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#722 Mitsubishi A6M2-N

Building the F-Toys Mitsubishi A6M2-N from their 1/144 WORK SHOP Vol.40.

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Notes

One of the F-Toys kits I recently picked up in Tokyo: Zero Fighter The Best. Each box includes one of 8 designs (a “mystery”) -

  • Zero Fighter Type 21
    • Akagi Fighter Squadron
    • 341st Naval Air Squadron
  • Zero Fighter Type 22
    • 202nd Naval Air Group
    • Type A 261st Air Group
  • Zero Fighter Type 52
    • 721st Naval Air Squadron
    • 653rd Air Squadron
  • Type 2 Water Battle
    • Amakusa Naval Air Corps
    • Higashiko Naval Air Corps (mauve)

kit-front kit-rear

Build Log

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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

  • electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
  • scale modelling - I caught the bug after deciding to build a Harrier during covid to demonstrate an electronic jet engine simulation. Let the fun begin..
To be honest, I haven't quite figured out if these two interests belong in the same GitHub repo or not. But for now - they are all here!

Projects are often inspired by things found wild on the net, or ideas from the many great electronics and scale modelling podcasts and YouTube channels. Feel free to borrow liberally, and if you spot any issues do let me know (or send a PR!). See the individual projects for credits where due.