Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero completed (picture)

Did you retouch that photo!?!

What a CHERRY!  Luv-it. Outstanding work. Post more pics, pleaze!

trexx wrote:

Did you retouch that photo!?! What a CHERRY!  Luv-it. Outstanding work. Post more pics, pleaze!

LOL. Thanks! No.. No photo retouching going on over here!

RadMax8 wrote:

I've got this kit in the stash! Very nice job. I too liked the price. How did you mask the canopy?

Ahhh! Don't ask me about the canopy!  It was truely the only un-enjoyable part of the build. As I told some fellow modelers at breakfast a few days ago, I am lucky there was not a revolver next to me while I was painting the canoy or I might not be here . 

To answer your question though, I masked it with Tamiya tape. I masked and painted all the horizontal lines first. Then painted the vertial lines. Then I masked the remaining odd angles of the windscreen.

Now that's a clean Build.  Glad to see someone buck the trend of overly weathered models.  Nicely done .

Regards,  Rick

I love it too and want to marry Manstein

...Guy

No Patty-Fingers if you please. The proprieties at all times!

Luftwoller wrote:

I love it too and want to marry Manstein ...Guy

Added a few more pics!

Thanks!

Great job, the canopy frames jumped out at me - they look flawless.

Kevin

Which kit number is this?

It's a beautiful build.

Thunder Toad wrote:

Which kit number is this? It's a beautiful build.

 Thanks!

61016 Is the kit number.

Hi cbaltrin,

 I will start by saying that I don't particularly care for the "showroom look", but now for a heaping helping of my own words.

 That is one fantastic paint job. Extremely well done and without a doubt very eye catching.

 What brand/color did you use on kit?

 Thanks so much for sharing and I'd go 10 out of 10.

Panther 44 wrote:

Hi cbaltrin, ...  That is one fantastic paint job. Extremely well done and without a doubt very eye catching.  What brand/color did you use on kit?

Fantastic work on the Zero.  The paint job is superb.

Darwin, O.F.   

cbaltrin wrote:

Panther 44 wrote: Hi cbaltrin, ...  That is one fantastic paint job. Extremely well done and without a doubt very eye catching.  What brand/color did you use on kit?  Thanks for the compliment.  I used Mr.Color lacquers (#128 Gray Green for the exterior) and clear coated with Mr.Color Clear Semi-Gloss.

Hello,

 Thanks for the information. Again that's one fantastic assembly/painting/finishing job.

                                                                                               Joe

Beautiful Zeke! Best one I have seen built! Glad you did not over-weather it as it the current trend for some reason (yuk!). Not odd at all to see an early war zero looking factory fresh. Thanks for posting pictures of that little gem!

Oh yea, Awesome photography! Hard to find a great looking model and great photography all in the same post!

Tibbets