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Modelling the Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Osprey Modelling) |  | Author: Brian Criner
Brand: Osprey
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 164562
Media: Paperback
Pages: 80
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.3
MPN: MOD025
ISBN: 1841768669
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.74640228
EAN: 9781841768663
ASIN: 1841768669
Publication Date: July 25, 2006
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Product Description
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was an aircraft that had near mythical performance qualities in terms of speed, range, climb and manoeuvrability, and its performance made it an infamous weapon in the Japanese arsenal. This aircraft has been a popular modelling subject, and there are a variety of scales and types by model manufacturers and aftermarket companies. This book showcases four individual models representing different variants of the Zero, each in different scales and with varying weathering and finishing techniques, reflecting different periods of World War 2, and the different environments in which the aircraft served.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding! January 28, 2010
Rocky Sembritzky
This is a must have for any model builder!
While the book focuses upon the A-6M, the author and the contributors offer a wealth of knowledge regarding model aircraft building, painting and weathering. Excellent all around.
R
 the numerous extras March 24, 2007
Donald J. Hoffman (Vancouver WA USA)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
I thought the book overall was not as helpful as it was played up to be. it went through the nemerous scale models 1/144,1/72,1/48,1/32 but it covered none in any heavy photos. overall a good article for fine scale modeler but not a book!
i got better reference photo's off of the internet than what was in the book.I purchased the book in the hopes of getting some insight into the way the 1/32 tamiya went the construction stages photo's of a real zero next to the model parts but that seened to be asking to much!
One of the best Osprey Aircraft build reviews March 19, 2007
m13 (Folsom, CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Two things caught my attention right away - the author empahsized that this is a hobby and is to be done for fun and to satisfy the modeler, not the contest judge or the 'reviewer'. Excellent. Also, the caliber of this man's builds and his techniques are simply outstanding. This book is jammed with good advice, techniques and practices. The various sections describing the actual weathering and abuse the Japanes planes were subject to (and, more importantly in many instances, not subject to) is worth the price of the book. It seems to be a little known fact among modeling circles that the Japanese planes were primed with a dark red primer which would, naturally, show up due to wear, chipping, etc. This is seldom portrayed on most heavily weathered Japanese scale models. Reading books like this will help you do your homework in a most enjoyable way, and build better models besides. I recommend this book to you even if you are not interested specifically in Japanese aircraft because the philosophies and techniques are applicable to all kinds of scale modeling.
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