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With the ITALERI FIAT CR 42 LW, the pipe from the Classic Airframes box and the excellent STORMO ITALIAN WWII ACES - PART II décals, i hope make a model of Tenente Luigi Torchio CR 42's "Io la notte piu non posso dormire"

First X-Acto blade n°10 to thin down the too pronounced fabric covered fuselage on this otherwise very nice model, on left before, on right after



Second the cockpit with some scratch building

Great work Wil, I look forward to the rest of your build.

really like the way you've tackled the fabric effect. thats just how I did it on mine. laborious, but definitely worth the effort. I've been told that the black camouflage for the night fighter scheme was some type of powder and had a very matt finish.

The work of grinding and thinning of wings, fuselage and control surfaces is not to sexy enough to be photographed.
So I present the work on the engine with oils injection and spark plug wire.
Enjoy

Wil,
Awsome work my friend.I'm looking forward to seeing what's next.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Thank you Gregory,
Next phase adapt and improve the resin exhausts to Italeri's kit.
Continue to collect the documentation for the "black" coating.
From what I have on hand at least four shades from the hood and metallic parts, the propeller spinner, propeller and fabric-covered parts.

Excellent detail Wil!

The resin exhaust are too thin for the Italeri exhaust, I cut the exhaust of the LW model and past some Evergreen tubular profile, time and sanding ...

The thickness is made with aluminum foil tape

It is ready for the aluminium undercoat after sanding and Micromesh finishing

Silver undercoat and white strip

And a little photo etched piece fot the fixation of exhaust before dark painting

Preparation for used parts

Begining the painting work

On the picture the engine cover is more dark and more flat than other parts of the plane, I suppose it was coated with soot by the mechanics to avoid glare to the pilot.
I paint this part with pure flat balck, the other parts are bluish (griggio azzuro scuro)

Hi Will,
Fine work, I like it.

Regards
michel

Hi, Michel,

Thank you, some new photograph
The black of the engine cowling and the dark blue of the plane


Waiting for the paint drying I paint the exhaust pipes, first in acrylic Gunze gun métal and with fine art oil paint "terre de Sienne brûlée" thined with "huile d'oeillette" for finishing.

The pictures of the IMAM founded in Afganistan are a good source for this kind of work

Work in progress,
Application of Klir (gloss), we can see the black of cowling and the dark blue of the body

Application of Stormo's decals Italian Aces Part II, very easy to use and very thin

Just a little drop of Microsol to be perfect

Waiting for driing and next step will be the weathering
Enjoy

Very very wonderful work! In my opinion it is one of the most credible reproduction of this subject!
Riccardo

Thank you Ricardo,

I found last evening a photo of this side of the cowling, on this side "Io" is down ansd "piu" is up.
I have to try to detach the décals to place it in the right direction !!!