NICE

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:13 pm

SOOOOO COOL wish i had the money
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-18-XD-Custom-Zero ... 7C294%3A50

dont think he listed the title very good. i would have put the name brands like this,
1/18, ULTIMATE SOLDIER, DRAGON, BBI, FOV, A6M2-N RUFE. and the subtitle with what it is, with a catchy pic like the reference photo or a black and white photo of it. thats catchy. BUT LOOKS GREAT
OMG

hotrodrock · Post by **hotrodrock** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:10 pm

So what type of enemy planes do you shoot down while flying a float plane? Surely float planes weren't very maneuverable!

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:17 pm

hotrodrock wrote:So what type of enemy planes do you shoot down while flying a float plane? Surely float planes weren't very maneuverable!

Name it. Some history:

The seaplane also served as an interceptor for protecting fueling depots in Balikpapan and Avon Bases (Dutch East Indies) and reinforced the Shumushu base (North Kuriles) in the same period. Such fighters served aboard seaplane carriers Kamikawa Maru in the Solomons and Kuriles areas and aboard Japanese raiders Hokoku Maru and Aikoku Maru in Indian Ocean raids. During fighting in the Solomon Islands, the Navy "Rufe" air aces Master Sergeant Kawai and Master Sergeant Maruyama shot down four American Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters. In the Aleutian Campaign this fighter engaged with P-38 Lightning fighters and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. This aircraft was used for interceptor, fighter-bomber, and short reconnaissance support for amphibious landings, among other uses.

It is estimated that the Zero's performance was hampered by approx. 20% with the addition of the floats. That's still pretty good.