This is my
first submission on ARC, the Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Type 52. The kit was built out of the box, except for the use of
Eduard Colour Photo-Etched seat belts, which added some nice details to the
cockpit. I really enjoyed building this kit. The fit was perfect and the
only area which needed some puttying and sanding was the junction between
wings and the fuselage.
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The model was painted using
Gunze Acrylic Colours. I sprayed the Gunze H59 IJN Green on the
upper surfaces and Gunze IJN Gray on the lower. The Aotake colour was
replicated using H63 Metallic Blue Green. Weathering was achieved through
different techniques: pre-shading, post-shading and washing using oil
paints in order to highline panel lines; pigments and Tamiya Smoke for
exhaust dust.
As I do not like using decals very much, I painted all the Hinomaru using masks that I did from Tamiya tape using
a compass with a knife.
Thanks to all the people on ARC.
I find their articles very useful in order to improve my modelling
techniques.
Greetings from Italy!
Fabio
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