As the title says....... in you opinion who makes the most true to scale warbird were the zero is concerned , were we can say would is still readily available for purchase be it a Kit or ARF , please feel free to chime in your reasons on why you picked your selection I would love to get as much feed back as possible

those of you that selected other , would you be as so kind as to explain your choice , perhaps I should have included another choice in the poll ?

From what I can rembember DAVE PLATT probably designed the most accurate Zero. You can still purchase the fibergflass parts, and canopy and some other parts plus plans and have a kit cut from pck. Other then his I would say Yellow aircraft which was designed by Burt Baker some years ago.

good luck
bob

I would love to hear you guys opinions on why you feel one is more scale looking then the other , point out the short comings and strengths for me , I would love to get some more input

thanks

Mike

Can someone tell me what was the actual wingspan for the Platt zero ?

It is 78 3/4 inches. You can check it out on his web site. daveplattmodels.com

You can e-mail him at [email protected]

Hello Zero, Here are a few new pics of the Dave Platt Zero that I am currently repainting. I think a more detailed cowl would be nice on the Platt Zero. I you want gun ports you have to do these mods yourself. I am working on these as I go. I will post more on my thread, Dave Platt Zero Makeover, I have both the Bert Baker and Dave Platt, I do'nt think you can beat either one of them. Capt. Winters

Platt A6M zero.

I believe it is a winner of some scale competition in the 80's.

STeve

The Platt Zero had the best outline. This was followed by the Bert Baker kit which is now the Yellow kit. Back when these were done, the outline was there, you had to make the rest.

I agree that the Platt has the best outline but Zero said in the original post he was looking for a kit or ARF that is still readily available for purchase. Platt no longer makes kits, just plans and parts, thus my vote was for the Yellow kit.

Thanks for chiming in Chad , and yes I agree with you as well and voted the same way for the same reason , all of the choices listed above have there plus and minus, part of the reason I did this was to see what you all thought and why , this feedback is great ! keep it coming guys

I did a search on the platt website couldn't see anything , it may be my browser , so can anyone tell me until I can look for myself , cowl, canopy and plans for the platt are still readily available ?

http://www.daveplattmodels.com/Short%20Kits/index.htm