Melbourne Model Expo (2009)

[Wayne Little]

next up A6M5 Zero

 

[Shinpachi]

Come on, Wayne. I'm really fascinated with your Zero.
It's so "Shibui (meaning 'Cool' in Japanese, like 'John Wayne is Shibui')".

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent!

 

[Wayne Little]

Come on, Wayne. I'm really fascinated with your Zero.
It's so "Shibui (meaning 'Cool' in Japanese, like 'John Wayne is Shibui')".

Not mine, my friend but I have one just the same!! ...and many more..too!

...and I agree the 'Duke' is Shibui !

 

[Wayne Little]

Next up a Ki-84 of the 57th Shimbu-Tai same Squadron as my recent 1/32 bird!

 

[rochie]

like it, hoping to start my 57th Shimbu-Tai Ki-84 later today

 

[Crimea_River]

Tailplane joints to the fuselage stand out but otherwise not bad. Flaps look odd. Is that how they deployed on this bird? I'm definitely not up to speed on Japanese machines.

 

[Airframes]

What Andy said...!

 

[Catch22]

Tailplane joints to the fuselage stand out but otherwise not bad. Flaps look odd. Is that how they deployed on this bird? I'm definitely not up to speed on Japanese machines.

I'm not certain, what I do know is that the kit setup with the flaps down is incorrect for a landed plane.

Looks cool, way better than mine!

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent!

 

[Wayne Little]

The Butterfly Flaps were not normally seen in the down position....

Next up...Hellcat!

 

[Crimea_River]

Not too shabby. Panel lines a bit overdone IMHO but otherwise pretty nice.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work.

 

[Airframes]

Nice, agree about the panel lines though, a bit too heavy in some areas maybe.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Yea, but the weathering paint job is very nice.

 

[Crimea_River]

Agree with you there VB.

 

[Wurger]

With all here.

 

[Wayne Little]

A6M5 Zero, Hikotaicho or Air Group Commander's Aircraft from the Japanese carrier Zuikaku October 1944

 

[Gnomey]

Good one!

 

[Crimea_River]

Well done.