Richard; Were you able to get it to load? For some reason it won't load for me...... ...Took about 12 seconds. Prior to 1978 I'd not seen native-published Italian aero research publications for sale in local hobby stores & booksellers, 1984-90 came across & bought some, all given away by 1994, pine...

Below is a link to "Italian Camouflage & Markings" by Steve Cook, IPMS Quarterly Vol. 18, No. 3 (Spring, 1983), p. 43-48. Kindly provided by Richard and used with the permission of IPMS/USA. Italian Camouflage & Markings by Steve Cook ...Probably read it when was published; Squadron's publications ...

Hi, Richard; Nope, not dealing with CMPR/Vito/Humbrol. Cook gives brief history, numerous illustrations of insignia, illustrations of aircraft markings (data block, manufacturer logo, stenciling, etc.), and numerous profiles of a number of different aircraft. All illustrations are black/white, but ...

Digging through old IPMS/USA Quarterlies, I came across the following which may be of some interest: "Italian Camouflage & Markings" by Steve Cook, IPMS Quarterly Vol. 18, No. 3 (Spring, 1983), p. 43-48. ...If same with Giorgio Apostolo's 1977 CMPR/GAVS - based contemporary Humbrol enamel color for...

Never won a model contest award but glad to bestowed this STORMO Magazine honor given I'd retired from scale modeling with my last build of the 1/72nd scale Italeri Macchi C.202 on December 29, 2020 capping off 59 on-off years of kit building commencing with the reissued 1/64th Revell B-25C/D kit i...

It was a good run Richard, with allot of beauties built along the way :clap: ...Italeri C.202 build easiest of all those this year though flubbed spotting where to drill hole for Pitot tube forward of engine coolant radiator, was too close, quickly puttied it up, smoothed & spray painted over it, d...

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Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:34 am

Beautifully done, Richard. Sorry to see you go.

...Still must photograph all models for posterity, start new discussion thread posting them, commencing effort next month.

Proposed Late 2019 To End Of 2020 Model Builds - FINAL UPDATE 12/29/2020 All "Italian" model kits got left to build are shown below: Group I: Built - See Post Above Omega Models Caproni Ca.335 Built - See Post Above SEM Model Savoia-Marchetti S.73 conversion kit with SUPERMODEL S.81 injected plasti...

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Looking pretty good. But you've put the main wheels on wrong way around. They should be on the outboard side of the legs. https://comandosupremo.com/reggiane-re-2002/ Chris ...Curtiss P-36 & P-40 had same landing gear folding arrangement, P-36 first flying 4 years before the Reggiane 2000, Roberto ...

December 27, 2020 Uppersides Of All Major Components CMPR/GAVS Schema C5 Mottled With Humbrol 118 Matt US Tan + 36% Testors Flat White Enamels Replicating Nocciola Chiaro 4: https://i.postimg.cc/k5LRSCjS/Macchi-C202-Topside-Mottles-A.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/qvz7xY6x/Macchi-C202-Topside-Mottles-B.j...

December 26, 2020 Mainwing Assembly Glued Underneath Fuselage Assembly, Seams Puttied & Sanded; Uppersides Of Major Components Spray Painted Humbrol 91 Matt Black Green + 36% Testors Flat White Enamels Replicating Verde Oliva Scuro 2: https://i.postimg.cc/fyWP4vBK/Macchi-C202-Exterior-Base-Painting...

December 24-25, 2020 Fuselage Halve Interiors Painted, Italeri Model Kit, Leftover AML Macchi C.200 & Scratch-Made Cockpit Parts Painted & Assembled, Glued In Place: https://i.postimg.cc/wT2Wqdww/Macchi-C202-Syronara-Build-Interior-A.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Z5DVNxt3/Macchi-C202-Syronara-Build-Inte...

This Italeri Aeronautica Macchi C.202 kit caps off fourteen non-stop years building 1/72 scale Italian aviation subject models, the "Sayonara Forever" of 59 on-off kit building years as well: https://i.postimg.cc/3JJTdt31/Macch-C202-Sayronara-Forever-Build.jpg The model will be rendered similar to ...