[Tamiya A6M2 Ready for Inspection!]

lovely work .

 

[Hasegawa (old tool) grade up A6M5c 1/32 zero]

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

[Special Hobby Westland Whirlwind Mk 1]

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

 

[Hasegawa (old tool) grade up A6M5c 1/32 zero]

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.

[Hasegawa (old tool) grade up A6M5c 1/32 zero]

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 

[21st century toy's A6M5]

Very nice!! the kit is actually an A6m3, not a -5 but you did a fine job on it!!

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.

[21st century toy's A6M5]

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