SMA What's New In Your Stash?!?

It's an ancient model that in no way is anywhere close to modern standards — which is exactly why I bought it,¹ and have already entirely put together this afternoon :)


¹ That, and because it cost all of €9.73, it being the cheapest old Tamiya tank kit I could find at the site where I bought it.
 
Arrived today from a suburb of Tokyo!
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I (personally) find it interesting that they are not listed as A6M2, B5N, or a D3A. I am starting to look for alternative paint and markings, but I think 1941 was a bit more uniform in that regard than later years.

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Great set. wish they had one in 1/72

Looks like the white stripes/colors/markings are from the Zuikaku

As far as colors go, the Kaga aircraft from the same taskforce had a bit more colorful markings using red and yellow for the Zero A6M


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Another scheme from the Soryu carrier is blue stripes

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For the "Type 97" I was particularly fond of this scheme for the leader/"cag?" plane

It had these cool yellow stripe patterns on the tail fin with silver washed with green wing tips along with the normal red markings

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number 3
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similar to this bit the fin stripes are yellow

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The number 1 from above has a cool red tail scheme

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p.s. the reason I had all those on hand, was because relevant to the original topic of what's new in my stash...

it is this IJN 1/72 Akagi bridge

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I have a Tamiya 1/72 Zero A62m that has markings for the Akagi craft, but need the other two planes types in 1/72


Would love if they a 1/72 US aircraft carrier tower as well.

Although I have been eyeing the 1/72 USS Missouri turrets
 
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