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by Editor
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Ad Offers and Wanted
Topic: WTB: - 1/48 Scale
Replies: 22
Views: 6553

Re: WTB: - 1/48 Scale

Nice work Anthony!
by Editor
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

The rudder is from an Aeritalia machine and ground grew painted over the rest of the cross on the fin. If you look closely verde overlaps some of the white. I should also mention, if the Fiat G.50 MM is correct then the opposite is true i.e., the fin is from a CMASA machine.
by Editor
Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

Here are some color photos of the C.200 (below). btw the patch on the G.50 leading edge fin is white (part of a painted over CMASA Savoy cross), and likely a CMASA built machine although its MM (? - not clearly visible but identified as MM.5947) says its an Aeritalia machine. In the photos below the...
by Editor
Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

Its hard to tell the difference between the two. The 1937 directive states Grigio Mimetico undersurfaces but crash reports (e.g. BoB) indicate silver/aluminum undersurfaces even on new planes as late as 1940/41. G.50 undersurfaces were also left unpainted (see below: FIAT G.50bis/AS Serie V, MM.5947...
by Editor
Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Pics
Topic: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter
Replies: 33
Views: 2120

Re: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter

It looks excellent, beautiful job so far!
by Editor
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

It takes years studying this topic to appreciate the complexity of it. GAC1 was only applied to very late production Serie BR.20M, there were no BR.20s with GAC1 undersides. I believe all the CR.42s in the BoB had silver-dope undersides. Fiat likely used-up whatever silver dope it had stock piled be...
by Editor
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

The lower surface colors are tricky because aluminum often renders as a white-tint in black and white photos. Below are three photos of aluminum BR.20s. Focus on the area around the retractable ventral gun; its a dull-white and compare these photos to the second photo in my original reply. Undersurf...
by Editor
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5
Replies: 14
Views: 453

Re: Fiat BR-20 box art 9-5

Welcome to Stormo and thank you for your post. There are two photos (below) of this plane with and without the white band and both with the Savoy cross. The first photo (ADI #23) without the white band was taken sometime between the start of the war and before the end of 1940. The second photo (Cour...
by Editor
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Pics
Topic: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter
Replies: 33
Views: 2120

Re: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter

Well done no overspary, it looks great and the color matching looks really good, VITO chart colors. When you're done applying the camo I would weather the panel lines to highlight detail.
by Editor
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: Pics
Topic: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter
Replies: 33
Views: 2120

Re: S.M.79 - II "Sparviero" 1:48 Trumpeter

Beautiful job, it looks great. A good way to apply free-hand is by using a pencil, drawing the mottles and then filling-in using your airbrush.
by Editor
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Pics
Topic: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter
Replies: 33
Views: 2120

Re: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter

Great attention to detail.
by Editor
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Macchi C.202 structural question
Replies: 4
Views: 793

Re: Macchi C.202 structural question

The dorsal fairing was definitely fastened to the frames with thick beams added at 90o degrees to reinforce the frames from crumbling on impact - if you extend the drawing above you can see how the dorsal hump was attached to the frames. Interesting post, but I don't think the double frames were pro...
by Editor
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:56 pm
Forum: Pics
Topic: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter
Replies: 33
Views: 2120

Re: S.M.79 – II „Sparviero” 1:48 Trumpeter

The YAHU Instrument panel is amazing. Email me a short article of this build for the Gallery when you're done.
by Editor
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Macchi C.202 structural question
Replies: 4
Views: 793

Re: Macchi C.202 structural question

That's the location of the dorsal hump, the frames should have been doubled (strengthened) there (cg) to take the load of an aircraft flipped-over.
by Editor
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: Color and Camouflage Schemes
Topic: MC.200 369-1 Giovanni Borzoni
Replies: 9
Views: 1129

Re: MC.200 369-1 Giovanni Borzoni

1&2 are the Vigna di Valle machine, the photos were probably photoshoped (aged) but its not the same plane as 3 in its original livery. Below are two photos of the C.200 at Vigna in its hangar, compare the port side view camo (below) to 1. The starboard view 2 shows no chipping as in 3. 1&2 and 3 ar...