Very nice Vance! I love the Tony. I have that one in my stash, and it is the only 1/72 Japanese kit I have, so I look forward to building it. If it comes out half as good as your's I will be "golden"

Manny should see these builds !

You ought to add a 1/72 Shinden.

Just sayin'

ahhh - the pusher-engined one. Haven't come across one of those, it is interesting enough for me to pick up. I've got a D4Y2 "Judy" somewhere in the archive box from wayyy back (I think!! ). I'll have to dig that out & compare it to the newer builds.

aargh! great collection vance i have only a zero finnished 

the more i like between is the ki-61 but the best finished seems the academy zero

Exceptional work Vance! I love the detail you guys work into a tiny 1/72nd kit.

And the figures look great too

I don't care how much Manny mocks you, but put out some very nice builds. That Ki-61 is awesome. I would love to replicate that in 1/48 if I could. The weathering on that first Zero is superb.

Great looking planes Vance, I especially like the Tony. What version is the Zero? I'm not used to seeing one with big cannons and bombs. 

Thanks guys!

bsyamato - agreed, the Ki61 is actually a very nice looking plane. There's a story to this one! I received a similar kit as a gift years ago. Tried the mottle-over-silver camo by laying down green first, masking it, then hitting it with silver. What a mess! The only time I actually threw a kit across the room! So this is one I had to try again, and try my hand at the splotches.

Gamera - the figures are from a Hasegawa set that I've been holding onto for years. I just recently decided to crack them open & use them in pics, maybe a diorama to better show scale. I'll admit it - I'm afraid of figures!!

Tigerman - No worries about the Field Marshall here - he occasionally needs to kick my keister as a reminder that I volunteered to scratchbuild that flying wing. I think I've taken a proper berateh now & can get back into that one!

Navigator - that is Academy's A6M5c / Type 52c. I had never seen one with a ground-attack loadout either, or was this setup kind of a bomber-destroyer deal?? I'm not privy to much IJN / IJA info, I just know what I like!

The Navigator

Great looking planes Vance, I especially like the Tony. What version is the Zero? I'm not used to seeing one with big cannons and bombs. 

 Nice builds. Very impressive, but especially for the smaller scale.

VanceCrozier

Thanks guys!

bsyamato - agreed, the Ki61 is actually a very nice looking plane. There's a story to this one! I received a similar kit as a gift years ago. Tried the mottle-over-silver camo by laying down green first, masking it, then hitting it with silver. What a mess! The only time I actually threw a kit across the room! So this is one I had to try again, and try my hand at the splotches.

Gamera - the figures are from a Hasegawa set that I've been holding onto for years. I just recently decided to crack them open & use them in pics, maybe a diorama to better show scale. I'll admit it - I'm afraid of figures!!

Tigerman - No worries about the Field Marshall here - he occasionally needs to kick my keister as a reminder that I volunteered to scratchbuild that flying wing. I think I've taken a proper berateh now & can get back into that one!

Navigator - that is Academy's A6M5c / Type 52c. I had never seen one with a ground-attack loadout either, or was this setup kind of a bomber-destroyer deal?? I'm not privy to much IJN / IJA info, I just know what I like!

What did you use for the silver Vance?

Very nice, Vance.  I didn't realize you were such a BIG JAPANESE PLANE GROUPIE...do you still have the pic of your cat staring down that Japanese zero? 

After the assembly was done I polished the surfaces as well as I could with a buffing pad, then airbrushed Tamiya Aluminum acrylic without primer, finished with a coat of Future.

Manstein's revenge

Very nice, Vance.  I didn't realize you were such a BIG JAPANESE PLANE GROUPIE...do you still have the pic of your cat staring down that Japanese zero? 

I didn't realize I was either until I added the two latest! Konichiwah, cat-san

VanceCrozier

After the assembly was done I polished the surfaces as well as I could with a buffing pad, then airbrushed Tamiya Aluminum acrylic without primer, finished with a coat of Future.

Thank you sir.

Vance...nice collection..and although I have a soft side for the floatie thingies, they all look good.!!!

A very cool collection you have there Vance!   

Gary

at the end the 61 looks good anyway

Very nice collection Vance. They all look great.