discussion 1/32 Tamiya A6M2b Zero “Red Sun Rampant”

[chameleon 2009]

1/32 Tamiya A6M2b Zero

“Red Sun Rampant”


The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, was fought on the island of New Britainin the Australian Territory of New Guinea, in January and February 1942. It was a strategically significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan in the Pacific campaign of World War II, with the Japanese invasion force quickly overwhelming the small Australian garrison, the majority of which was either killed or captured. Hostilities on the neighbouring island of New Ireland are usually considered to be part of the same battle. Rabaul was significant because of its proximity to the Japanese territory of the Caroline Islands, site of a major Imperial Japanese Navy base on Truk.



This is the Tamiya 1/32 zero, I have made plenty of these, but always enjoy building this, and not because Tamiya make it so precise, it’s just got a lot of history, this is A6M2 Model 21 2185 construction number 1503 of FCPO Kan-ichi 1943

This was built OTB and painted using Mig Ammo air set “WW11 IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVEY SET.”

Enjoy

 

[saguy]

very nice indeed

lindsey

 

[adt70hk]

Very very nice!

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Mike.

 

[Steven000]

Very fine model Mike! Well done :thumb2:
Steven

 

[Fernando N]

Great looking office and paintwork Mike, neat weathering too :thumb2: :thumb2:

 

[rtfoe]

Nicely built Mike. I like the subtle rivet detail picked out in the wash. Can you tell me a little more about the cockpit colours. Did they vary during manufacturing like Japanese ship colours from three different ship dockyards?

Cheers,
Richard

 

[flyjoe180]

Great work Mike. Rabaul received a lot of Allied attention from the air, so I guess your A6M would have been very busy and worn.