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Hi Shipmates, Thought this info might be useful for those of us that are building the Akagi. The model is a 1/48 Tamiya Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Fighter. Quote:This aircraft was flown by Lieutenant Commander Shigeru Itaya, Flying Corps Commander. It was flown from the Carrier Akagi on December 7, 1941 in the attack on Pearl Harbour. . Some really great info regarding painting and weathering, as well as types of paint used. http://www.aircraftresou...rh/articles.php?id=5980[/url]
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Good stuff Glenn,very useful  MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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MWG wrote:Good stuff Glenn,very useful Thanks MWG I thought it might prove useful, especially the info about the paint combinations used in the weathering. It will defiantly provide a more authentic feel to the zero models. 
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I will definitly use the info, well done mate  MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Its a good site that one.. Used it for many years on my planes.. Thats how I managed to get the colour scheme on my Zero.. With plenty of scouring you'll find allsorts out on there..
Chris..On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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nice one Chris I think I'll do that.
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Here's another one for you...
Chris... magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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WOW chris thats good MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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MWG wrote:WOW chris thats good It certainly is MWG, she's a Beauty! Chris, what's with the almost camo pattern on the plane? Does it have a darker tone to blend better with the sea because its at low level on the attack? When you look at today's carrier aircraft, the colour scheme is very different, how things move on. Nice work Chris!
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Very useful painting info.
What about transfers for the aircraft? do we get them supplied? or has any one got any tips on where they could be purchased in the right scale.
Thanks Terry.
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Hi Terry, Firstly welcome to the forum! The aircraft decals are supplied 
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Welcome to the Forum Terry MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Hi Terry and welcome to the forum, the suplied decals are of the presure attach type i think not water slide, regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Coreect, and very delicate they are too!
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Thank you all for the warm welcome.  Having the decals supplied is good news. Thank you. Terry
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Hi please can u tell me what colour paint i should use on the areoplanes please
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thanks but what about the dark green what is the code for that please
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The dark green is Tamiya XF-70 dark IJN green or in aerosol its AS-21
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