News from Gerry Paper Models - aircrafts

[gomidefilho]

Awesome! Crazy for get all!!!

[Gerry1966]

The second and last part of Thuderbolts are special versions M & N. Three models are ready:
- Republic P-47M-2-RE Thunderbolt (USAAF, 63. FS, 56. FG, Capt. Charles McBath, Boxted AB, Essex, April 1945)
- Republic P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt (USAAF, 61. FS, 56. FG, Capt. Witold Lanowski, England, early 1945)
- Republic P-47N-1-RE Thunderbolt (USAAF, 19. FS, 318. FG, Lt. Leon Cox, Ie Shima, summer 1945)

[Gerry1966]

Tora! Tora! Tora!
The attack on Pearl Harbor began and Zero arrives!
In my next series you will see the famous Japanese Zero. The first version is the A6M2 model 21 and, moreover, with surprise.
Of course, the first model is a machine striking Pearl Harbor. The first surprise is his color. Everyone imagines a light gray machine, strafing rows of American planes on Ewa Field, but this is a mistake. More precisely, the light gray Zero. Little is known about it among modelers, but Zeros over Pearl still carried pre-war camouflage of medium gray-green color Kusa-iro M1. It wasn't until early 1942 that the color of Hai-iro J3 appeared on Zeros, in fact medium gray, which faded to light gray due to weather conditions.
The second surprise is that although the model is written as plane of first wave's fighters' commander Shóso Shigure Ito from the deck of the carrier Akagi, the model also includes conversion parts for another 24 machines from all 6 aircraft carriers.

[Gerry1966]

The other A6M2's are in standard grey camo.
- Mitsubishi A6M2 mod. 21 Reisen (Nippon Kaigun Kokútai, 1. Koku Kantai, 4. Koku Sentai, kaigun ittóheisó Tadayoshi Koga, Aleutian attack, 4.6.1942)
- Mitsubishi A6M2 mod. 21 Reisen (Nippon Kaigun Kokútai, Tainan Kokútai, kaigun ittóheisó Saburo Sakai, Tarakan, Borneo, February 1942)

More will follow ...

[chicharrero]

Wow, the first wave of Zero arriving

[tigertony100]

very well, now let's wait for e-cards to get back in business.

[Gerry1966]

Two more Zeros ready today, this time A6M3 version. Both planes are from Bougainville Island, April 1943.
- Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 (Nippon Kaigun Kokutai, 582. Kokutai, Buin, Bougainville Island, April 1943)
- Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 (Nippon Kaigun Kokutai, 204. Kokutai, Kahili, Bougainville Island, Operation I-Go, April 1943) - this plane is believed to be one from escort of Adm. Yamamoto's plane in the day he was killed.

[Texman]

Another series to be excited about!

[gomidefilho]

Fantastic is a great news Zero is one of my favorite aircraft of IJN!!!

[Gerry1966]

Another two Zeros - version A6M5 model 52:
- Mitsubishi A6M5 mod. 52 Reisen (Nippon Kaigun Kokutai, 653. Kokutai, IJN Zuikaku, battle of Leyte Gulf, 25.10.1944)
- Mitsubishi A6M5 mod. 52 Reisen (Nippon Kaigun Kokutai, 203. Kokutai, Kaigun Shōi Tetsuzo Iwamoto, Kyushu, spring 1945)