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Post by Paul B on Jun 19, 2024 15:40:44 GMT
My next victim is on the bench . Here's the Academy take of the A6M2b, Zero fighter, Model 21 . The write-ups on this kit have all been very good, so I thought it was time for me, to cock it up . When I bought this, I ordered the Eduard Space cockpit set and canopy masking to go with it. To be honest, with the raised detail on the cockpit parts, I didn't need the Space stickers. But I have them now, so I'll use them . I also invested in some new paints from Ammo a short while back, these are from the Atom range and I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform. I have the following paints: ATOM 20176 Aotake Blue ATOM 20095 IJN Mitsubishi Green ATOM 20142 IJA Grey Green I also have the thinner from the same range. After about two hours of cutting, sanding and gluing, we have this .
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Post by Armorguy on Jun 19, 2024 15:46:49 GMT
I'm zeroing in Paul! With four awards won recently it must feel good to tackle a new kit.
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Post by Paul B on Jun 19, 2024 16:18:37 GMT
Good to have you aboard Guy-Bro . I have tried starting this kit 3 times this year, but it always got put back, as the mojo said "no". I looked at it again last night, and said "it's now time"
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Post by Boots on Jun 19, 2024 21:00:20 GMT
I`m in
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Post by Ian H. on Jun 20, 2024 0:04:44 GMT
Yep.....count me in! The Type 21 is so cool. Can't wait to see how the Academy version builds up.
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Post by tommygunn on Jun 20, 2024 11:16:49 GMT
Watching too.
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Post by JEFF on Jun 20, 2024 15:08:01 GMT
I'm in for sure. A great start and good looking int.details.
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Post by dukemaddog on Jun 20, 2024 18:19:33 GMT
This will be fun to watch. I might not comment often, but I will follow closely.
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Post by Robbo on Jun 20, 2024 18:44:17 GMT
That interior looks pretty smart
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Post by SteveM on Jun 20, 2024 19:46:09 GMT
This'll be good..I'm up front and waiting patiently
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Post by Paul B on Jun 21, 2024 18:21:28 GMT
Welcome my dear friends, good to see the old gang hanging around . Here's today's update. Following parts have been cleaned up and glued, wings and landing gear bays, motor, exhausts to the motor fire wall. The fuel feed has been cleaned up and will be added after painting. Until now, everything goes together rather well, the only thing I don't like are the sprue connections. These run over the flat gluing areas and you really need to be careful cleaning them up.
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Post by Boots on Jun 21, 2024 18:26:24 GMT
Shaping up swimmingly mucker
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Post by Armorguy on Jun 21, 2024 18:59:47 GMT
I like the thousands of small rivets and the wheelbays look nicely detailed too. The engine will be stunning.
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Post by Ian H. on Jun 21, 2024 22:21:17 GMT
Oh yeah! Liking all that surface detail, too.
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Post by JEFF on Jun 22, 2024 13:53:14 GMT
Well progressed,Sir and only 1 clamp. Not too bad.
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Post by Paul B on Jun 22, 2024 15:57:23 GMT
Cheers chaps . Agreed on the detail, it's fantastic and something not seen on kits in this price range. One write-up stated " Academy have done, what Eduard did, at a fraction of the price" . Jeff that clamp was only holding the wing up for the picture . The wing parts themselves didn't need any persuasion what so ever Everything has had a wash and is now drying orfe. Despite using the AB to blow dry everything, I shall until tomorrow before priming .
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Post by SteveM on Jun 22, 2024 16:25:26 GMT
Ah onto the bits'n'bobs already!
There's a lot of dihedral on these, the wings really show it here.
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Post by Ian H. on Jun 22, 2024 16:26:02 GMT
Have a feeling I will be buying this. Academy has a folding-wing F4F in the works, too.
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Post by Paul B on Jun 22, 2024 16:36:03 GMT
Steve, cheers and yes already onto the painting stage... well tomorrow anyway . Ian I say get one, till now there is nothing wrong with what academy give us . I hope the F4F has nothing to do with the previous kits they had
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Post by Paul B on Jun 23, 2024 17:28:28 GMT
This morning I was able get the Zero insides primed, I did this outside using Mr.Surfacer 1000 from a rattle can . It dried in about 10 minutes . After waiting till afternoon ( well... not really waiting but doing kitchen duties ) I went over everything with Tamiya XF-1 flat black. Following that, I started with the interior cockpit colour. I'm not trying to get an exact Mitsubishi green cockpit this time, but I have tried to get close to the Eduard green colour on their Space decals . To achieve this I have used Vallejo 71.022 (RLM 82 Hellgrün) for the base coat, this was then lightened with white. Next up was the Aotake colour . The MIG ATOM colour is far too blue, so I went back to Vallejo. The only problem with the Vallejo colour is, it doesn't like a black base, you can't see it at all . So the only thing to do, was re-spray the black areas with something light, I used Sky Blue as it was the first colour I grabbed from the paint box . A thing to note about the Vallejo Aotake is, it's one of those weird colours that doesn't like being photographed. The over-spray which you can see, is in fact the same colour as the inner areas. But the camera makes the wheel-bays and flap areas look very green. Believe me, the colour has a greenish tint, but it is defo Aotake
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