I instantly fell in love with this model the minute I saw it and so I purchased it. And it came with a cockpit which you very seldom get. Paid a it bit more tan expected but very happy with the result. Needed a bit of work as it was a cinema4d and when exported as FBX it just exploded so had to be out back together piece by piece. It originally came as a green nut I prefered the white .I will likely add some liveries at a later date.
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/aircraft/military/a6m5-japanese-zero-wwii-fighter
Little did I know that Just Flight had the same idea. They purchased the exact same design and released it with a bunch or other addons. I don't have any addons but it is free.
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter (零式艦上戦闘機, rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The A6M was usually referred to by its pilots as the Reisen (零戦, zero fighter), "0" being the last digit of the imperial year 2600 (1940) when it entered service with the Imperial Navy. The official Allied reporting name was "Zeke", although the name "Zero" (from Type 0) was used colloquially as well
Almost everything in the cockpit work. I changed a couple of thing like the Yoke as the original was a but nuff. Added Gear Lever, and flaps lever. Canopy opens. with a couple of seconds delay so dont think its not working.
Just a small update:
Fixed wheels/tires. Animated and rear wheel in sync with rudder.
Added Fuel switch selector.
Removed inoperative brake lever.
Brake lever as pointed out is attached to throttle bar. Click to engage and disengage.
Aged windshield, canopy glass and fixed glass.
UPDATE:
I think I have finally narrowed down the FPS drop to the effects section. I have removed some end amended others. So hopefully that will solve the issue. If not than just let me know.
Have added a GPS and a Transponder. Yeah yeah, not Japanese but who cares. They work.
2 years ago
petey1
Was looking for a adversairy for the F6F and found this one. Wow, I was not expecting this quality. Nicely done, Thank you very much. Hope you find the time to develope it even further.
2 years ago
cellinsky
This airplane is great, thanks for sharing it with all of us, well done and very fun to fly, again Thank you very much....!!!
2 years ago
Danko05
Ah! Finally some love for Japanese Warplanes! Any chance we could see a Ki-61-1 hei anytime soon? lol
2 years ago
DiapyPlane
Would give more stars if there were moving part working and land gears visibles! Or is there something more to do from my side?
2 years ago
You are clearly missing something. Not a clue what you're talking about. Maybe next time you can ask the questions then mark it.
2 years ago
Fsadni
LucBuj
So, it's downloading but it's not downloading an actual file for me to drag to the community folder
2 years ago
It is is compressed rar file which you need to extract using something like winrar.
2 years ago
Fsadni
deklynbutler19
Thanks for sharing your work with all of us... It's really good and a very fun one to fly.
2 years ago
Danko05
Love the work you put into this aircraft but was wondering how do I get the white paint job?
2 years ago
Riyzah
The cockpit and external look decently good. This project deserves 5 stars.
2 years ago
wuyuanpei
Visually decent for freeware, and way better than paying for the Romantic Wings version, but, as of April 2022, the flight model needs serious work. It has way too much lift, and so stall speed is around 35-40 kts, which, on a carrier with a headwind, would be VTOL. The controls are also too snappy, more like an aerobatic plane. In particular, the real Zero suffered from very heavy controls above 275 kts, which isn't modeled here at all.
2 years ago
WWSmith
The lever on the throttle is not a brake, it's a firing trigger.
2 years ago
Tonkatsu509
This mod is great and I love it <3
2 years ago
Kassadgla
Most Excellent! Thank You!
2 years ago
FurtherAM
Great, Tx!
2 years ago
Ginete
Nice plane! Have a lot of fun flying in this one. Appreciate it!!I feature it in a showcase video https://youtu.be/2CAtONJt_nk
2 years ago
Solinus