Eeehhhh…. Never been a fan of SAC landing gear. Not very clean and appear to be just metal copies of the kit gear. G-Factors are much cleaner and are a distinct improvement over the kits stuff. If Ernie says he's coming out with a set, I'd wait.
Seeing as Tamiya's A6M2 is the Type 21 it would not qualify. The Type 12 first saw combat in September 1940. The primary difference between the 2 is that the 21 had folding wingtips to clear the elevators on Japanese aircraft carriers. Info taken from Robert C. Mikeshs' book, "Zero Fighter".
Don't hate me for this….. but…. at MiniCon (Ontario, Ca.) in 2012, a vendor had a late Tiger set for sale. I have Witmans Last Tiger kit. Vendor wasn't quite sure what he had. Sold them to me for $10…………..and……………wait for it…………..they were assembled.
Micro Sol/Set is some of the mildest decal stuff out there Ralph. Everything else is a step up. It is what I use though. I always start with the Micro Scale products. Rarely use the Micro set unless needed. But….. I have other brands on the bench when needed.
Hmmm…. Nice concept. But…. I'd show you my Xacto "incident" scar, but that'd require me dropping my pants. Little Sienna (my Daughter) almost didn't happen.