"Zero" chance of any bad puns here....honest.

[Skullfish]

Bad mistakes...
I've made a few...
Ive had my share of really bad builds but ive come through...


so quite why im building a Zero is anyones guess i mean, ive seen greenhouses with less glass in them than the canopy on these things!

"Get on with it" i hear you cry...photos..



contents..not much to see really..but look at that canopy!!


sorry, instructions..



more soon chaps and chapettes.
Jase

[Lysus]

If you've ever wondered what keeps me from Zekes it's the canopy. Bon courage, mon amis.

[WorldofPlastic]

Best of luck with it dude ... I'm sure you'll do an Eggcellent Job !!!

[Skullfish]

thanks guys, im attempting to use the force.....update shortly as long as my head dosnt eggsplode.

J

[Skullfish]

Update:

canopy done thro force of will, stubborness and sending procrastination off to bed with no milk.

black Ultimate primer base, then lightened with a wee bit grey Ultimate primer after fixing some seam issues, then a straight grey Ultimate grey primer to partially modulate.


sorted thro for relevent paints, taking the opportunity to rearrange my bookcases a bit so all the most used stuff is more eggccessible.


aiming to paint base coats later today.

Jase

[Lysus]

Eggxemplary pun!

[Twokidsnosleep]

feeling a little queasy from cheesy pun overload

Nice canopy taping job!!

[Lysus]

feeling a little queasy from cheesy pun overload

Nice canopy taping job!!

Oh yes, and that, too. I don't envy you the job of masking that, an accomplishment already to be proud of! One shell of a job, sir.

[Twokidsnosleep]

feeling a little queasy from cheesy pun overload

Nice canopy taping job!!

Oh yes, and that, too. I don't envy you the job of masking that, an accomplishment already to be proud of! One shell of a job, sir.

Oh dear
April only has 30 days of puns thankfully
I would also like to add that all should take note the false advertising in the title of this page

[Skullfish]

Update

wiping the egg from my face and settling back on my memory foam throne i have made some progress..

Base coats on.


Tamiya XF-66 Light Grey on the belly, XF-70 Dark Green 2 for the shell and upper surfaces, XF-1 Flat Black lightened with XF-23 Light Blue for the cowling, XF-64 Red Brown for the Prop and Spinner.



I then had the smashing idea to ditch the kit decals in favour of something a bit more be-yolk.
In the words of Tony Stark.."throw a little hot rod red in there".

18mm wide Tamiya tape being beaten into submission.



Google helped with the flame design, i just adapted to suit my needs. What followed was a scramble to get the whole thing wrapped up.







i was starting to crack up at this point

the subsequent painting happened thusly...as i forgot to take pics at each stage...sorry
first layer applied was Ultimate white primer as a solid base. next up was Vallejo Air 71.078 Yellow RLM04, trying to fill the flames but leaving the leading edge white hot. Lastly back to Tamiya XF-7 Flat Red as a highlight? touching the edges and tail end of the flames. aiming to give a good flaming effect but in a classic hot rod styley.


Almost at boiling point now wanting to see whats just under the shell ....

happy and relieved that things turned out good...so good im going to stop the pun-ishment.. heres half a dozen pics..





the underside wasnt spared either.





flying off to the paint booth light eggshell coating.......

Jase

[Twokidsnosleep]

Flaming Zeros are my favourite Zeros
Nice custom work

[Skullfish]

Last Update:

ok a quick final coat of aquagloss and the addition of a flying stand and shes done.






good fun build thanks for dropping by.

Jase

[Les]

Congratulations on your finished project!

[Spook]

Nicely done, those flames are awesome