Hasegawa A6M2 Type 21
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fuselage and wings together
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wing dihedral set and horizontal stabs on
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lower wings primed
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more primed
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cowl and prop on
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Painted Tamiya IJN Gray
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yellow sprayed on wings and tail
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wing masking off
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touching up IJN gray
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painting the second tail stripe
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masking off for second tail stripe
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some gloss on
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bottom glossed
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first decals on
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left side decals
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bottom decals
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masking off after blue stripe painted
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right side decals
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canopy on
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gear struts on
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wheels and outer doors on
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final left side view
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final right side view
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final front view
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on the shelf
Opmerkingen
11 January 2017, 01:53
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Ed , there are sooo many variables as far as what colors , which plant , what time of the war ,which ship , what island ect. Just do the best you can and enjoy it! other wise it'll drive you nuts! The Kates are even worse! Should you be one of those for exact detail colors I can give you some of the sites I used. Keep up the good work!
28 March 2017, 13:37
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There is no doubt in your decisions. Just this I have not seen so far. Zero 2 was built by several manufacturers and after 1943 used painting without preparation. But on the early Zero cockpit the AOTAKE-technological primer was still painted. Nakajima used it for wheel arches. But the cabins were painted with interior color. In fact, many opinions, but indirect. All the samples in the museums are newly restored machines. With interest I will look after your construction. Sincerely.
29 March 2017, 07:13
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About 5 years ago, I visited a vintage aircraft restorer in Fort Collins Colorado, who was working on an original A6M3 Type 32 which was salvaged from a Pacific Island. They saved all of the original parts and inside the cockpit, some were painted with the strange Japanese blue-green primer, and some had the cockpit green as well. It appeared to me that the blue-green was on almost all interior surfaces and the other colour was sprayed over it. But some cockpit parts remained in blue-green. I say, do what feels right!
20 April 2017, 12:42