Retired In Kalifornia's Italian Aircraft Model Builds In Progress Photos

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The only theme diorama created over 59 on-off years of modeling several sprayed & hand painted 1/72nd scale military equipment resin parts from number of makers, some Italian specific, were placed over HO (1/87) scale JTT Scenery Products scene sheets sprinkled with Vietnamese-made gravel replicating North African desert scrub. The diorama created specifically to populate with Revell Macchi C.200 & FROG Macchi C.202s models painted in early-war uovo in camicia (poached egg) schemes during 2019 I'd replaced them with models built years earlier in desert camo as shown below.

Photos Taken June 14, 2021:







































Above Models On Their Original Display Stand The Saetta Being Swapped-Out

Photos Taken August 24, 2017:











Revell Macchi C.200 & FROG Macchi C.202 "Poached Egg" Models On Their Original Display Stand Before Placement On The North African Desert Diorama (No Photos Taken Of Them On It)

Photos Taken September 28, 2017:

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All Photos Taken September 28, 2017

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The MPM Kit No.72538 & Planet Models No.PLT093 Breda Ba.88 Lince (Lynx) 1/72nd model kits unlike The Real McCoys when came to operational performance met parts quality & detailing expectations though more cockpit interior, engine, cowling & landing gear detailing would been nice.

Photo Taken June 24, 2017:



Photos Taken June 1, 2021:

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Near non-stop model building since January has taken its toll that along with oppressive heat will resume model building September 15th with the out-of-box Special Hobby Piaggio P.108A in Regia Aeronautica Italiana livery.

Cameron Park, CA hit 114 F (45.55556 C) 18:00 6 July 2024; severe heat wave 10 days now no relief till next weekend room A/C unit bought last year keeping bedroom somewhat comfortable, should had bought it years ago holding off posting more model pixs till wave subsides.

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Previously unpublished photos of the 2016 builds:

Photos Taken June 26, 2017:





Photos Taken June 2, 2021:































The model kit included resin parts for the 37 mm gas operated automatic Breda Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 sans shells. If had presence of mind should had fabricated & painted some, strategically cut-out "glasshouse" panes for clear views of the shell loading system, oh well

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Photos Taken July 9, 2017

Special Hobby Ca.310s





Italeri Ca.311 & 311M





Special Hobby Ca.311 & 311M





Italeri Ca.313 R.P.B.1 & R.P.B.2





Italeri Ca.314A & Ca.314C





Additional Photos Posted Later

Previously Unpublished Caproni Ca.331 Photos

Taken June 26, 2017:

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All Photos Taken August 11, 2017

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Additional Photos Posted Later

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Photos Taken May 31, 2021



































Wish nay hope was acquiring & building Broplan Caproni Ca.133 Kit No MS-219 and/or MS-220, twice failed eBay bids on MS-219, MS-220 not showing up after year's searching.

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Photos Taken May 25, 2021

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First flying on June 29, 1941 the sole Reggiane Re.2003 reconnaissance prototype developed from the Re.2002 fighter-bomber was intended to replace the IMAM Ro.37. The 14-cylinder Fiat A.74 RC.38 radial engine originally was to be used the more powereful Piaggio P. XI RC.40 chosen instead; production of a second prototype was started but not finished. The Regia Aeronautica Italiana had ordered 200 aircraft cancelling it in favor of increased fighter production during 1942.

Considering just one aircraft was built & flown three different 1/72nd scale Re.2003 kits have been marketed by AZ & RS Models well as Special Hobby since the late 1990s. Planet Models released a kit sometime during the 1990s molds of which likely acquired by AZ Models judging by its tooling I having built some of their early kit offerings.

AZ Models Kit No.7203

Photos Taken June 11, 2021

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It's an incredible collection!!!!!
Did you ever count out your models?

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It's an incredible collection!!!!!
Did you ever count out your models?

I don't know for sure Bruno, need to review photos & count them all up! The Reggiane Re.2003 came as surprise build subject: three differently tooled kits of a single manufactured Italian aircraft, do wished kit makers had tooled molds for other Italian one-offs before retiring from model building in December 2020!

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Photos Taken May 25, 2021

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Early 2000s-vintage injected plastic Kit No.LPK 7208; early non-SUPERMODEL "2000-series" kit build c.2012

Photos Taken June 11, 2021

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Photos Taken May 25, 2021