The Little World

Nor senile. Gone clever.

The Mitsubishi A6M seen in the heading image is a Tamiya 1:72 kit. I built it in two days flat and am very pleased with the result – but you may have noted that the propellor boss is bare of blades. And there are no landing gear legs evident.

All deliberate. The gear doors were cemented in closed position and the prop blades left off for a reason. This plane will serve as a photo prop in a diorama with photoshopped propeller spinning in place. If you leave the blades off you can see the engine cylinders without having to do a great deal of cloning.

The dear old Matchbox base is simply attached with a blob of grey artist’s eraser – it will stick to any flat surface and won’t leave a mark later. The clear stand can be erased from the image without casting shadows onto other elements of the picture. I’ll make a larger one with clear acrylic rod.