George Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Does anyone know where to find hinomarus for a 1/48 Mitsubishi (version) A6M5 Zero-Sen? I have a dated 1/48 Monogram (1970s vintage) A6M5 with old decals. It seems the best decals (set A-48001 and A-48014) from MYK Design are out of stock. Moreover, an internet search doesn't offer any options for the Mitsubishi version of the A6M5. Thanks. G-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) Eduard have a set for the A6M2, I guess the same goes for the A6M5... https://www.eduard.com/eduard/decals/a6m2-national-insignia-1-48.html Stefan Edited April 14, 2022 by Phantom2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) A6M2 Hinomaru's were not the same size as the A6M5 Hinomru's so those won't work. I cannot, for the life of me, locate anything in my reference library that indicates the proper size of the A6M5 Hinomaru (or any version of the A6M for that matter). My suggestion would be to get a copy of the Tamiya 1/48 A6M5 instructions (the old A6M5c instructions can be gotten right from the Tamiya USA website), call Tamiya USA and inquire if they have a set of decals for that kit. The newer Tamiya 1/48 A6M5 kit does not have the marking sheet in the instruction sheet, that must've come separately. That's the best thing I can suggest in the absence of any commercial 1/48 A6M5 sheets and if you're not willing to paint them. Edited April 14, 2022 by Juggernut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 10 hours ago, Juggernut said: A6M2 Hinomaru's were not the same size as the A6M5 Hinomru's so those won't work. Didn´t know that, I assumed they were the same size! Well, you learn something new everyday! Cheers! Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Phantom2 said: Didn´t know that, I assumed they were the same size! Well, you learn something new everyday! Cheers! Stefan The fuselage Hinomaru was probably the same size but not the wings. A little visual may help demonstrate. First, the A6M2; notice the position in relation to the aileron mass balance and relation to the wing chord. Now, the A6M5. Again, notice where the Hinomaru is in relation to the aileron mass balance and size in relation to the wing chord. Larger. REFERENCE: Nohara, Shigeru. (1993). Aero detail 7, mitsubishi A6M zero fighter. Dai Nippon Kaiga Co. LTD. Tokyo (pp. 40 and 42). Edited April 15, 2022 by Juggernut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) Yeah, Big difference both on the wings and the insignias! Never noticed how different they are before, even though I have built a few Zeros myself! Thanks for the info! Stefan Edited April 15, 2022 by Phantom2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersN Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Masks? Don't know where you are in the galaxy but I'm sure there's someone nearby with a cutter. I mask most national insignias 1/48 and up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Gents: Thanks. I use decals when I can but stenciling (IMHO) is something I would consider if I was entering the model into a contest. Cheers, G-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 9:51 AM, Juggernut said: The fuselage Hinomaru was probably the same size but not the wings. A little visual may help demonstrate. First, the A6M2; notice the position in relation to the aileron mass balance and relation to the wing chord. REFERENCE: Nohara, Shigeru. (1993). Aero detail 7, mitsubishi A6M zero fighter. Dai Nippon Kaiga Co. LTD. Tokyo (pp. 40 and 42). Thanks for the information, juggernut - most interesting. One thing caught my eye about the M2 above: the yellow leading-edge bands aren't symmetrical. Was this deliberate, do you think, or something the illustrator did by accident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mark_C said: Thanks for the information, juggernut - most interesting. One thing caught my eye about the M2 above: the yellow leading-edge bands aren't symmetrical. Was this deliberate, do you think, or something the illustrator did by accident? Sharp eyes, this was intentionally done by the author/artist to demonstrate that there were differences between early/later versions of the ID stripe. I edited out the text from the image that notated the differences. Edited April 20, 2022 by Juggernut Mark_C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Thank you for the info. Most interesting. Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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