Uncarina Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Here’s a great reference I just found with for anyone interested in modeling the Type 21 Reisen: https://www.ipmsottawa.com/files/A6M2_Guide_Low_Tagaya_F.pdf It includes citations, something I always like to see. Cheers, Tom LSP_K2, Martinnfb, coogrfan and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Thanks Tom Timely for the upcoming 1/35 Border kit Uncarina, Troy Molitor and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 That is a good reference pdf. There are some things that could have been improved upon and some areas expanded but it's a good overall primer for the A6M2 Model 21. Note that this is the only version of the aircraft this is created for. There are some things in here that will also apply to the A6M3 Models 32 and 22/22 ko but not a lot is applicable to the average A6M5 Model 52. D.B. Andrus, Uncarina and coogrfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Thanks for sharing this Tom. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Glad to help Troy, and Ryan’s Tweak List for the Tamiya kit is a nice complement: https://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=3339 Cheers, Tom Troy Molitor and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/4/2024 at 4:40 PM, quang said: Thanks Tom Timely for the upcoming 1/35 Border kit I understand the Border Zero is somewhat lacking on the accuracy front (this comes from Zero experts, not me btw) so I wonder how “worth it” any effort will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 13 minutes ago, nmayhew said: I understand the Border Zero is somewhat lacking on the accuracy front (this comes from Zero experts, not me btw) so I wonder how “worth it” any effort will be? Doubting Thomas in me says: wait until we touch the plastic. Uncarina and TankBuster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, nmayhew said: I understand the Border Zero is somewhat lacking on the accuracy front (this comes from Zero experts, not me btw) so I wonder how “worth it” any effort will be? Are there any sprue test shots available yet? I'd be one to look at it with a critical eye if they're available. CAD images are second best but may or may not be representative of the final product. Even though I'd never buy a 1/35 scale A6M (or any other fixed wing aircraft in that scale), I'd be interested in seeing what they've got. Edited January 7 by Juggernut Uncarina and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 3 hours ago, Juggernut said: Are there any sprue test shots available yet? I'd be one to look at it with a critical eye if they're available. CAD images are second best but may or may not be representative of the final product. Even though I'd never buy a 1/35 scale A6M (or any other fixed wing aircraft in that scale), I'd be interested in seeing what they've got. just going by what Ed de Kiep (apologies if I am misspelling his name), Ronnie Olsthorn and a few others have said on a Facebook SIG… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 14 minutes ago, nmayhew said: just going by what Ed de Kiep (apologies if I am misspelling his name), Ronnie Olsthorn and a few others have said on a Facebook SIG… What more do they know if they have access to the same CAD images that we are? Is it so hard to wait until a kit is released and examined to exhibit one’s own pedantry to the unknowing world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Ok if looking at whether things are accurate is pedantry then LSP has changed somewhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 59 minutes ago, nmayhew said: Ok if looking at whether things are accurate is pedantry then LSP has changed somewhat What I call pedantry is showing off one’s knowledge without anyone asking for it. It’s the case when one gives an opinion over something still in its conceptual stage like 3D CAD drawings. coogrfan and D Bellis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2024 at 6:03 PM, nmayhew said: just going by what Ed de Kiep (apologies if I am misspelling his name), Ronnie Olsthorn and a few others have said on a Facebook SIG… What's the FB page called? I'd like to check it out. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 13 hours ago, nmayhew said: Ok if looking at whether things are accurate is pedantry then LSP has changed somewhat Dispassionate and civil discussions of the shortcomings of a kit are still very much encouraged here on LSP. D.B. Andrus, Iain, D Bellis and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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