A6M3 Model 22 and F4F-4

[Wayne Little]

Originally Posted by SCook

And Wayne, I'll try to set up a build thread with current progress in the next week or two.

No worries, will keep a lookout for it!

[SCook]

Originally Posted by GrauGeist

SCook, thought I'd let you know that the CAF SoCal has a complete flying A6M3 Type 22 that originally was assigned to the IJN Air Group 3, and there's a number of full-sized color photos of it in various threads here in the forums...

Don't know if they'd be of any help or not, but I thought I'd mention it.

GrauGeist,

I found this a while back. I don't remember where I found it but it very well may have been from this site. But I'll repost it here just to boost search results in the future for a AM63 Model 22.

SVSM Gallery :: Mitsubishi A6M3 Type 22 Zero, Pacific Coast Dream Machines 2009, by Vladimir Yakubov :: P1450482

And yes, it will be a great help. One of the best walk-arounds I've seen. It's 137 pics with a huge amount of detail.

Thanks,
Stu

[Wayne Little]

Sweet haven't seen those before!

[Shinpachi]

Thanks for sharing the good site, SCook

[GrauGeist]

Originally Posted by SCook

GrauGeist,

I found this a while back. I don't remember where I found it but it very well may have been from this site. But I'll repost it here just to boost search results in the future for a AM63 Model 22.

SVSM Gallery :: Mitsubishi A6M3 Type 22 Zero, Pacific Coast Dream Machines 2009, by Vladimir Yakubov :: P1450482

And yes, it will be a great help. One of the best walk-arounds I've seen. It's 137 pics with a huge amount of detail.

Thanks,
Stu

Great link, and defiantely of great use for modelling!

The CAF's Zero is also amazing to see in the air...here's a photo taken a couple weekends back here at the Redding Airshow (Redding Airshow 2009).

[Shinpachi]

Nice pic, GrauGeist!
Flying zero is always sure fantastic

BTW, I've found out an error on X-133.
If this is A6M3 model 22, the trim tab on the rudder must be moveable like A6M5's.



Rudder trim tab (A6M5):


Aileron rod cap had better be attached (for all models):

[SCook]

Originally Posted by Shinpachi

Nice pic, GrauGeist!
Flying zero is always sure fantastic

BTW, I've found out an error on X-133.
If this is A6M3 model 22, the trim tab on the rudder must be moveable like A6M5's.



Rudder trim tab (A6M5):


Aileron rod cap had better be attached (for all models):

Nice catch Shinpachi. What is the segmented wire device above the tail light on the A6M5?

Stu

[GrauGeist]

Originally Posted by SCook

Nice catch Shinpachi. What is the segmented wire device above the tail light on the A6M5?

Stu

If you look close enough, you can see the shadow of whatever that handle is, on the white counter facing. It almost looks like a "dolly" for pulling bomb trollies (or similiar carts)...

The perspective almost makes it look like it's attached to the Zero (81-161), but it's definately in the background.

And Shinpachi, good eye, I didn't notice that before. I wonder if the guys at the CAF had to swap parts between models when they were restoring X-133.

[Shinpachi]

Hi, SCook and GrauGeist
It seems a stand to support the tail.
You can check a little more details in home video here .