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Saburo Sakai
« on: August 08, 2011, 10:56:33 PM »
Hi friends,

one interesting subject (I hope so), A6M2 flown by Saburo Sakai.

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2011, 11:02:56 PM »
Very good and interesting sample! :-clap :-clap
When you draw this? :-think

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2011, 11:14:36 PM »
Few hours ago but basic layout was made few years ago

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2011, 11:23:08 PM »
All right! ;)

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2011, 12:33:35 AM »
Hi Srecko,
This artwork looks wonderful...
Thank you for allowing me to help...
:-)
NICE...!
Cheers,
David Aiken

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2011, 12:42:47 AM »
Hark!
Is there some residual yellow IFF left from a previous "computer skin" on  the wing leading edge?
Do my eyes deceive me?
TIA,
David

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2011, 03:15:22 AM »
OOOPS...
Nakajima built A6M2s had white surrounds to hinomaru...
and Tainan flew Mitsubishi (no surround) when the tail codes were white...
Hope this helps...
Cheers,
David

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2011, 07:58:49 AM »
Yes there is yellow IFF strip on leading edge and now we have correct hinomaru

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2011, 11:07:56 AM »
Good David! :-clap

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2011, 04:19:15 PM »
I can vaguely remember to have read somewhere that Saburo Sakai flew in a Zero with radio mast sawn off and that he led his team by hand-signalling.

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2011, 04:20:15 PM »
I know that Nishizawa have removed aerial must, it will be interesting if the Sakai machine have the same feature.

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2011, 02:07:25 PM »
The texture is outstanding it looks like you handpainted this one.

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2011, 02:12:13 PM »
Thank you mate ;)

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2011, 06:29:45 PM »
Very nice subject and great work  :-love

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Re: Saburo Sakai
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2011, 07:01:53 PM »
Thank you :))