CrankyCrafstman

By jove bloke that's some amazing work.

Thanks Mark, it's really tedious work about 5 hours of painting taking my time. I still have to do the instrument panel decals then final assembly of the pit.

Hey 1to1 I thought you might be interested in this. I just got my Brassin B-17 wheels in the mail these I plan to use along with the Aires P-38 tire/wheel on the HB Liberator. I trimmed em up and here is a comparison to the kit parts. Front wheel front side kit parts on top Aires on the bottom. front wheel rear side kit parts on top Aires on the bottom. The kit front tires measure 37." in dia. And 12" wide. The Aires tires measure 32" in dia. And 12" wide. The real planes tires where SC36's - 36.15" dia. And 12.47" wide. Main wheels front side Brassin on the left kit on the right. Main wheels rear side Brassin on the left kit on the right. The kit main tires measure 59" in dia. And 18" wide. The Brassin tires measure 53" in dia. And 17" wide. The real planes tires where SC56's - 56.56" dia. And 20.44" wide. Just some information for your data banks Ron G

These are my other interests. My 2017 392 T/A Challenger and guns my customized Colt commander. I made thise grips myself.

This is my not so little buddy, he's being held captive by his favorite toy dragon.

Hey Nige I've never had a problem with it. It seems to go down nice and smooth and drys fairly quick. I use all Vallejo paint, thinners and cleaners only. Hope this helps. Ron G

Hey Gaz I have a 1/6 scale Dragon M4A3 that needs to be finished, only needs about a half gallon a paint...lol

Ok, I actually started putting it together. Step 1 thru 3 is done. Pictures of the cockpit parts detail painted. need to add decal to part 37 need to add decal to cockpit side on right. instrument panel bezels painted blackstarted some weathering on the cockpit floor. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have the cockpit put together. Thanks for looking Ron G

Hey Clunky I think you need to change your moniker to Neatmeister...lol

Hey Martin Yeah it's not a bad setup, but I need to make some improvements. The table to the right is to deep and makes it difficult to get to my paint rack, plus I now need to add another rack because of all tbe extra paint I have acquired since I got the first rack. I also have to take things apart so I can attach the duct work for paint booth to the pink piece of foam that will go in the window and allow it to vent to the outside. Also I need to get a stand for my Foredom tool so I can hang it in its proper place. Work, work, work its never done

I'm working on a 1/32 Tamiya A6M2b My work area paint booth work bench

Ok, here are some more pictures. This is my custom mix for the Mitsubishi cockpit green.

Ok here are some pictures

Did all the moths fly away...lol

Hello Nige I'm definitely not trying to be picky, but why is the raised floor that the seat is sitting on so thick? Just curious so I can get mine correct. Ron G

Ok, just a little update. I have all the Aotake areas primed with white aluminum and the engine cases painted in Sakae blue/grey. Tomorrow I'm going to paint the Aotake and start on the cockpit. Ron G

Well I think I'm going to have to take a different approach to this kit. I don't want to spend the money on the A6M5 kit so it looks like the A6M3 is out. Going to do it with a mottled green over grey upper/grey lower Mitsubishi. My have to make it a fictitious plane if I can't find decals for a specific plane painted like this.

Thanks Anthony that is exactly the information I was looking for.

Hey all If anyone on here has both of the 1/32 Tamiya kits, the A6M2b and the A6M5 could you post pictures of the cowls side by side so I can see the actual difference in them. Side view to side view and front view to front view please. Thanks Ron G

Hey Anthony I did see your post on this on LSP, wow you've been working on this for quite some time. So is the "3" closer to the "5" or the "2"? Why the "5" fuselage on the "2" wing? Ron G

Hey Anthony How much difference is there in the two cowls?

Ok here some pictures. First the kit cowl. Box art of the two kits. The kit parts for the A6M2b Sakae 12 engine. This is the updraft carburetor part. This is the shorter nose gear cover and the rear cover parts. This are the support rings for the Sakae 12 engine. The include parts for the Sakae 21 engine. These are the longer nose gear cover and rear cover for the Sakae 21 (included in the kit). These are the support rings for the A6M5 and Sakae 21 engine. This is the down draft carburetor for the Sakae 21 engine. This is my modified 20mm cannon. This has the larger drum magazine. Also the barrel will be replaced with the Master one. This shows the part from the A6M5 (included in the kit) that allows room for the larger magazine drum. Well that's as far as I am at the moment. Still doing research. So let me know what you think and any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ron G These are the magnetos and intake scoop for the down draft carburetor. This picture got out of sequence sorry about that.

Ok here goes. I'm going to try to turn Tamiyas 1/32 A6M2b into a A6M3 model 22. This will involve using some of the kit parts that are meant for the A6M5 (earlier release) that come in the kit. I'm really new to all this Japanese stuff. It sure is a lot more complicated than US stuff. From what I have been able to determine the A6M2b used the Sakee 12 which has a upfed carburetor (it's mounted on the bottom of the engine) thats why there's a air intake on the lower part of the cowl. It also has a shorter nose gear cover then The Sakee 21. The A6M3 model 22 uses the Sakee 21 which has a downfed carburetor (it's mounted on the top of the engine) and has a air intake on the upper part of the cowl (similar to the A6M5). It also has a longer nose gear cover and the rear of the engine is different. My first problem is do I have to modify the kit cowl or is there a different option? Can I use the cowl from the A6M5? It doesn't look like the right shape to me. I'm just starting on this, all I have done is create the long barrel 20mm cannon from the extra parts in the kit (I have the Master brass barrels for the A6M5 that I'm going to use on this). I also am about to paint all the area that will be Aotake with Vallejo metal color white aluminum before I lay down a coat of the Aotake. When I get down to my work area I'll post some pictures. Ron G

Still, really good news

Hey Gaz It seems Aotake is a real can of worms. I'm going to be using Vallejo model air Aotake from one of their Japanese paint sets. It's a little to blue, so I'm going to add some clear green then spray it over flat aluminum. Make sure you find out what areas of the aircraft should actually be painted with Aotake. Research...research...research