A6M5 Zero - Marianas Turkey Shoot

Gary Kitchen
Looking excellent Jim. Do the dials and instruments come as decals with the kit. They look really neat.

Jim J
Thanks Gary. Yes, the IP dials come as three separate decals. Tamiya did a nice job here.

Nathan Dempsey
Nice 🙂 Can't wait to see what you do with this kit.

Guillaume Blanchet
WOW! that's nice wheatering.

Rui S
Looking great I'm in 👍

Sebastian Meyner
Very nice progress & excellent weathering on the cockpit Jim ! 👍 ...you picked a great kit for this project 😉

James C
Impressive looking cockpit Jim👍

Sergej I
awesome, following 👍

Jim J
Thanks all for the comments. Much appreciated.

Todd Kuran
Looking great.

Thomas Bischoff
Cockpit looks great! Love the used but not overdone look 👍

Erik Leijdens
Amazing cockpit details Jim'

Ali Yulianto
Very nice, let me grab a seat

Jim J
Thanks Todd, Thomas, Erik and Ali for the encouraging comments. The build is now complete with no issues to speak of -- just the normal cleanup. Main painting is also complete. Primed with Mr. Finishing surfacer. Underside is Tamiya AS-2 IJN light gray and topside is AS-21 IJN dark green 2, both decanted from the rattle cans. Shading and fading was applied before a thin application of the final color to blend. The aotake landing gear and flap bays really stand out. Gloss coat with Tamiya X-22 and ready for decals.

Todd Kuran
Looking good, can't wait to see her roll out from the hanger!!!

Jan Peters
Nice paintjob, this is going to be a showstopper

Björn Svedberg
Love the cockpit, and the paintjob is progressing nicely! 👍 Also grabbing a seat. 🙂

Jim J
Thanks all for the comments Much appreciated.

Erik Leijdens
Fantastic paint job Jim!!

Nathan Dempsey
A weathering dream come true 🙂

Jim J
Thanks for the nice comments Erik, Nathan and Roland! Much appreciated.

Rui S
Beautiful model, excellent execution and great photos too 👍

Jim J
The A6M5 Zero is now complete. This machine has a real menacing look to it. I'm happy with the build but I think the kit decals are too thick. I'm thinking aftermarket decals or masks would have been better. Thanks for looking.

Nathan Dempsey
Always great work Jim. I really like pic #13.

James C
Another stunning looking build Jim👍

Todd Kuran
Wonderful job!

Gary Kitchen
Great build, great photos Jim. 👍

John E
Excellente!

Bernhard Schrock
Good work.

Sebastian Meyner
Great finish Jim 👍

Jan Peters
Superb zero, congratulations.

Thomas Bischoff
Excellent!

Agustin Prellezo
Lovely photos!

Neuling
Build and photos are first class. 👍👍👍

Guillaume Blanchet
Wonderfull !!

Slavo Hazucha
Great show, a dream pit & the photos on the deck look better in practical effect than many CG-heavy modern Hollywood productions 👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Beautiful bird and beautiful pictures 👍

Daniel Klink
Very good jim👍
The paintwork is gorgeous and looks gery alive and authentic !
Beautiful Red on green and great presentation!

Daniel Klink
The decals that comes in japanese kits are often a bit too thick?

Sergej I
Beautiful!

Spanjaard
beautiful

Ahmet Eren İspir
wow, impressive

Jim J
Thanks mates for all the kind comments. Very much appreciated.

Villiers de Vos
Great result. Your amount of weathering is perfect.

Jim J
Thanks Villers. Much appreciated.

Micky
Great work and nice pics!