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08-30-2009, 01:07 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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| 1/72 Academy A6M5, 221st Kokutai, 312th Hikotai, October 1944 hey folks, after doing my allied aircraft builds for the "Battle of Leyte Gulf", now comes the flipside and the first of my IJN aircraft builds that were used during the conflict... it's the mitsubishi A6M5 zero, which was a better version of the legendary aircraft and was rushed to service and flew against the allied fighter F6F hellcat, but was still unfortunately outclassed...   
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08-30-2009, 02:41 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey
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08-30-2009, 02:53 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina
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  | Sweet!
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08-31-2009, 03:55 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia
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| I have the exact same kit! Started it and got sick of it  I will look forward to your progress!
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08-31-2009, 09:58 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| wingnutz you will need to change the kit slightly 221Ku photo's indicate A6M5a or b model not the 'c'. 
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08-31-2009, 02:45 PM
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| aka Dickcheese   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| My youngest boy has been wanting to make this kit. He's looking forward to your build.
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08-31-2009, 09:22 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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doing my homework now...
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08-31-2009, 09:24 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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i shall do my best for this build...
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09-01-2009, 08:37 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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 ......if I can help just ask!
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09-01-2009, 08:54 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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i'm googling through IJN units that were transferred to the PIs during this timeline of the conflict...i was hoping i could do one of genda's planes but i can't seem to find a link to the IJN operations during the BOLG... hopefully the academy kit is applicable to a certain degree for this build, with tanks and armament configurations to be confirmed somehow... any helpful info on how to get this type correct would be much appreciated...
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09-01-2009, 09:13 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: singapore
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| here's a beautifully rendered illustration of 221st planes showing different A6M5 variants...notice the different armament, drop tank configurations and hinomaru schemes... 
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09-01-2009, 09:23 AM
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| Siggy Master  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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09-01-2009, 09:27 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| 221-18 represents a Nakajima Zero while the other 221-16, a Mitsubishi. I don't recall the 'c' series with the white diagonal wing stripes...let alone flying at Leyte Gulf...? forget the Yellow coloured drop tanks this is apparently a myth. Can scan you some plan view shots of A6M5 Model 52, 52a and 52b, tomorrow night....
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09-01-2009, 09:30 AM
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09-01-2009, 09:39 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| No worries mate, drop me a PM with your e-mail and I will send them to you.
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