aces of the IJN. He actually survived the war, was socially ostracized (as were many Japanese officers who survived the war to my understanding,) and passed away in the 50's as a result of some shady surgical procedure.
This has a very minimal parts count (50>) so unless something catastrophic pops up during construction or with the decals, making the deadline shouldn't be an issue.
First name : Alex
Category : Novice
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 #JT23X (old tool)
Extras : none
Howdy all. I've been away from the hobby for a few years now, and this will be my first attempt at completing a model through and through (I have a few I have started tinkering on already.) So with that said, I will be operating at the novice level for this build.
I've chosen this Hasegawa A6M5:
This is a mid/late 90s rebox of their original tool Type 52 from the early 80s. It has very petite raised detail, rather skimpy cockpit, but seems very finely molded all the same. I figured this would be a safe kit to dive back in with. I'm going straight OOB with this, and that includes, if all goes according to plan, using kit decals.
The particular subject I've chosen is the ship of Tetsizo Iwamoto, stationed in the Rabul area in early '44. From my very limited knowledge of Japanese fighter pilots, he was one of the leading aces of the IJN. He actually survived the war, was socially ostracized (as were many Japanese officers who survived the war to my understanding,) and passed away in the 50's as a result of some shady surgical procedure.
This has a very minimal parts count (50>) so unless something catastrophic pops up during construction or with the decals, making the deadline shouldn't be an issue.
