discussion Eduard 1/48 A6M3 Zero type 32

[Neil]

Excellent work Steven, looking forward to seeing this in flight, definitely inspiring me to do my 'Tora Tora Tora’ which has two complete kits, in flight.

 

[Steven000]

Thanks for the comments guys


I glued the canopy clear parts in place with Kristal Klear, then at the last minute I decided to go for an 'open' canopy instead of a closed one. (this needs clear part number A12 instead of A14 for the middle canopy section)
This is a Weekend edition so it doesn't have a masking set - so as usual I use Tamiya tape, a cocktail stick, sharp knife and lot's of patience...


The front canopy came off rather quickly, so glued it back in place with a tiny bit of Tamiya Extra Thin.


5000 hours later...
22 windows masked


The navigation lights were a bit awkward to mask due to the rounded corner,


mixed a blue/green tint for the interior color, then a black primer (vallejo)


More black primer - used a gloss-black for the other parts,


Next I sprayed 'IJN Ash Grey' (vallejo air) - The plane will get the green camo on top later.
Aluminium (vallejo metal color) was added to the other parts.


Quite excited to finally start painting this model,
Thanks for watching - Cheers

 

[scottie3158]

Looking very good

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

a cocktail stick, sharp knife

Looking great Steve. Every time I try this method I slip with the knife and cut the canopy. I think I am just super clumsy.

 

[Neil]

Looking good. Do you have a plan for the stand, just plain or some kind of background to look like the sae?

 

[Steven000]

...Do you have a plan for the stand, just plain or some kind of background to look like the sae?

Thanks Neil, well I had a few ideas from an ocean or carrier-deck to a jungle village - but I simplified my plans to a disk with the 'rising sun' logo due to a lack of available time.

I don't glue the vertical rods into the orange tubes of my planes, that way I can later easily swap the stands for new ones.

This Zero will be chased on the shelf by a Hellcat I'm planning to build for the "U.S.Icons Group Build (link)" starting next month, so perhaps both planes will eventually share a larger stand with an ocean or something, we'll see what the future brings lol ️ cheers