Trumpeter 1/24 Mitsubishi zero.

[peterairfix]

Not a subject I have attempted before so don't expect greatness.
No construction yet just painting cockpit parts.[ATTACH]384880[/ATTACH][ATTACH]384882[/ATTACH][ATTACH]384883[/ATTACH][ATTACH]384884[/ATTACH][ATTACH]384885[/ATTACH][ATTACH]384886[/ATTACH]

[Gary MacKenzie]

Interested in this, always thought they were a good aircraft, but only ever made an Airfix 1/72nd, and it wasn't very detailed.

[BarryW]

What are you planning to use for Aotake?

there is a metallic blue on the Gunze range that’s OK or Vallejo do a blue and green. The latter need spraying over a gloss silver metallic base. Worth noting that Aotake is found in several blue/green shades and it varied. Some claim it weathered blue to green but researchers believe that it varied in the factory application and aircraft have been found in a patchwork of different Aotake shades. On 1/24 scale kits that means there is lots of scope to add interest to internals using different Aotake shades.

By the way, Vallejo do a nice ‘Ash Grey’ for the Pearl Harbour camo scheme in their IJN set.

[peterairfix]

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What are you planning to use for Aotake?

I did get myself a set of metallic mig colors that does include a couple of different metallic blue shades.
So I can have a play around and see what I come up with.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Not a plane we see modelled often. Don't see that many Japanese planes at all. It will be a large model at that scale. I am sure you'll make a cracking job of this.
Jim

[peterairfix]

Three cockpit sub assemblies finished off,lots more to do.[ATTACH]384999[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385000[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385001[/ATTACH]

[peterairfix]

Forget to mention in my last post that it was yesterdays work and here is today's work the main cockpit has been finished.[ATTACH]385100[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385101[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385102[/ATTACH]

[peterairfix]

Here's today's work and I have started on the engine and all the associated parts all painted and ready to put together.[ATTACH]385220[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385221[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385222[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385223[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385224[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385225[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385226[/ATTACH]

[scottie3158]

Peter,
Nice work so far the engine and office look good.

[peterairfix]

More of today's work.
I have the engine and cockpit installed in one fuselage side and the tail wheel and rudder.
And I have had a go at weathering the front cowling.[ATTACH]385373[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385374[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385375[/ATTACH][ATTACH]385376[/ATTACH]

[homechild]

I've got a 1/48 Zero (in the green colour scheme) in my stash waiting for some attention and I have a Tamiya metallic blue I was going to use for the Aotake.
Watching this to see how you get on (1/24 must be a fair size).
Looking good so far!

[peterairfix]

Apologies for the lack of updates.
But here's what it looks like as I have the wings and fuselage together with no dramas as it a simple and easy build so far.[ATTACH]385612[/ATTACH]