1:72 Tamiya A6M3 Zero Model 32
Kommentit
28 12 August, 14:29
Mike Volkov
Unfortunately the model has suffered unrepaired damage and will not be completed. 😥 Maybe I will buy the kit again later.
Unfortunately the model has suffered unrepaired damage and will not be completed. 😥 Maybe I will buy the kit again later.
20 August, 14:58
Thomas Kolb
Oh, I am so sorry, it looked absolutely superb! 🙁 But I know, these things happen from time to time, one bad move and it all goes down the drain.
Oh, I am so sorry, it looked absolutely superb! 🙁 But I know, these things happen from time to time, one bad move and it all goes down the drain.
20 August, 18:43
Spanjaard
would the cockpit be salvaged? it was looking great (riveting was looking amazing too)
would the cockpit be salvaged? it was looking great (riveting was looking amazing too)
13 September, 18:24
Mike Volkov
It happened that I overdid the chipping. When it was done, I felt I had chipped too much paint. These Zeroes were not as characteristically worn as the green ones. I thought I'd start over and started washing it off with thinner. The Leveling thinner didn't clean it off though, it just mixed the paint with the metallic paint. I tried to wash it off with Mr. Tool Cleaner, but it immediately dissolved the plastic, deforming the wing.
So sadly, I gave up on it. I dismantled the landing gear, cockpit, propeller and engine cowling, which I was able to salvage and will use in another project later.
It happened that I overdid the chipping. When it was done, I felt I had chipped too much paint. These Zeroes were not as characteristically worn as the green ones. I thought I'd start over and started washing it off with thinner. The Leveling thinner didn't clean it off though, it just mixed the paint with the metallic paint. I tried to wash it off with Mr. Tool Cleaner, but it immediately dissolved the plastic, deforming the wing.
So sadly, I gave up on it. I dismantled the landing gear, cockpit, propeller and engine cowling, which I was able to salvage and will use in another project later.
13 September, 19:34
J35J
I feel you, have been in the same situation. Great that you were able to salvage some parts. Keep up the good work!👍🏻
I feel you, have been in the same situation. Great that you were able to salvage some parts. Keep up the good work!👍🏻
13 September, 19:39
Frank Brzobohaty
A good rule of thumb when chipping, when you get to the point where you say "maybe just a bit more"......STOP! Leave the model for a couple of days or a week then take a look at it again. At that point you will, in most cases, say just right.
This is a hard rule to master. Even with my super worn Hawker Typhoon I should have stopped sooner.
Yes go and get another kit and use the wonderful work to finish that one or use what you salvaged to add to a diorama. (striped down cockpit trainer with some pilots and instructors observing) There are so many good IJN figures in1/72 these days.
A good rule of thumb when chipping, when you get to the point where you say "maybe just a bit more"......STOP! Leave the model for a couple of days or a week then take a look at it again. At that point you will, in most cases, say just right.
This is a hard rule to master. Even with my super worn Hawker Typhoon I should have stopped sooner.
Yes go and get another kit and use the wonderful work to finish that one or use what you salvaged to add to a diorama. (striped down cockpit trainer with some pilots and instructors observing) There are so many good IJN figures in1/72 these days.
14 September, 15:05