Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Marking time while looking after my spouse who is laid out sick today with either the flu - or she ate something that did not agree with her; and our 5 year old foster daughter (who we are in the process of adopting). I doubt there will be any bench time today and while the little one is listening to some children's music and coloring I thought I would post a build I did some four years ago of Tamiya's A6M2b Zero. This was a very nice kit that had only two drawbacks. The decals were not the easiest to work with and the undercarriage was more fiddley than it would have been had Tamiya not tried to make it a cross between a toy and a model. I guess one could also add the rubber tires as well, but I thought they were ok. The figure is the one that came with the kit and shows all the limitations of an injection molded figure vs a resin one, but it turned out serviceable. The carrier deck is scratch built using left over "planks" from an old wooden ship kit that I built for my brother-in-law some 10 years ago. Those were laid down on a piece of MDC board that I then framed with wood. I tried to get the deck color to look like a Japanese carrier deck circa mid to late 1942. I wanted to show the aircraft a bit worn, without making it look ready for the boneyard so I kept chipping, fading, etc somewhat "middle of the road". Enjoy! LSP_Kevin, TorbenD, Lothar and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Just wow, this is indeed a stunning build - I'll raise my hat Paintwork and weathering - all perfect! Lothar mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 A few med distance shots. I had not yet put the tie downs on the carrier deck, but the aircraft and figure are complete. AlbertD, mpk, Trak-Tor and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 That looks really great, what paint did you use ? Cheers Dennis mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 And a few close ups to finish off. Kagemusha, coogrfan, AlbertD and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lothar said: Just wow, this is indeed a stunning build - I'll raise my hat Paintwork and weathering - all perfect! Lothar Thank you Lothar! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, dennismcc said: That looks really great, what paint did you use ? Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis. I used Tamiya paints for the exterior and a combination of Tamiya and Life Color paints for the cockpit. mpk and dennismcc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Wow! Ernest, that is a knockout! May I publish it on the website? Kev mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Beautiful models and a very nice diorama. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, LSP_Kevin said: Wow! Ernest, that is a knockout! May I publish it on the website? Kev Hi Kev, thank you for the kind words. You can publish as many photos as you want on the website Kev, I am humbled you think the build is good enough to post to a wider audience. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dany Boy said: Beautiful models and a very nice diorama. Thank you very much. This was one of my better efforts. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Nice! I really like the markings used on the Zuikaku. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Nice Zero. Congratulations on the result. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Beautifully done Ernest! One of the best looking Zeros on the sight, IMO Barry mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I like that! well done!! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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