Project Zero

[Chris S]

No worries buddy yer welcome , you know Fairy power spray is good and fast at removing paint , means you dont need to sand just wash and go

Chris.

 

[ShutterAce]

Looks good to me.

If I remember correctly the original Tamiya Zero kits called for metallic blue in the cockpits. I still have the bottle of Tamiya paint I purchased for that reason back in the 1980's!

 

[longlance67]

- Thanks for the tip Chris, it should prove useful as i have to strip the paint from the droptank....im not really happy with the finish

- Shutterace, also remenber in a issue of Tamiya Model Magazine around the same time they realeased their 1/32 offering of this kit that they had the interior the same metailc blue

 

[Chris S]

Just let the part sit in Fairy powerspray for about half an hour ,then wash off . It wont harm the plastic or glue

Chris.

 

[longlance67]

thanks very much mate

 

[longlance67]

Another Progress Update


After removing the excess oil from the panel lines with a peice of kitchen roll dampened in white spirts, i gave the entrie model a couple of coats of satin varnish to seal the zero before it was time to add the decals. I added the engine cover at this point too, i painted it black gloss seperatly.

Airfix supplies us with markings for one aircraft for the Pearl Habour strike force, the small decal sheet seems quite nice and well see how it comforms tot he shape of plane.



For dealing with the decalling i use a few basic tools to make life easier for myself. first i cleaned the table of clutter and put away my chair (i focus that bit better while standing )



decalling has always been a hit and miss thing with me, some builds go very well.......others not so well
I so took my time on this.......three hours of standing left me with this ;D:













more updates to follow soon


cheers



shane

 

[Chris S]

Looking good with the decs on Shane The wash turned out well too .Did you lose a wing tip ??

Chris.

 

[longlance67]

Looking good with the decs on Shane The wash turned out well too .Did you lose a wing tip ??

Chris.

Cheers chirs, the micro sol really made the decs conformed to the lines of the model, i added a few coats of varnish to stop silvering, as for the wingtip, Airfix gives the option of having the wingtip folded and thats what im going for LOL

 

[Quaralane]

She's definitely looking good

 

[longlance67]

Thanks mate ;D

 

[Eastrock]

It looks great nice weathering and details ;D

 

[longlance67]

Thanks Eastrock, at first was kinda going a real flat shinny finish to show off the Zero's finelines, but im really liking how the weathering turned.........it gives the impression that it has flown through a lot of oil smoke of burning battleships.......thats kinda the imagine i get from looking at it




cheers for your support mate


not too much to go on before this little gem is good for the display carbinet ;D



cheers



shane

 

[longlance67]

Howdie Gents



A quick update to share ;D


been bringing all the smaller subassemblies together on the model, i added the central drop tank. This caused me a spot of bother during the painting process, few mishaps resulting with me having sand and repaint the tank a few times



but much to my relief i got a nice smooth coat the third time around




next to go on: the spinner and landing gear


see you then



shane

 

[Quaralane]

Looking sharp

 

[Eastrock]

Good save on the torpedo, Shane. its a signature for the zero!!

 

[longlance67]

- Quaralane- thanks buddy ;D


- Eastrock. thanks for the kind words mate, ya the drop tank is one of those iconic imagines of the Zero i think

 

[longlance67]

Hi all



Build Update


been working on the landing gear over the weekend ;D



the parts both suffer from a large injection marks which i had to milliput then.....not a biggy though



painted them up during saturday day and evening and fixed then in place today ;D

now it looks like a Zero



more updates to follow soon



shane

 

[Chris S]

Thats looking real sweet Shane Are you doing any aluminium chipping on her to go with your weathering ,looks good as is ,just asking

Chris.

 

[longlance67]

Thats looking real sweet Shane Are you doing any aluminium chipping on her to go with your weathering ,looks good as is ,just asking

Chris.

Hy Chris,

at first i was going for a new looking aircraft, with a few scratches and the like, but i might add a little wear around the engine cowling and leading edges of the wing


cheers mate



shane

 

[longlance67]

Hi all,


been adding the last details to the Zero over the last few evenings before i take the final shoot of the finished article.


A added something i was nervous about trying but so happy when it worked and added so much to the model I deceided to take the plunge and try adding an aerial made from strecthed spure

the pilot tube in the kit is a rather basic, so i replaced the thinner rod with a similar lenght of strechted spure, also at this point of the build i added the folded wing tip

thats all for now gents


cheers



shane