A6M5C Type 52 Zero Fighter

Name: A6M5C Type 52 Zero Fighter
Brand: Tamiya
Price: 17.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (44 reviews)

Item Number: tam61027

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A6M5C Type 52 Zero Fighter

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Product Details

Total production of the Type 52 series consisted of 10,449 aircraft of which Nakajima produced 6,570. It first entered combat in August 1943 at a time when the Japanese forces were withdrawing from previously held islands in the South Pacific. The type 52c was the last of the A6M5 series, and the most effective against Allied aircraft due to its armament configuration three of 13mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons. A total of 93 Type 52 and 52b zeros were field modified to "c" weapons configuration. The 7.7mm machine guns, housed in the cowling of the Zero since its first introduction, proved to be less effective during the latter stages of the conflict, due to the heavier armor protection

Product Rank

#36 in 1/40-1/49 Scale
#79 in Airplanes
#854 in Plastic Models

Includes

1/48 A6M5C Type 52 Zero Fighter plastic model kit

Features

Appx. 60 parts in dark green and clear with recessed panel lines.
Detailed 3-part Sakae engine, cowling, exhaust collector, landing gear.
Nakajima Sakae 21 radial engine; armed with (1) 13mm fuselage gun, (2) 20mm wing cannon; air to air rockets or bombs.

Requirements & Suggestions

Assembly
Modeling Knife (EXL16001) (XACX3627) (EXL16018)
Paint

X-1 - Black (TAM81001) (TAM81501)
X-10 - Gun Metal (TAM81010) (TAM81510)
X-11 - Chrome Silver (TAM81011) (TAM81511)
X-12 - Gold Leaf (TAM81012) (TAM81512)
X-13 - Metallic Blue (TAM81013) (TAM81513)
X-18 - Semi Gloss Black (TAM81018) (TAM81518)
X-2 - White (TAM81002) (TAM81502)
X-20 - Enamel Thinner (TAM81020) (TAM81520)
X-5 - Green (TAM81305) (TAM81705)
X-7 - Red (TAM81007) (TAM81507)
X-8 - Lemon Yellow (TAM81008) (TAM81508)
XF-1 - Flat Black (TAM81301) (TAM81701)
XF-10 - Flat Brown (TAM81310) (TAM81710)
XF-11 - J.N. Green (TAM81311) (TAM81711)
XF-12 - J.N. Grey (TAM81312) (TAM81712)
XF-15 - Flat Flesh (TAM81715) (TAM81315)
XF-16 - Flat Aluminum (TAM81316) (TAM81716)
XF-20 - Medium Grey (TAM81320) (TAM81720)
XF-4 - Yellow Green (TAM81304) (TAM81704)
XF-5 - Flat Green (TAM81305) (TAM81705)
XF-52 - Flat Earth (TAM81352) (TAM81752)
XF-56 - Metallic Grey (TAM81356) (TAM81756)
XF-57 - Buff (TAM81357) (TAM81757)
XF-64 - Red Brown (TAM81364) (TAM81764)

Paint Brushes
Sandpaper
Plastic cement (TES3501) (PLS00002) (TAM87012) or glue (HLC107)
White Glue
Plastic cement (TES3501) (PLS00002) (TAM87012) or glue (HLC107)
Nice-to-have tools: Needle File Set
Sprue Cutter (XUR410A) (EXL55594)
Airbrush and
Accessories

Specifications

Scale: 1/48
Wingspan: 9" (22.9cm)
Fuselage Length: 7-1/2" (19cm)
Tamiya Product Number: 61027

Reviews

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Another model from Tamiya recommend

By: johntoss

All put together very well, recommend taking your time on it, it came out beautifully....

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A6M5C Type 52 Zero tam61027

By: semalevik (Russia)

For this money, very, very good set. Detailing very decent niche chassis very well elaborated. The motor is also good, with all the elements allow them to to refine.Glazing cockpit is excellent, there is a variant with an open cockpit.Decals are very good, too, the presence of the instrument panel. Fancy plating as an internal and external.Plastic of good quality.Decent detailing the exhaust system, guns, cockpit.Definitely can recommend both beginners and professionals. Assembling the model has left only pleasant experience, even wanted to repeat and build another option.I not had to use putty, glue only. Excellent connectivity details.

(48)

great cheap kit

By: jeby64

nothing special about this kit. great deal for a mighty decent price. definitely one of those 'get what you pay for' kits but i have no complaints. it fell together and looked alright to me. id recommend it.

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