A6M2 Zero (A.Halinski, 3/2005) completed

mgolovanov · #1 08-13-2008, 01:03 PM

Hello all

Just uploaded final photos of my A6M2 Zero build:

WWII single-engine fighters - Pearl Harbor, 1941 (1:32) - Paper Modelers Gallery

Hope you enjoy it, and any questions are welcome

**John Griffin** · #2 08-13-2008, 02:02 PM

BEAUTIFUL! How did you get it so glossy?

mgolovanov · #3 08-13-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by John Griffin

How did you get it so glossy?

Printed using glossy inkjet photo paper, laminated with acrylic clear varnish (spray). This makes an excellent imitation of painted metal (glossy as was and is usual with aircrafts)

mgolovanov · #4 08-13-2008, 02:45 PM

Computer translation of my build log is available. Quite ugly one but seems to be comprehensive.

**B-Manic** · #5 08-13-2008, 03:03 PM

Very nice build, 'beautiful' indeed. Did you have any trouble glueing the glossy paper or use a special glue?

~Douglas

**GreMir** · #6 08-13-2008, 08:21 PM

Excellent!

mgolovanov · #7 08-13-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by B-Manic

any trouble glueing the glossy paper or use a special glue?

Back side of the laminated glossy photo paper is just paper

and may be glued the usual way (I do not use water-based glues however because they tend to distort paper). Front side laminated with acrylic may be (and was) glued using transparent polyurethane contact glues (local trademarks are Moment Crystal, Moment Gel) and polyvinyl acetate instant glues (local trademark Moment Pritt)

**pahorace** · #8 08-13-2008, 11:23 PM

Your model is perfect!
At most cleaning. No, even small, defect!
...
If I may ask a question, perhaps trivial, but that is little discussed.
The dipole of antenna and how to represent him::
1 - Had a sheath? or cable was naked?
2 - Is a colorful thread? O no!
3 - If colorful, which give color? Metal, Silver, Copper or what else?
Regards.

Orazio

mgolovanov · #9 08-13-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pahorace

The dipole of antenna and how to represent him::
1 - Had a sheath? or cable was naked?
2 - Is a colorful thread? O no!
3 - If colorful, which give color? Metal, Silver, Copper or what else?

As far as I know short-wave aerials were done from thin beaten steel cable that hardly was painted. In any case, the aircrafts I have seen had precisely such antennas of thin steel cable. Accordingly, I model aerials with single thin wires of steel color (0.1 mm or less) extracted from stranded electrical wires (found in an utilized computer or receiver for example) .

**pahorace** · #10 08-14-2008, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgolovanov

As far as I know short-wave aerials were done from thin beaten steel cable that hardly was painted. In any case, the aircrafts I have seen had precisely such antennas of thin steel cable. Accordingly, I model aerials with single thin wires of steel color (0.1 mm or less) extracted from stranded electrical wires (found in an utilized computer or receiver for example) .

Many thanks for the quick reply.
Regards.

Orazio