Hasegawa 1/48 A6M3 Type 32

[jeaton01]

Another Hasegawa Zero under way, this will be the third Hasegawa 1/48 A6M I've done.  An easy build and detailed enough for me.

The last photo is at the 3 hour mark, or thereabouts.

 

[mz3]

Don't say nothing about colors or chips or nothing!!!🤣

That's about 2 weeks of work for me.

[jeaton01]

I'm too old to argue about what nobody can decide about!

[406 Silverado]

Good progress for only 3 hours of work John. I've built up a few Hase kits and have enjoyed all that I have taken on so far.

P.S. That Hase Arado 234 did give me a run for my money.

[jeaton01]

Joe, you would almost think the Arado 234 started out as a Dragon kit. They sure do beat the Hobbycraft version.

[tcoat]

Oct 12, 2023 17:10:05 GMT -5 mz3 said:

Don't say nothing about colors or chips or nothing!!!🤣

That's about 2 weeks of work for me.

Shades of Armorama forum!

[jeaton01]

This one has its base and lower side coat, but now I have to wait for some dark green that is suitable to come from Sprue Bros.

[handiabled]

Coming together nicely John! I built this kit a number of years back for a museum exhibit. As I recall it was pretty drama free.

[kyledehart5]

Well this is off to a nice start!

[jeaton01]

Thanks, Brent and Kyle.

More progress on this one, major markings painted on. I think the dark green was field applied so I went with a very dense mottle to replicate an uneven coating and fading.

[handiabled]

I really like the mottled looking paint on this John!

[kyledehart5]

Yes. Excellent work. That looks the part.

[406 Silverado]

I like the color modulation that you've pulled off on this one John and she's coming together very well indeed.

[stikpusher]

Looking good John! Even if the antenna mast didn't want to play nice.

[jeaton01]

Oct 22, 2023 17:12:50 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Looking good John! Even if the antenna mast didn't want to play nice.

Yeah, my bad.  But I do have the rest of it to put back on!.

[jeaton01]

Getting pretty close. Going to do some chipping with a silver pencil and maybe a little more weathering. I dunno.

[406 Silverado]

I like the way you pulled the paint work off on this one John. The chipping and extra weathering are REALLY gonna set this one off.

[deafpanzer]

You did a great job with the painting job cause the green doesn;t look too monotoned! Looking forward to your updates.

[handiabled]

Wow, super good and super fast on this one! This is a wonderful Zero John!

[jeaton01]

Thanks, everyone, I appreciate the interest. It is ready for the display case, here are some photos, the last is with the P-47D-25 I also put in the case today.

[handiabled]

Great finish! How did you capture the spinning prop effect?

[kyledehart5]

A pair of excellent builds of aircraft I really like. Very nicely done. This turned out awesome as well. Love the color contrasts.

[stikpusher]

Great looking clean finish John! Just the slightest hint of wear on a few areas.

[jeaton01]

Thanks, everyone. I had fun with these, nothing to serious involved in either build.

Oct 28, 2023 1:53:37 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Great finish! How did you capture the spinning prop effect?

Brent, I usually replace the prop shaft with music wire and glue the matching size brass tubing in the engine, so the prop will spin with a low pressure airflow from an airbrush held just out of camera view.

[TJ]

John I missed this. Looks great. I really like the Hasegawa Zero kits

[dupes]

Like TJ above, I totally missed this going by! Excellent finish.

[406 Silverado]

Another one that slipped by me. Man that turned out swell John!! I really like the color modulation that you pulled off on this Zero and it's particularly visible on the sides. Great lookin' A6M!!!

[jeaton01]

Thanks, John, dupes, and Joe. Every time I look at it I dislike the chipping by the cockpit on the left side. Needs more work! Ordered a Hasegawa A6M2a Type 11 today, somehow I hadn't known Hasegawa did that one. Used in China, they were really development airplanes.