21147 Tamiya - 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter Type 52-Kou 653rd Flying Corps 166 Battle Squadrons Completed  [21147]

A Distinctive Subject!

• The most up-to-date addition toward Masterwork variety of museum quality finished models illustrates the A6M5a Zero fighter "Zeke" (also referred to as Model 52), a variation for the primary Japanese Navy fighter aircraft throughout WWII. The model illustrates an A6M5a that has been employed for pilot training. As a result, it features unique Japanese roundels on fuselage and wing undersides with expertly depicted handwritten Chinese numbers; these represented the trainee pilot's title so he might be identified during their training and assessment. Obviously, the moving form of the A6M5a with curved wingtips is accurately captured, while steel parts are acclimatized to depict pitot pipelines. The fuselage has practical weathering used, and exhausts are offered expert burn-effect finishes to greatly help up the realism.

Towards Model

• 1/48 scale. Fuselage size: 190mm, wingspan: 229mm.
• Expertly used decoration features high quality pad-printed markings.
• Photo-etched components are used for an extremely detail by detail finish.
• Seated pilot figure can also be included.