STORMO! :: View topic - RIK's 1/72 Scale Italian Aircraft Model Collection

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:14 pm

Finished archiving late folk's documents & photos today, took day longer than expected. Yesterday took delivery of large model display case for the SEM Model CNA PM.1, CANSA FC.12, IMAM Ro.58 & 63 builds well as forthcoming Reggiane Re.2002 Oxygen Bomb & Delta et. al. non-Macchi single-engine ones, all forthcoming Macchi builds including the recent SUPERMODEL ones will be in a similarly designed display case.

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:40 am

KORA C.200Bis 49 Resin, 1 Clear Vacuform:

LF Models 61 Resin, 1 Clear Vacuform, 1 Other:

Construction commences Saturday, January 19th.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:48 pm

- > Micro & Pin-Size File sets some bought almost 13 years ago cleaned today January 19th, caked-in debris removal took more time than anticipated.

- > Key C.201 Interior Parts separated from resin sprues & sanded for painting today.

- > C.201 Mainwing & Fuselage Halves also separated from sprues today;

> Much trimming & sanding of them required for reasonably good fits;

> Port Fuselage Halve Trailing Wing Fairing casting too short, glued on styrene sheet plastic shims building it up, tomorrow with trim & sand then to fit on Mainwing.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:56 pm

- > Both C.201 Fuselage Halve Trailing Wing Fairing castings ended up requiring styrene sheet plastic shims & puttying to build them up yesterday January 20th.

> Much time spent repeatedly sanding & test fitting Fuselage Halve-Mainwing parts, OK fits, additional puttying and/or plastic shimming necessary after Fuselage-Mainwing parts are glued together.

- > C.201 Cockpit Floor resin part way too large to fit in Fuselage Mad

30% of it trimmed off yesterday as well some molded detail lost Crying or Very sad

OK fit fortunately.

- > Pilot seat, Control Column, Rudder Pedal Bar et.al. parts glued on Cockpit Floor today January 21st.

> Foot rests were cut off whilst trimming the Cockpit Floor, fabricated replacements with styrene sheet plastic.

> Everything painted Testors Flat Aluminum enamel replicating Allumino.

- > Resin Aircraft Control & Instrument Panels glued on Fuselage Halves today as well, lower portions cut off for Cockpit Floor to fit below them, no molded detail was lost.

- > Fuselage Halves & Mainwing Main Landing Gear areas painted Humbrol 78 Matt Cockpit Green + Testors Flat White shading enamels replicating Verde Anticorrosione today as well.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:36 pm

- > All Fuselage Interior parts painted & glued in place today January 22nd; Seat Belts fabricated from Scotch Magic Mending Tape spray painted Humbrol 29 Matt Dark Earth & Testors Flat Aluminum (buckles) enamels:

- > Fuselage Halves & Mainwing glued together & puttied today as well:

- > Filing & sanding work commences tomorrow.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:38 pm

- > C.201 Fuselage-Mainwing Joins puttied & sanded today January 24th, some detail re-scribing necessary adjacent to wing trailing edge roots.

- > Main Landing Gear Wheel Well parts separated from resin sprues one requiring partial rebuilding with styrene sheet plastic.

- > Overly large Wheel Well areas adjacent to Wing Leading Edges required filling in with sheet plastic shims & puttying;

> Port area filling in went OK, Wing Leading Edge sanding necessary;

> Starboard area filling in still in progress;

- Several tries fitting & gluing in shims;

- Large gap along lower Engine Mount filled in with a glued-in shim;

- Putty filling & sanding tomorrow.

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:27 pm

- > Cockpit Canopy masked for painting, glued in place today January 24th, some clear sheet plastic shimming necessary below the Windshield;

> Cockpit Canopy frames spray painted Verde Anticorrosione then Humbrol 91 Matt Black Green + 36% Testors Flat White enamels replicating Verde Oliva Scuro 2 well as over some Fuselage & Mainwing plastic shimmed & puttied areas:

- > Wheel Well areas adjacent to Wing Leading Edges successfully filled, sanded, spray painted Verde Anticorrosione;

> Main Landing Gear Wheel Well parts glued & painted Verde Anticorrosione today also:

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:54 pm

- > Rudder, Tailplanes, Breda SAFAT Machine Gun Bulges & Pitot Tubes glued on Fuselage & Mainwings today January 25th.

> Cut to fit styrene plastic shim glued in front of Windscreen as well.

- > Entire Model Topsides spray painted Humbrol 91 Matt Black Green + 36% Testors Flat White enamels replicating Verde Oliva Scuro 2 today as well:

- > FIAT A.74 Radial Engine & Cowling Assembly work commences tomorrow whilst Model Topsides paint dries.

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:24 pm

- > FIAT A.74 Radial Engine & Cowling Assembly completed today January 27th;

> Engine Crankcase Housing spray painted Testors Model Master 2105 Dark Blue Gray, Cylinder Heads Testors Flat Black & White "Special Mix" detailed with Flat Aluminum enamels over last two days;

> Exhaust Collector Ring spray painted Testors Flat Steel enamel days ago;

> Engine Cowling & Air Compressor Inlet Interiors spray painted Humbrol 78 Matt Cockpit Green + Testors Flat White shading enamels replicating Verde Anticorrosione days ago as well;

> Engine Cowling & Air Compressor Inlet Exteriors base spray painted Testors Flat White then Flat Yellow over last two days as well.

- > Entire Model Undersides painted Testors 1726 Flat Light Sea Gray + 36% Flat White enamel shading replicating Grigio Azzurro Chiaro 1 today as well.

- > Engine Assembly glued on Model:

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:36 pm

Its looking great!

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:59 pm

Editor wrote:

Its looking great!

Tomorrow will spray on White Belly Band, get on with Landing Gear painting & assembly, do want to finish building it by Friday. This happily is the last FIAT A.74 Radial build - bears they'd be! - upcoming Piaggio P.XIX-powered C.200bis build closes out 50 years building Saettas. The S.B.S. FIAT G.50 resin will be my last radial-engine Regia Aeronautica Italia fighter build closing out 52 years building Freccias, should get to it early Spring.

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:45 pm

- > White Fuselage I.D. Band spray painted on today January 28th;

> Part of 3 x 5 mm lower starboard I.D. Band section peeled off whilst removing masking tape Shocked

somewhat successfully repainted it.

- > Main Landing Gear Wheels painted Testors Flat Rubber, Black, White "special mix" & Aluminum today as well.

> Tail Wheel resin kit part missing Mad

fortunately had suitable plastic part replacement Smile

painted frame Aluminum today, set aside to dry before painting the tire tomorrow.

- > Main Landing Gear Oleo Struts & Retraction Arms painted Testors Flat Aluminum enamel today also.

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:55 pm

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:49 am

Nice job on a difficult kit.

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:51 pm

- > KORA Macchi C.200Bis build work commenced today January 30th (Mom's 98th Birthday if she'd survived past the 94th);

> Fuselage Halves prep sanded, resin sprues around tail sections trimmed off & sanded;

> One-Piece Mainwing & Center Section trimmed & sanded as well.

- > Interior Fuselage Detail Parts trimmed & glued on Fuselage Halves, Cabin Floor & Bulkhead Part trimmed & sanded as well.

- > Fuselage Halves & Mainwing Main Landing Gear areas, Cabin Floor & Bulkhead painted Humbrol 78 Matt Cockpit Green + Testors Flat White shading enamels replicating Verde Anticorrosione.