[Ara1]

Chris, my thanks goes to YOU and your dad for getting me this far along. He's provided the great Kaga photo of AII-168 and that's the plane I'll make.

I will take careful note of your painting tips. I will also go back to Springer's great custom job on your model, what an instrument panel!

Nakajima did not produce Pearl Zeros, so it's a Mitsi job. Nevertheless I have my eye on a unique color and it's lighter than yours, a bit more caramel but who knows how things will turn out? I was in my company's men's room today and noticed the stalls were THE PERFECT Model 21 color... didn't want to risk bringing a camera in there, though! I did briefly consider taking a hacksaw and cutting a square of the metal ...