Yellowhammer Models 1/32
A6M2 Zero Type 21

The folks at Yellowhammer Models continue to turn out great aftermarket subjects with some of the best instructions/color profiles on the market. This set provides some interesting subjects circa the Pearl Harbor attack and one captured A6M2 USN evaluation aircraft.

This set is just in time for the Tamiya 1/32 A6M2 Type 21 Zero (Zeke) kit (reviewed here).

The aircraft covered here are:

• A6M2, AI-154, Akagi Fighter Sqn, Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941
• A6M2, AII-105, Kaga Fighter Leader, Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941
• A6M2, 53-102, 253 Air Group, Rabaul, Late 1943
• A6M2, DI-108, Ryujo Fighter Sqn, 4 Jun 1942
• A6M2, AI-155, Akagi Fighter Sqn, Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941
• A6M2, V-103, Tinian Air Group, Dutch East Indies, Feb 1942
• A6M2, Captured Zero, USN Test Program, NAS North Island, Fall 1942

This set provides a nice range of marking options for the Tamiya kit. National markings are not included in this set. You'll have to scavenge the US cockades from any number of available sources, but for the Japanese subjects, this set also includes a set of Black Magic Masks for the hinomarus.

In addition to the nice color profiles included in this set, there are also three pages of background text to describe the aircraft and some of the interpretation issues that led to these markings.

Yellowhammer Models are available directly from Meteor Productions (the manufacturer) on their website.

Definitely recommended!

My sincere thanks to Meteor Productions for this review sample!