Tonys Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Zero

[Andy T]

Ever resourceful Tony. I like it

[outrunner]

Looking good and I like the bias binding idea, I think it is used to bind up people with biased opinions before thrashing them with a damp cloth.


Andy.

[papa 695]

Some great work Tony. Looking the business.

[Jim R]

Masking has worked a treat. Looks great. I never considered Cling-film for protecting large areas but it sounds like an idea well worth remembering.

[Mini Me]

Jim, I used it for the first time on my P51 Mustang in Lee's GB last fall. Works great even in 1-87 scale! :thumb2:

[colin m]

Here it is colin , a cheap enough little tool

Nice one, thanks for the info.

[yak face]

Decals ( all 13 of them ! ) now on and drying . Ive added the mesh screen to the scoop with the bias binding and given it a drybrush to highlight the weave . Next up get the airframe sealed with a satin finish - photos show these early zeros with quite a clean , polished finish . Then im going to add a brake line to the undercarriage before that goes on .

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh that's good

[Mini Me]

Exquisite workmanship Tony.....loving the chipped edge on the vertical stab. :thumb2:

[The Smythe Meister]

Yep,
Coming on an absolute treat there Tony, cracking stuff.

[Geoffers]

Very, very nice Tony :thumb2:

I’d never heard of bias binding but it looks very effective.

Geoff.

[yak face]

This has now had a final semi gloss finish coat , and the canopies have been demasked, which i was really chuffed about as theyve turned out lovely ( compared to the last canopy unmasking :tired .
Ive given the control surfaces and specific access panels ( guns mainly ) an oil wash which will be cleaned up tomorrow . Ive also got the cowling fixed on , this was a bit of a vague fit , being a bit loose and not much contact points to glue to. I added a few bits of plasticard in strategic places and an L shaped bracket to give a firm fixing. Next job get the undercarriage fitted , clean up the oil wash and fit the last few bits ( aerial, pitot , mass balances , drop tank )

[yak face]

Calling this done now , the final few bits have been fitted . The oil wash has been cleaned up and a little bit of sooty deposits round the guns and exhausts added with pigments . Ive used fishing line for the aerial , and blobs of pva for the insulators and tensioning springs . Its been a great kit to do , not overly complicated and as a result ive managed to finish it in five weeks! Usually I miss the deadline on GBs but ive come in nearly two months early . Heres a couple of pics to round off the thread and I’ll put a completed thread up later ,thanks to KarlW for getting this GB going , cheers tony

[scottie3158]

Tony,
Bravo mate she is a beauty.

[outrunner]

A very neat model, well done.

Andy.