Mitsubishi A6M5 Type 52 Zero Moviestar "Eternal Zero"

Daniel Klink
It was time after all that Swallow and Luftwaffe stuff to do a dark green Hinomaru carrier again!.
Started with the cockpit, and the parts are crisp and clean...

Andy Ball
I've only built the '72nd Hasegawa one, will be watching this one to compare!

Jan Peters
Oooh, that is a very nice office from the box!
Following this B-)

James C
I'm in 😉👍

Stefan Schacht
curious 🙂, I take a seat

Cuajete
Following!

Daniel Klink
Hi and welcome Gentlemen..👍 Thank you all for your interest.
@Andy, the detail of the Tamiya is a miles ahead... really
@Roland.. Thank you and happy to see you here 👍
@Jan Welcome and yap indeed there is not much room for aftermarket..
Good Job by Tamiya.
@James welcome Sir and hope you will like the progress.
@Stefan The one in the office is still free 🙂

Daniel Klink
This really looks like one of the quickest builds ever for me🙂

Greg Baker
Tried to sneak this by me... well it didn't work. I'm in.

Andy Ball
if Tamiya can't do the 'reference' Zero in '72nd....there's no hope for anyone else!

Daniel Klink
Welcome Greg glad curiosity won?
@andy yes though the tool is not brandnew but the details and fit is still just exvellent

Alec K
I'll take a seat for this. Have in my stash as well and the detail looks great. Your cockpit confirms it 👍

Dave Flitton
Watching

Peppy
Yep, love me some A6M.
Been curious about the 1/72 kit.

Alex Rodionov
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Interior- cool.
But rear decking beneath the canopy was the same of the cowling :blue-black.

Petr Lehnert
Another group build? I haven't finished my Schwalbe yet. Watching with envy.

Daniel Klink
Welcome Alec, Dave, CDP, Alex and Petr take your seats 👍
@Alec this is just pure joy and you can make much more of it.
@Alex guess you are right but i will follow the restored Movie version in the kits manual and apply a very thin coat of Interior green over the Aotake.
@Petr i also joined late here..No need to hurry. Your swallow progress is 👍👍👍

Markus Antonius
Nice progress so far - Tamiyas Zeros in 72nd Scale are really the most beautiful enginerred models i know! The first time i built one i had to bow in awe 🙂

Daniel Klink
Indeed Markus great kit and thank you mate..
Hm somehow i miss the Eduard mask for this one..
Short delay until the order arrives... dammit 🙂

Markus Antonius
yes, eduard mask is essential for it 🙂

Daniel Klink
I confused it with the eduard Etching part set.
I thought i do not own this but the masks..Now i got this etching part set and the cockpit and stuff is ready and waiting for the canopy mask.
Once you tun 50...it is getting worse 🙂

Daniel Klink
Still waiting for the mask !
Livery was stated within 3-5 days grhmpf

Paweł W.
I like it!

Daniel Klink
Thank you Pawel, much appreciated mate! 👍

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Daniel.

Daniel Klink
Thank you Clifford, very much appreciated👍
Finally the mask arrived after 10! days from east-germany to West-germany 🙂

Jan Peters
You're working quick Daniel, looking good mate.

Cuajete
Nice job so far, Daniel.

Daniel Klink
Thank you cuajete and Jan, much appreciated mates 👍
Quick is relative 🙂

Cuajete
Nice pre-shading 👍
Full production with Nell 😛

Daniel Klink
Hi mate and thank you... Yap full capacity...🙂

Daniel Klink
The white Wingtips are especially used for the movie aircraft.
And is not historically correct in my opinion.

James C
I missed this one. Nice work so far. I'm not familiar with the movie though 👍

Daniel Klink
Hi James welcome mate..
Äh imo the movie itself (storyline etc) is not really a big miss, but the 1:1 models they built for it in 2012 and 2013 and the special effects are awesome.
m1pencil.wordpress.c..ero-special-effects/

Cuajete
In any case it looks very nice 👍

James C
Nice paintwork 👍

Jan Peters
Wow, very nice work, great pre-shading

Mirko Römer
Another very fine build! Go Daniel! 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Looks really nice, Daniel. 👍

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Daniel. I am amazed at the detail you and others turn out in 1/72 and 1/144 scales. I have a hard enough time with 1/48. LOL.

Daniel Klink
Thank you Cuajete, James, Jan, Mirko, White Glint and Clifford for your nice words!
Kudos goes fully to Tamiya.. The grade of detail is really amazing in this scale 👍

Bruce Huxtable
Learning lots from your time-lapse build; really nice to see this litte gem coming together so well 🙂

BAT21
You just have a run? 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you mates for your kind words...👍
@Roland yap the machines are really very well and very close to the original done.
@Bruce that makes me really glad and is very motivating thank you sir 👍
@Jens yes and no 🙂
BTW Added some filteing with green and some fading effects.
Now comes the splattering

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice.

