ade rowlands Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 If you don't need it Ade, I'll put it to good use. Brady Nope, it's a spare, yours if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Although I have to be the odd man out, as I think the folded wing tips really detract from the smooth lines of the Zeke. I pretty much think any folded wings take away from the look and/or change it enough that it makes any pretty aircraft into something completely different. It takes nothing away from a really awesome build however! I am inclined to think the same way. FWIW, I believe that land based A6M2's (which is what this A6M2 is painted to resemble, even though it may have been attached to a carrier) had their wingtips locked in the down position. Since there is much more room on an airfield than a carrier hangar, the statement may hold true. I don't have a reference for my belief right now but I do remember reading that someplace. Someday, I'll come across is and remember this thread. The bad thing is, it'll most likely be years from now. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I am inclined to think the same way. FWIW, I believe that land based A6M2's (which is what this A6M2 is painted to resemble, even though it may have been attached to a carrier) had their wingtips locked in the down position. Since there is much more room on an airfield than a carrier hangar, the statement may hold true. I was tending to think the same way. I was thinking about US carrier born AC like the wildcat/hellcat that became land based as the US moved closer to Japan. Having never seen a pic of any of those types of carrier born planes that were on an full airfield with their wings folded, tended to make me think similar or same for the Japanese land based planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Yea I was wondering the same thing about the wingtips myself for the same reasons as you guys were. I was kind of wondering if it was even necessary to fold them on land. The good thing is the wingtips still haven't been glued in place yet they've only "posed" for pictures, so they can still be positioned either way. Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) I was in contact with Jefferson Deblanc who was a wildcat ace on Guadalcanal. I asked him about that and he stated the wings were locked. No need to fold them. .....Harv Edited May 28, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 The wing folds were for clearance on the carrier elevators, not for deck space. I wonder if you see them parked on the flight deck with the tips folded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Thanks Harv. I'll save the folding mechanisms for another Tamiya Zero I want to build later on and make this build with straight wings. Cheers, Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Hello everyone, I'm back with some progress, not a lot but some. I never thought this wash would take so much time....maybe I'm too picky too either way it's slowed me down a lot, but it's looking pretty good I think. One place the wash process isn't going to be in my favor I'm afraid is where I filled and sanded the seam line on the belly of the tail cone and lost some detail before painting and my skills at doing rivets still aren't very good. Ade is coming to my rescue on my broken canopy problem and is sending me his spare as we speak. One thing I didn't like too much about this paint I used was how much stayed with the Tamiya masks and not with the canopy parts when I took them off the broken canopy. I'm wondering if I need to go around each mask with a knife blade before removing them after I paint the good ones? That's all I've got for now. Cheers, Brady mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Looking great, Brady. I think you nailed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thank you Ernie! Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Hello everybody, I think I'm finally done with the wash on the belly of my Zero. I did most of the wash on the belly with Dark Brown, a little Dark Grey was also used. This is what the bottom of the plane looks like now that it's completed: Next I guess will be doing the wash on the top of the wings and fuselage. That's all I've got for now. Cheers, Brady mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hey, I'm back with an update, I worked pretty ambitiously last night and this morning on my Zero. As you saw in my previous post I completed the wash on the bottom side. This morning I completed the wash on the top of the right wing and started on the side of the fuselage, getting quite a bit done in one sitting. Here's what the top of the wing looks like now: Hopefully more to come soon. Cheers, Brady Out2gtcha, Kahunaminor and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Yes....very very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 love this! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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