Tonys Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Zero
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Some great work Tony. Looking the business.
Jim R
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Masking has worked a treat. Looks great. I never considered Cling-film for protecting large areas but it sounds like an idea well worth remembering.
Nice one, thanks for the info.
Decals ( all 13 of them ! ) now on and drying . Ive added the mesh screen to the scoop with the bias binding and given it a drybrush to highlight the weave . Next up get the airframe sealed with a satin finish - photos show these early zeros with quite a clean , polished finish . Then im going to add a brake line to the undercarriage before that goes on . 
Neil Merryweather
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Ooh that's good
Yep,
Coming on an absolute treat there Tony, cracking stuff.
Coming on an absolute treat there Tony, cracking stuff.
Geoffers
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Very, very nice Tony 
I’d never heard of bias binding but it looks very effective.
Geoff.
I’d never heard of bias binding but it looks very effective.
Geoff.
This has now had a final semi gloss finish coat , and the canopies have been demasked, which i was really chuffed about as theyve turned out lovely ( compared to the last canopy unmasking 
) .
Ive given the control surfaces and specific access panels ( guns mainly ) an oil wash which will be cleaned up tomorrow . Ive also got the cowling fixed on , this was a bit of a vague fit , being a bit loose and not much contact points to glue to. I added a few bits of plasticard in strategic places and an L shaped bracket to give a firm fixing. Next job get the undercarriage fitted , clean up the oil wash and fit the last few bits ( aerial, pitot , mass balances , drop tank )
) .Ive given the control surfaces and specific access panels ( guns mainly ) an oil wash which will be cleaned up tomorrow . Ive also got the cowling fixed on , this was a bit of a vague fit , being a bit loose and not much contact points to glue to. I added a few bits of plasticard in strategic places and an L shaped bracket to give a firm fixing. Next job get the undercarriage fitted , clean up the oil wash and fit the last few bits ( aerial, pitot , mass balances , drop tank )
Calling this done now , the final few bits have been fitted . The oil wash has been cleaned up and a little bit of sooty deposits round the guns and exhausts added with pigments . Ive used fishing line for the aerial , and blobs of pva for the insulators and tensioning springs . Its been a great kit to do , not overly complicated and as a result ive managed to finish it in five weeks! Usually I miss the deadline on GBs but ive come in nearly two months early . Heres a couple of pics to round off the thread and I’ll put a completed thread up later ,thanks to @KarlW for getting this GB going , cheers tony
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scottie3158
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Tony,
Bravo mate she is a beauty.
Bravo mate she is a beauty.