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Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:08 pm
by keavdog
Stikpusher wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:11 pm
Do you have all the A6M5 sub variants… A, B, and C?
and the S
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:06 pm
by jeaton01
I do have the a, b, and c variants, one of my Hasegawa Type 52's has the parts for the a and b and I have a Tamiya kit for the c. Not too sure the S with the oblique cannon has been kitted, but I think it was a field modification of an a or b and I will give up trying to do all the field mods! Also, I have not seen a kit of the A6M6c but it was a development airplane which failed because the Sakae 31 engine it was to use was a failure, and I will not feel guilty for leaving it out. As to doing variants of the A6M5 I could just use Monogram kits because who knows what variant they intended it to be other than one that was fun to build.
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:51 am
by cbaltrin
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:43 pm
by Stikpusher
Oh damn… you’re on a roll now with 3D printing!
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:33 pm
by BlackSheep214
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:38 pm
by cbaltrin
Printer was on sale for the cost of two nice airbrushes
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:37 pm
by keavdog
Started on Frank. Here's a mockup. Not a bad fit considering the age of this kit
Interior is incredibly sparse so I'll most likely stuff the pilot in and button up the cockpit. I want to use this as my second try at hairspray chipping.
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:23 pm
by jeaton01
Tamiya has gotten a lot of mileage from that Frank, apparently they are still releasing it, John. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
I can say that this A6M3 Type 22 I am starting on has nothing whatever to do with the Tamiya A6M2 I did before, which dated from the same time as the Frank. It was a trouble free build as I remember, not as well detailed as the Hasegawa Zeros I have built but still a good representation. This one has the detail of a very nice 1/32 kit. So far I am painting small parts for the cockpit and engine, the only assembly is a gun panel added to the bottom of the instrument panel and the seat assembly of four parts including a purple seat cushion added to the aft cockpit bulkhead. Also, the rudder pedals are on the floor, attached to a clear part which accommodates a small window in the floor just aft of the rudder pedals. I'm using the Mitsubishi interior color from Gunze. There is an option for open or closed cowl flaps, I'm going with open.
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:26 pm
by cbaltrin
jeaton01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:23 pm
Tamiya has gotten a lot of mileage from that Frank, apparently they are still releasing it, John. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
I can say that this A6M3 Type 22 I am starting on has nothing whatever to do with the Tamiya A6M2 I did before, which dated from the same time as the Frank. It was a trouble free build as I remember, not as well detailed as the Hasegawa Zeros I have built but still a good representation. This one has the detail of a very nice 1/32 kit. So far I am painting small parts for the cockpit and engine, the only assembly is a gun panel added to the bottom of the instrument panel and the seat assembly of four parts including a purple seat cushion added to the aft cockpit bulkhead. Also, the rudder pedals are on the floor, attached to a clear part which accommodates a small window in the floor just aft of the rudder pedals. I'm using the Mitsubishi interior color from Gunze. There is an option for open or closed cowl flaps, I'm going with open.
Yea, that's an amazing kit John. You're gonna have fun with that little thing.
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:01 pm
by jeaton01
Yes I am, Chris. Moving right along here...