Stuart's Zero (Airfix 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2)

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Great progress. Paint soon?
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I just saw this Stuart; great progress so far! :shoutout:
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Very nice Stuart!
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Thanks Gents - it's a really nice little kit!
keavdog wrote:Great progress. Paint soon?
Not far off, I'm going to hit it with a coat of primer first. I'm just debating whether or not I can be arsed to mask the canopy :whiteflag:
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Nothing photo worthy, but I given it a first coat of primer...
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The Paints coming along!

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Well done!
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Oh, good to see this build moving along to this point! :shoutout: Looks real good in warpaint.
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Nice work Stuart! That is amazing!
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Looking good Stuart!

Amazing work with painting the cockpit frames!!

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