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I have a 1/48 Hasegawa A6M2b and wanted to do a different paint scheme. I remember Hasegawa

once issued the A6M2b in an all green(allover dark green) scheme for the 261st and 253rd

flying groups. Is there any aftermarket decals for these schemes.Thanks---John

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Thanks for the info Dave. One question, the Sweet picture shows the overall

aircraft dark green with a gray green centerline drop tank. The Hasegawa

instructions on line show the entire aircraft and the drop tank dark green.

Any idea whose more correct?---thanks---John

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Dave---The Hasegawa instructions call this out as Nakajima build. Did the Nakajima A6m2b's

have the mass balances under the wing? Seems as though I read somewhere that

only the Mitsubishi "early" A6M2b's had the mass balance.Also my Hasegawa A6M2b donor kit

has 2 different spinners for the prop. I believe one is Mitsubishi and the other Nakajima?---Thanks---John

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Hi John,

Mitsubishi had a "flight restricted" serial block with the dangled aileron balance...not Nakajima...and that external balance block was replaced on the production line just before Pearl Harbor, BEFORE Nakajima started production. The Zuikaku Zeros began getting non-dangles in Feb 1942; Soryu got some new Zeros in late March 1942.

The Nakajima spinner is LOOOONGER that the Mitsubishi spinner.

HTH,

David

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