Andrew
Thanks for the input! However, I am going to have to defend myself a little here. I can't find any evidence that the 12-shi airplane flew with any armament at all, and in fact, needed to shed the gun weight in order to make the specification performance requirements on the Zuisei engine.(Eagles of Mitsubishi, Horikoshi pp63)
I also cannot find any credible evidence that there was an ungainly scoop plopped on the top of the cowl. A Mitsubishi factory drawing indicates that the actual scoop arrangement was comprised of 2 openings in the upper cowl lip at roughly the 11 and 1 o'clock positions that blended into a single intake plenum before attaching to the carb. A good illustration of this arrangement is the cowl used on the Laird Super Solution racer of the 1930s. I think I got the oil cooler right, as the prototype's cooler was mounted parallel to the aircraft centerline and vented overboard, whereas later ones were canted and vented into the engine accessory section.
On the tail, again, I have a factory drawing indicating a non-tabbed rudder, and the dimensions of the fin base as 1540mm. Because the fuselage is shortened, it may appear out of scale. I could not find reliable dimensions of the ventral fin, so that was left off. On the radio mast, I will concede, can't find any reliable drawings of that.
I need to point out that this model is NOT an A6M2. This is the 12-shi prototype, even before the Navy accepted the airplane. At that point the airplane would receive the A6M1 designation. The designation A6M2 and suffix Model 1-1 indicates the majorly revised airframe, and the Sakae engine installation.
I'd love to see your collection as well, this is great fun. And, also your research materials to compare them to mine. Having built one prototype, I can always build another!
Ashley