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    Photo of Weathered Zero.

    Hi all, here is a photo of my beat up and weathered Zero. I prefer to see world war two fighters with a bit of wear and tear and battle fatigue. I hope I havent gone too far with this one, allthough I do like it. This is a model of the 21st Century Kit model Zero bought for the princely sum of £9.99. I did have a problem with sticking bits together as model glue did not work very well on this plasticky toy type plastic. Had to use Superglue in the end. Painted (airbrushed) the model with primer and then light green and then a darker green. Used soft scourer and warm soapy water to slightly remove some of the top dark green to reveal the lighter green, then used silver crayon and silver felt pen for bare metel parts. Had to take a deep breath first before doing this as it did look good too before. Hope you like it.

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    • Guest
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      Weathering aircraft - ZERO -

      Hi John, Sent photo of my zero now I dont know were it went - Help-

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        • yak face
          Moderator
          • Jun 2009
          • 13865
          • Tony
          • Sheffield
          #3
          hi john,welcome to the forum.your pic is on the sticky thread about posting pics,ive just been looking at it ,fantastic job well done!I made the 21st century macchi ,and had the same experience with the glue ,i too had to superglue everything,but i really enjoyed building it.They look impressive too when done and the pilot figures are superbly detailed. congrats on a great job , cheers tony

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            • John
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              • Mar 2004
              • 4656
              • John
              • Halifax
              #4
              Originally posted by \
              Weathering aircraft - ZERO - Hi John, Sent photo of my zero now I dont know were it went - Help-
              I found your post and merged it with this one, welcome to the forum good to have you here
              www.scalemodelshop.co.uk

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Hi john, really enjoying these forums and other modellars photos and experiences.. I think my name sounds a bit formal can I change it to Johnny?

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                    • Guest
                      #6
                      Macchi

                      Originally posted by \
                      hi john,welcome to the forum.your pic is on the sticky thread about posting pics,ive just been looking at it ,fantastic job well done!I made the 21st century macchi ,and had the same experience with the glue ,i too had to superglue everything,but i really enjoyed building it.They look impressive too when done and the pilot figures are superbly detailed. congrats on a great job , cheers tony
                      Yak, thanks for you comments, would like to see photo of your macchi if poss. I like these models for their cheapness and quality but find it hard to get them. I do have the Stuka still unmade, the moulding and detail does look good.

                      all the best

                      john.

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                        • spanner570
                          • May 2009
                          • 15471
                          #7
                          Originally posted by \
                          Yak, thanks for you comments, would like to see photo of your macchi if poss. I like these models for their cheapness and quality but find it hard to get them. I do have the Stuka still unmade, the moulding and detail does look good.all the best

                          john.
                          I was interested to read to read this reply to Tony (Yak face)

                          Although I tend to build 1/35 armour I am dipping my toes into other forms of plastic modelling. Thanks to yak face my conscience got the better of me. lol!

                          I purchased a 109f, a Stuka and the Macci, all 21st Century Toys 1/32 scale and had change from £6.00 !!! You are quite right, although cheap, the detail is excellent. I bought a second Macci for my 11 yr. old grandson and because of the big scale ,he really enjoyed making it..... that's my boy!!

                          I found them a couple of months ago in Poundstretcher or was it Poundland ? I'm not sure which now. I have been trying to get the Zero and F4 Corsair in the same series but have had no luck.

                          I suspect they were a one off as far as this store was concerned.

                          Have you had any luck yet in your search as I would dearly love to get the set, particularily the Corsair.

                          Ron

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                            • yak face
                              Moderator
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 13865
                              • Tony
                              • Sheffield
                              #8
                              hi john, if you want to see pics look on my gallery,click on the thumbnail to enlarge. Ron, you can getsome of the 21st century planes from sbx models by mail order,thats where i got the macchi,but theyre £10 each,i dont know if they stock the corsair though.In typical fashion though after i finished it they were on sale in home bargains for £1.99!!so not one to pass on a bargain,I bought 2 stukas and a me 109!Havent seen them on sale there since though

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                                • spanner570
                                  • May 2009
                                  • 15471
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by \
                                  hi john, if you want to see pics look on my gallery,click on the thumbnail to enlarge. Ron, you can getsome of the 21st century planes from sbx models by mail order,thats where i got the macchi,but theyre £10 each,i dont know if they stock the corsair though.In typical fashion though after i finished it they were on sale in home bargains for £1.99!!so not one to pass on a bargain,I bought 2 stukas and a me 109!Havent seen them on sale there since though
                                  Sorry to go off your thread a bit John...

                                  Thats where I got mine from Tony, 'Home bargains', thanks. Couldn't think for the life of me where I bought mine from, but now I know. Yes, £1.99!

                                  Thanks for the info. I will have a look tonight. I'm determined to get a large scale Corsair from somewhere!

                                  Cheers,

                                  Ron

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