Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Old Tool

Subject:: Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Model 21
日本帝國海軍航空隊 (Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service 1912-1945)
Tainan Air Corps V-103 (P.O. 1st Class Saburo Sakai)
February 1942 The Fall of Kendari, Dutch East Indies - Denpasar, Bali
IJN LT. grey
Scale:: 1:48
Status:: Completed
Started:: August 24, 2025
Completed:: September 15, 2025

So second foray into 1/48 completed, and I do love the less claustrophobic feeling compared to the 1/72 birds.
Many a catastrophe was had in the making of this kit, but a fun learning experience on the journey.
Apologies for the amateur phone-camera photos.
For such an ancient tool it held up pretty well. Needed some clamps to hold the wings and fuselage together, the landing gear didn't fit into the slots and the gear covers really didn't want to go on, plus the grand canyon sized gaps in wing roots, but for $17AUD, a hell of a bargain. And a much more pleasant experience than the Arii 1/72 A6M2 I completed immediately prior (I still have nightmares)
Completely out of the box except for canopy masks.