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Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Group Build
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Yes indeed master Wojtek !! The kit! needs abit of work .Il get some detailed shots up tomorrow -I'd be interested in your comments of how I could improve it .Want to learn as much as possible!
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Absolutely! I plan to give her 2 decent coats of silver then a light airbrush coat of the 'green' Then I start playing around with it! This is the most likely scheme but I haven't 100% decided yet
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Muller, save the Warhawk for the Med build and go for it!! 
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
I tell ya whats cool ....your avatar! I've been craving a good drink all night and now your teasing me! seriously though Guinness is bloody good stuff
seriously though Guinness is bloody good stuff
Not to worry Dr Wojtek, we'll find something for you to cut into...
You made me a day Jan.THX.
Thank you Daniel.I'll be waiting for that.
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Here you are Wojtek .Upon further looking at the kit its not as bad as first thought (cowling excluded) and I'm interested with what Il make of it (also sorry for the crappy pics )
Theres no cockpit detail apart from a pilot ,Tips on scratch build welcome
)Theres no cockpit detail apart from a pilot ,Tips on scratch build welcome
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The main thing you have to scratch build is the cockpit floor.Then you should add two semi-cross-sections , one at the beginning of the floor and the second one at its end.I have marked these with arrows of different colours.Also marked the place where the pilot panel should be.
To begin with, the first step is to clean up the cockpit interior with sanding.Simply you have to sand off all unwanted thinkgs there.The inner cockpit sides have to be smooth.What is more sanding will make them thinner.So be careful of the sanding.Also it would be nice if you could have drawings of Zero cockpit in order to see how it looked like inside.For the floor you can use a phone-card or another thin ( max. 1mm) piece of plastic sheet.These cross-sections can be made with the same sheet.If there were these in the real plane, make them as the same in its shape.I mean all holes etc.But first of all, make them as a solid ones and fit to the fuselage.When the floor and cross-sections are fitted, mark places where these will be glued to the inner cockpit sides.Then add some stringers and semi-cross-sections to these cockpit sides like it was there.Then add the rest of scratch-built pieces mounted on inner cockpit sides.I mean the throttle, radio-remote control device, some wires etc.... When done glue the floor with these cross-sections to one of halves of the fuselage and paint.On the second one paint the scratch-built side as well..
The next step is to make the pilot panel and rear parts of the fuselage MGs that were seen in the Zero cockpit.Paint them as well and mount to the half with floor.If you want you can make some of weathering to the floor and other parts at the stage.Then put these halves together and you almost have the cockpit finished.The pilot seat and stick can be paited separately and added later.
The main thing you have to scratch build is the cockpit floor.Then you should add two semi-cross-sections , one at the beginning of the floor and the second one at its end.I have marked these with arrows of different colours.Also marked the place where the pilot panel should be.
To begin with, the first step is to clean up the cockpit interior with sanding.Simply you have to sand off all unwanted thinkgs there.The inner cockpit sides have to be smooth.What is more sanding will make them thinner.So be careful of the sanding.Also it would be nice if you could have drawings of Zero cockpit in order to see how it looked like inside.For the floor you can use a phone-card or another thin ( max. 1mm) piece of plastic sheet.These cross-sections can be made with the same sheet.If there were these in the real plane, make them as the same in its shape.I mean all holes etc.But first of all, make them as a solid ones and fit to the fuselage.When the floor and cross-sections are fitted, mark places where these will be glued to the inner cockpit sides.Then add some stringers and semi-cross-sections to these cockpit sides like it was there.Then add the rest of scratch-built pieces mounted on inner cockpit sides.I mean the throttle, radio-remote control device, some wires etc.... When done glue the floor with these cross-sections to one of halves of the fuselage and paint.On the second one paint the scratch-built side as well..
The next step is to make the pilot panel and rear parts of the fuselage MGs that were seen in the Zero cockpit.Paint them as well and mount to the half with floor.If you want you can make some of weathering to the floor and other parts at the stage.Then put these halves together and you almost have the cockpit finished.The pilot seat and stick can be paited separately and added later.
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Thanks mate! 
Sounds like fun!
Also have to cut the single piece canopy to be displayed open
Sounds like fun! Also have to cut the single piece canopy to be displayed open
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Many thanks Wojtek! its superb!
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Great stuff Daniel, our first Japanese aircraft.... Get some glue goin man....
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Cheers guys! Will proberly make a start on the cockpit area sunday (heading a few hundred k's south tomorrow)
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Wouldn't of thought of that -Cheers mate! looking forward to starting now
Proberly just as per the box art -although that belongs to a training uni doesn't it? If it is then no and why the hell did Revell have a box art with it in combat with a Corsair? (just another revell stuff up?) Want to do one in a similar scheme with LOTS of heavy weathering (ie bare metal showing through)
Proberly just as per the box art -although that belongs to a training uni doesn't it? If it is then no and why the hell did Revell have a box art with it in combat with a Corsair? (just another revell stuff up?) Want to do one in a similar scheme with LOTS of heavy weathering (ie bare metal showing through)
