Juggernut Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) Ok, I cannot resist this group build but i need to finish my 109G-10 before moving on to this one. However, as a place holder of sorts, I'm going to hint at what I'll be working on in the near future for this group build. There aren't enough zero's in this Group Build forum so I'll be adding one. The kit is the Tamiya A6M5 but it'll be somewhat different. I'll give you a clue as to what I'm going to attempt to do: Ok, I'll give you another hint: The aircraft I'm planning is talked about in Pacific Profiles No. 5 and is not a specific set of markings for this aircraft. See if you can guess what I'm going to do with this kit. Ryan, if you see this, no telling! Edited December 26, 2022 by Juggernut D.B. Andrus, dennismcc, LSP_K2 and 11 others 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Good subject for the GP Tim! I have this kit and will be following along with your build to get some good tips! Ernest Juggernut and Ayovan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Greif8 said: Good subject for the GP Tim! I have this kit and will be following along with your build to get some good tips! Ernest +1 Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I got a start on this kit until work got in the way. I'll be following this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Looking forward to this one Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) Ok, it's time.... This is a shot of some of the stuff I've collected to tackle this project with. There's a clue as to what I'm going to do with this A6M5 model in the photo. Edited January 11, 2023 by Juggernut Greif8, denders, hworth18 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Well i think this ties the number of F-15’s in this GB now! No idea what it will be but i think the clue must be that wing popping out from behind that crazy aftermarket you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 That's some nice AM for the build Tim. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Greif8 said: That's some nice AM for the build Tim. Ernest I try to keep the aftermarket as small as possible but with the gimmicky wheel wells that are totally incorrect (because of the retractable landing gear), I needed to either replace or scratch build.... And after that 1/16 Panther G I just spent two years on, I'm not too keen on scratchbuilding that much detail... The double-sided masks are a great find because in 1/32, you can definitely see the insides of the canopy frames which on this aircraft, should be painted a different color (probably black) than the exterior color. The Quinta Studios set I got to see if I can get rid of the Tamiya "Coke-Bottle" lenses for the instruments. The last item is the clue to what I'm going to do with this A6M5. the printed stuff are just notes to help me. Edited January 12, 2023 by Juggernut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Will it become an early A6M5 with the exhaust system and cowl flaps from an A6M3? Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Fanes said: Will it become an early A6M5 with the exhaust system and cowl flaps from an A6M3? Yep, you got it! A6M5 production run prior to December 1943, 200 airframes constructed with the collector exhaust and A6M3 cowl. Edited January 12, 2023 by Juggernut themongoose and TAG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) That should be an interesting conversion. I have the same book Tim and intend to use it as one of the references when I build my A6M5. Ernest Edited January 15, 2023 by Greif8 Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Here we go: Since this will be an early A6M5, the fire extinguisher bottle installation is different prior to m/n 4275 built in early December 1943 (at which time the fire extinguisher system was revamped and became like what Tamiya gives you in the kit). I took part E62, cut the bottles apart and "removed" the bottle holder from the bottom of the bottle and rounded it off. I scratch built two holders to hold the single, horizontal fire extinguisher bottle. The bottle is just positioned in the photo to get the holders positioned correctly. I'll add the bottle clamps shortly and then give everything a coat of paint. The aotake is MRP green aotake with Gunze aqueous aotake blue-green ribs. From my highly knowledgeable source (the same person who wrote the Tweak List identified below), an early A6M5 built in or around September 1943 had green aotake in behind the cockpit whereas one built in November 1943 only had blue aotake formers with natural metal skin. This was based on examination of two aircraft in collections so I decided to make mine somewhere between the start of A6M5 production and October/November of 1943 since there's no hard m/n where the change took place. More to follow shortly.... REFERENCE: Tamiya A6M5 Tweak List Edited January 15, 2023 by Juggernut Landrotten Highlander, BradG, denders and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Here's a shot of the finished fire extinguisher installation and another of the RDF rack that was way too thick to use so I had to rebuild that too. Fanes, denders, Landrotten Highlander and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Nice scratchbuilding and very knowledge information Tim! The radio shelf looks great; did you use the kit parts as a template? Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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