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lovely work .

thank you all very much....it was an enjoyable build

oh that could work for me......this nd the ZM KI45 are my big buys for next year

thanks every one...it has been a fun build and a learning one as well.....i may have to do more of this weathering stuff.

i think this is my first finished model post here......i hope it's liked this is the old tool hasegawa A6M5c with the metal cowl and undercarriage .....it's an old kit but still builds up well...the markings are for a plane flown by Saburo Sakai in 1945. the kit is out of box other that a set of stunning Eduard wheels...and it's my first serious attempt at weathering....pretty happy with the results.  48189145_891007654427941_8537467885692387328_o by paul sabin, on Flickr 48237114_891007591094614_2427286469388271616_o by paul sabin, on Flickr 47680111_891007794427927_1391688894189142016_o by paul sabin, on Flickr 47681468_891007687761271_8704623490252144640_o by paul sabin, on Flickr 47580615_891007624427944_3525011382179201024_o by paul sabin, on Flickr 47578347_891007847761255_4762451636943585280_o by paul sabin, on Flickr and with an older 21st century early A6M5 that i built 48408314_891007887761251_2994181298731352064_o by paul sabin, on Flickr it's been an enjoyable learning experience...i'll be playing with weathering in the future

this kit has the short span wing of an A6M5....there is also an A6M3 model22 kit out there...i compared the wing on this to drawings....its definitely an early 5...there are pics out there online of a couple of A6M5's without the ejector exhusts. and thank you all for the kind words and welcome.

this is my first post here and also my first 1/32 scale kit in a long time. it's the 21st century toys A6M5(though oddly boxed as an A6M2)..i had a few problems with glue,normal plastic glue wouldnt hold it so it's done super glue. the kit goes together really well and heaps of detail,one thing about the finished model is it's a unique version of the A6M5,it's a very early one with a full collector exhaust,apparently only around 200 were built like this,so it gives a pretty interesting model on the shelf. Paul