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Rafał Lebioda returns to complete Tamiya’s 1:72 scale A6M2b Zero

WRITTEN AND BUILT BY RAFAŁ LEBIODA

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Tamiya 1:72 A6M2b Zero. Kit No. 60780

The Japanese Zero is one of the iconic fighters of the Second World War. It was also one of the innovative designs challenging its Allied opponents and driving rapid improvement in US fighters.

I dare say that the Zero silhouette is synonymous with combat aviation of the time, almost an icon also reflected in the popularity of this silhouette in the modelling world. The aircraft is the object of many enthusiasts including modellers who want to reproduce it from among the many scale replicas available.

We have quite a wide choice between model companies and also scales. Japanese manufacturer Tamiya released this excellent kit several years ago in 1:72 scale. One of them came into my hands a few years ago to build. Work on this model was not happy -Istarted building the kit two years ago then shelved it only to return to it this year. It sometimes happens among modelers that projects are postponed or rescheduled for another time, often due to other projects popping up or simply due to a lack of time or will!

“After many adventures in getting this model of the famous Zero actually finished, it was finally able to join my collection.”