Roberto Rocat
Really beautiful 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Roberto and Clifford, cool you like it so far.
Just a bit of scraping and weathering left to do and of course the wing weapons, the pitot tube and the antenna wire left to be added.

Christoph Schnarr
Beautiful Zero 👍

Guillaume Blanchet
Wow! beautifull result ?

Daniel Klink
Thank you Christoph and Guillaume, very muich appreciated... A few things are still left to be done

Marco Gallmann
What a great Zero, I really like the shading 👍 the Cockpit is hand painted? Looks better as mine cockpits which I always wdo airbrushed.

Alex Rodionov
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Cuajete
Nice result, Daniel 🙂 👍

Clifford Keesler
Excellent Zero Daniel, well done.

Rui S
What a beauty 👍

bughunter
An excellent model 👍 One day I have to watch the movie!

James C
Fabulous looking Zero Daniel, very nice work mate 👍

Villiers de Vos
Well done Daniel

Spanjaard
great job Daniel!

Greg Baker
Fantastic!

Markus Antonius
Looks like its going to scramble at any moment! Very nice!

Patryk S.
As always an outstanding result! Congratulations!

Sergej I
Excellent model Daniel, I love it! 👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice Zero, Daniel 👍

Pierre-Christian Baudru
Great job !

Murad ÖZER
Lovely build all the way with a nice presentation to top it off! 👍

Daniel Klink
Wow guys, thank you all for your very nice comments.. Iam somewhat overwhelmed, and it it is very motivating for more Green Hinomaru Birds 👍
@Marco yes it is handpainted with Gunze Mr. color inetrior colors. Smelling like hell but are absolutely brillant to work with for small areas.

Neuling
Top model in cool presentation from our Nippon expert! 👍

Stefan Schacht
Hi Daniel, well done 👍 Is the pilot from Red Box? Cheers Stefan

Cuajete
Very nice presentation and fantastic result, Daniel. Congrats!

I thought pilot came from this Hasegawa's kit:
scalemates.com/kits/..t-figure-set--158976

Maybe came from this Red Box set?
scalemates.com/kits/..ese-kamikaze--407570

Daniel Klink
Thank you Cuajete and Stefan, your warm and nice comments are always very much appreciated mates👍
@Cuajete. it is from the Hasegawa offering indeed.

Daniel Klink
Hm those displays are realky nicely done, but difficult to picture them!
They are not really matt and are looking a bit too much like a photo!

bughunter
... but you should try to keep the focus point on the aircraft, then this will be sharp and the background is a bit blurred and not so prominent.

Daniel Klink
Ah yes, that works better... Thank you Frank 👍

Clifford Keesler
That is just awesome sir. Well done.

Peter Hardy
A Zero in Gona, New Guinea! Great shot Daniel! There was a huge battle near there in the Bismarck Sea. US and Australian Air Forces destroyed a Japanese invasion force at sea. The loss of young Japanese youth was horrific. Exceptional work on a classic legendary aircraft Daniel. Kudos Mate. Just brilliant!

Łukasz Gliński
Very nice backgroung you've got there. Zero being no worse by any means 😉

Jan Peters
Great job, as always Daniel!

Cuajete
I agree with Łukasz. Nice backgroung, Daniel!

Christian Bruer
Very nice work and finish 👍

Guillaume Blanchet
It's a nice diorama mate. Quite inspiring👍.

Daniel Klink
Thanks Mates👍 Very much appreciated👍

Mark K
Beautiful!

Roberto Rocat
Nice work, bravo!

bughunter
Yes, the new pics are great, looking so real 👍

James C
Awesome looking Zero set against an equally awesome looking background. Very nicely done Daniel 👍

Daniel Klink
Hi Mark, Roberto, Frank and James, thank you very much for your motivating and nice words 👍
Very much appreciated! Really glad you like the outcome 👍

William Joel
I have to agree, this is very nice work and the finish is wonderful. I do like the presentation on the landing pad. How did you make the base for such a great model?

Stefan Schacht
well done, I like pic 32 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank Ou William and Stefan much appreciated👍
@william i just bought it 🙂

Paweł W.
👍

William Joel
Daniel - thanks for the reply, bought it... may I ask where? Is it simply a print on card stock or thin wood or other material?

Daniel Klink
Oops sorry mate!
Here is the link:
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Spanjaard
there is a few of them in the database SCM Brand: Coastal Kits

William Joel
Thank you both.

Daniel Klink
My pleasure William😉

Rui S
Great job as usual 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Got one of them, but it seems too small for me. Or I have to work on better framing 😄

Daniel Klink
Hi Rui, thank you mate your words are much appreciated👍
@lukasz yep they are exactly Din a4 and more than mediocre a single engine fighter does not fit!
But rhey got bigger ones👍