RE: CMP 120 Zero ARF Build thread
Very nice.
With the pilot figure and canopy in place it will yield a very convincing effect from 2-3 ft . It's all just gravy in the air though...I've often thought myself abit daft for spending too much time on details that can't be seen once it's in the air. My wife's long standing question has been, "are you building them to fly, or to sit around oohing, aahing, and grunting over like Tim Allen on 'ToolTime'?"
Diony mentioned something above about cockpit colors above and some confusion around them. That would be understandable as the IJNA and IJAA aircraft were terribly inconsistant in the mid to later war time regarding paint, colors and armament. Germany had delivered a large shipment of MG-151's and 20mm cannon in '42 which were introduced in production but then was not able to consistantly supply the jap req's. The Japs themselves were having troubl keeping up with various production as well, hence it was not uncommon at all to see a flight of Zero's, Tony's or other fighters lined up for arming and have 8 different types of munitions on the cart becase the planes had so many variing combinations.
Same with the colours; It seems that a red/brown, a metallic teal, and a light tan/olive were the specified colors in order of preference for the cockpits, but there have been examples of over 10-12 different cockpit paint documented and no ryhme or reason according to dates, especially late in the war.