Academy A6M5c 1/72

[Keith9657]

Very nice build indeed, Alex.

Keith

 

[AJay]

Thanks, Keith. This weekend I gave the Zero a good few coats of Klear ready for decals

 

[AJay]

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Decals almost complete and a yucky shiny finish - that won't last long though

I used a tripod to take the photo along with natural light, and you can see the difference in the paint compared to the previous photo. This is accurate to my actual model.

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[John Huggins]

Looks wicked Alex.

John

 

[AJay]

Thanks, John

 

[flyjoe180]

Awesome work Alex, this is going to be amazing.

 

[yak face]

Looking great alex, the Aotake looks good in the u/c bays, cheers tony

 

[mossiepilot]

Cracking Zero Alex, the paint work is superb.

Tony.

 

[AJay]

Thank you, Tony!

 

[treyzx10r]

Great looking paint work Alex,really nice 'chipping' paint effect. Nice clean masking too! Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[AJay]

Cheers, Trey. I'll hopefully have some more progress soon

 

[AJay]

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Been too busy and hot for modelling, but here is some progress. Weathered the lower surfaces and added some extra-rich exhaust staining. This Zero is depicted at the end of the war so her condition will represent this

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[flyjoe180]

That is some really well done weathering Alex. Not far to go now!

 

[papa 695]

Great work Alex

 

[AJay]

Thanks Joe and Ian. Yep, almost there now

 

[AJay]

Completed it at last!

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Below is a drawing of Takeo Tanimizu, inspired by my model build.

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[Ian M]

Great result Alex! The weathering on that little bird is fantastic. The Drawing is simply brilliant as well.

Five star from me!

Ian M

 

[AJay]

Thanks, Ian! Appreciate the comments

 

[Vajled]

outstanding

Roman

 

[AJay]

Cheers Roman! I'm very pleased with the way it turned out in the end