ISSN 0277-979X · Est. 1982

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Alvaro Lino
Belo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
“The kit’s fit is amazing, and there was almost no need for putty,” Alvaro says of Tamiya’s 1/48 scale A6M3 Model 22 Zero. “Some parts fit even without glue!” His only additions were a pitot tube and seat belts from a Tamiya Detail-Up set. After painting field-applied camouflage with Mr. Hobby acrylics, he masked and airbrushed the insignia and wing leading-edge ID markings. The other markings for a 582nd Kokutai fighter at Buin in April 1943 came from Berna Decals. After applying a sludge wash, he added weathering and fluid stains with Tamiya Weathering Master Set pastels.

Alvaro Lino
Belo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
“The kit’s fit is amazing, and there was almost no need for putty,” Alvaro says of Tamiya’s 1/48 scale A6M3 Model 22 Zero. “Some parts fit even without glue!” His only additions were a pitot tube and seat belts from a Tamiya Detail-Up set. After painting field-applied camouflage with Mr. Hobby acrylics, he masked and airbrushed the insignia and wing leading-edge ID markings. The other markings for a 582nd Kokutai fighter at Buin in April 1943 came from Berna Decals. After applying a sludge wash, he added weathering and fluid stains with Tamiya Weathering Master Set pastels.