Yeah its a nice kit, shame a lot of the detail in this scale is lost as soon as you close up the fuselage.
I also counter sunk some drill holes in the port side interior where there are dials on the real thing, and used a cocktail stick to pick these out in anthracite.
I have to say its an absolutely lovely little kit so far. I just cant stop doing more with it, it just seems to fall together.
There looks to be very little in the way of seams that need filling. The only bit I can see so far is the port side of the gun cowling, as there is a bit of a gap, but nothing major.
Looking good. I've got one of these on the go at the moment. Good tip about the cowling/gun sight. I'd noticed it might not fit, but thought I could bend things a bit to get it in. But you're right - there's no reason not to install it at the same time as the cockpit.
Great stuff Al, this is looking like a great little kit to build. Good progress reports too, handy for those of us who will build this one later. Your cockpit looks very good.
Nice paint job on the Zero. Yours is nice too Monica, very sharp. There was a discussion about Zero IJN greys a wee while ago if you wanted to search for it. I think I painted my original Zero in Humbrol 28 which is 'camouflage grey'. It is more beige than green, much like Monica's colour.
I think you can also see some preshading at work here. Although now I think another thin coat of paint may have been in order. No going back now though, I think the varnish and weathering will help dull the effect a little.