A stop gap project

[stona]

I've started a little stop gap project whilst waiting for a big PCM Tempest V to arrive. The bl**dy Tempest arrived this morning so I've got a potential overlap.

It's 1/32 and so far I've stuck the cockpit together.



It's for an aircraft I know nothing about and for the price of this kit, which as you can see has some decent detail, I could but a dozen of the Tamiya equivalents!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Very nice Steve great detail in it

[Guest]

Looking good Steve, keep up the good work.

John

[stona]

I'm doing it......I'm doing it

Here's a nicely detailed radial engine.



A bit of Alclad and a nice dirty oil wash and it looks okay.

Remember that this kit cost less than a tenner!

Cheers

Steve

[yak face]

Looking very good steve , is this the 21st century zero?

[stona]

Looking very good steve , is this the 21st century zero?

Get that man a beer!

It is indeed. It's been lurking at the bottom of the heap for a long time. I started it yesterday and the Tempest which I really wanted to do turned up this morning. I rarely do two at once but I might start the Tempest once the major construction on the Zero is done. I picked it (Zero) up for £9.99 and for that it is fantastic value for money.

You could write everything I know about Japanese aircraft on the back of a postage stamp and I don't have a single reference book, so it may be a bit approximate

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

"...A bit approximate".

So it'll be pretty darn good then. I was looking at it and wondering what it was. I could write what I know on a stamp as well and still have room for my understanding of football. And cycle racing....

Ian M

[yak face]

I just know it'll look fantastic steve , are you going to use the pilot?

[stona]

I'm touched at your confidence Ian !

I don't have any Japanese paints so those will definitely be approximate.......sort of grey and green

Tony I think I will use the pilot. He is very well done indeed and I'm not too keen on the undercarriage so I may do another "in flight" pose. I quite like them as you know and the Zero should look good like that.

Cheers

Steve

[flyjoe180]

This is looking good already Steve, and great value too.

[flyjoe180]

Steve, I just posted on Alisdair's A6M thread too, but you may also be interested in my thread here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/mitsubishi-a6m-zero.14711/

I have more photos if you need them message me and I can email you copies if they are of use to you.

[stona]

Thanks Joe, I think I replied in your thread by mistake.....Oh well !

Cheers

Steve

[flyjoe180]

No worries Steve, glad the pictures are of use to you. Also a great walk around of a Zero that visited here years ago including detail of the cockpit and landing gear areas: http://www.rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/10979/mitsubishi-zero

[stona]

Not much progress today, stuck the pilot in and fitted the engine into the cowling.



I did mention this only cost a tenner didn't I

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

I've finally got this mostly built and primed.



It's taken a while, filling all the screw holes and trying to elevate it at least a bit above the snap together type of kit that it is. I finally cracked and have ordered some camouflage paints from White Ensign. They'll cost more than the bl**dy model! At least it will end up the right colour though

Cheers

Steve