Tamiya 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter (Zeke)

From the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War to the end of hostilities in the Pacific, the Mitsubishi Zero served as the Imperial Japanese Navy's main front line fighter. The first major mass-produced version was the A6M2b, which was equipped with 50cm folding wingtips, landing hook, and radio direction finder for carrier-based operations. Flown by expert pilots, the A6M2b took part in daring operations such as the Pearl Harbor attack and the invasion of the Philippines. It's 3,000km range, powerful 20mm cannon armament, and legendary maneuverability quickly earned the respect of Allied aircrews.

There not much to say about this little gem of a kit other than. WOW! It's one of my first 1/72 scale kits that I done in decades. No fit issues at all, reliable Tamiya fit and simple parts with allot of detail. The only aftermarket item was the addition of Eduard pre-cut masks for the canopy.

Painting was as per the instructions with Tamiya paints mixed up. Weathering was with AK washes.
 

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German Dampflokomotive BR86 - Hobbyboss - 1/72

I saw this little gem in a hobby shop as just had to get it. After all who doesn't like trains? Airbrushed with Vallejo paints and the real wheels were undercoated with Model Masters metalizer for the metal effect. A few bits broke off while my fingers handled it bit all in all a nice kit. I still have to assemble the track base and find some suitable vegetation and mini 1/72 rocks.

For me there was only two fit issues. The wheels need not to be glued to the chassis. The fit is quite tight. Furthermore the engineers cab is slightly angled to the rear, so that the rear hopper side doors quite don't meet.