Airfix Mitsubishi Zero 1/72 scale 2011 tooling review and build

Airfix Mitsubishi Zero 1/72 scale 2011 tooling review and build - HD 1080p

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In this video I'm building the Mitsubishi Zero from Airfix in 1/72 scale. Is it easy to build and is there anything special you need to know? Watch and find out!
00:00 - Introduction
01:26 - History of the Zero
04:05 - What's in the box?
06:40 - How to build the Zero
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@GavinThomas 2 ай бұрын

hi Gary. thankfully this video has been a huge help for the colour of this particular model. love your quality builds and historical facts. big help for a fledgling like myself;

@AlanWitton 2 ай бұрын

Great build as always Gary! I'll invest in one for my next build!

@AlexModeling 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Zero! Colors are spot on! Thank you for sharing your build! Cheers!

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Worth the effort then!!! Cheers Alex!

@ramonrodriguezadam3584 2 жыл бұрын

It’s great to see a great model come to life. Can’t get tired of the videos. Thank you very much for the inspiration,

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ramón! My pleasure.

@johnpritchard7591 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely Model, I'd be proud to have that one on my shelf!

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! It was a good one to build.

@johnshoosmith 7 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your addition of history. Very nicely done! This kit is next up on my build list.

@ianwilliams9127 2 жыл бұрын

10/10 mate. The dodge with the wash and crew figure was a god send cos I hate doing pilots / aircrew. Thanks for the hard work and share my friend.

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I learnt that going 15mm war games figures!!!

@tarikh73 Жыл бұрын

Havent built a model.for 40 years and tried the zero as mynfirst one. If it wasnt for thisnvideo i would have given up and walked off half way so thank you for the insights. For me those were the hook of the pilots chair. Get that right and the two sides come together. The engine was confusing and i still.could.not get it to fit into the aircraft so pushed itninto then cowling and glued it all. Seemed to work but i know the fit should have been better. Next time will watch the video first then try

@craigwall5865 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Job. So much to talk about...I like the detail of painting the pilot..I do it the same way and yes very true when you put the wash on the magic does happen. I feel encoyraged to paint pannel lines. I think I was a bit reluctant to do this. I think I'll have a go..Great job and thank you really enjoyed the upload..

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thing is Craig, if you do the panel lines with a wash you can always get rid of it with water. Then either have another go or not as you wish. Before you varnish it, of course…🤣

@ecidaho Жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Thanks for the walk through!

@Adam_Boots Жыл бұрын

I've just startrd building the starter version of this kit and found something interesting while researching. The Mitsubishi built versions didn't have Aotake in the wheel wells. They were the same colour as the surrounding area with black main landing struts. The Nakajima built ones are the ones with the Aotake coating in the wheel wells.

@garys_stuff Жыл бұрын

That is very interesting - you'd have thought there was a standard to which they all had to adhere - but that is good info thanks!

@razif6916 2 жыл бұрын

Great finish

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vhjmvn Жыл бұрын

Dear Gary, I can't see what glue or weld you use with much of the interior parts. Would you be kind as to tell us what all glues you bring to bear on the interior components of you r great models to make them sturdy enough? Often, ir looks as if you use nothing except for faint white stripe I can discern, Cheers and compliments on your long running series !

@garys_stuff Жыл бұрын

Most of the time I use Revell Contacta or Tamiya Extra Thin depending on the piece. With interiors and structural pieces it is normally more the Contacta.

@lawrencetimothylauzon6499 Жыл бұрын

what brush size you put on the mustache and the eyes?

@garys_stuff Жыл бұрын

Reasonably small, say around a size 0, but it is the quality of the point that is most important for fine work.

@julianmhall Жыл бұрын

Hi Gary.. I've just had a nosey online and the /new/ Humbrol 90 is allegedly beige green. I suspect the kit refers to the new paint range. Why they'd change colour for the same number is a mystery.

@garys_stuff Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be the first time....it is an issue when they change the colour numbers while still supplying older paints with gift sets! I'll look inside the Zero i just got from Lidl...

@MrSmid888 Жыл бұрын

I’ve painted it myself but nobody can see much in the cockpit once built

@garys_stuff Жыл бұрын

That's the perennial issue with this, especially the smaller scales where the thickness of the canopy is so out of scale!

@OgrabliatorKorovanov 2 жыл бұрын

I've built Airfix's Swordfish,Gladiator,Ju-87 and think their quality is very good. But compared to Tamiya's zero... in my opinnion Airfix have some minuses like, flat control panels, closed canopy and less elaborate overall design (Tamiya would never make you do things like 11:04 ) It would be interesting to see how good is Airfix Wildcat compered to one from ArmaHobby. Why are you so dedicated to Airfix by the way? Looks like they are the only manufacturer you are buying your kits from.

@garys_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

They are the only ones I have bought recently - I got quite a lot in one go - and I try to keep on top of new releases. However, I do have others in the pipeline. There's a really lovely Gaspatch Me-163 in 1/48, for example, that I'm really keen to do soon. In my last project (before KZfaq sadly) I made all the aircraft flown by my father's squadron in the Fleet Air Arm. Only the Buccaneers and the Harriers were Airfix, the rest were all kinds including CMK Resins (the Nimrod II, what a nightmare). You can see those builds on my blog called The 800 Squadron Project. I am very tempted to redo it in 1/48th - as soon as someone does a Scimitar at that scale anyway! BTW, I am going to do the new Airfix Tempest V when it comes out, and compare it to the fairly new KP version at the same scale. Cheers, Gary

@michaelevans205 2 жыл бұрын

I can't speak for the ArmaHobby Wildcat but, having done the Airfix one it's a really neat little kit......I did it as part of the 'Dogfight Double' with their lovely Nakajima Kate.