Macchi Mc 205 - 1:48

[Mirek Riha]

Hi, I am working on Macchi Mc 205 (1:48 Hasegawa) .

I have choosen plane from CoBAF. First picture are here.

Mc 205 is ready for airbrushing

[Mirek Riha]

Hi, it is a little progress



Mirek

[GAJouette]

Mirek,
Looks great so far .Are your smoke ring airbrushed or hand painted?
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Mirek Riha]

Mirek,
Looks great so far .Are your smoke ring airbrushed or hand painted?
Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Hi Gregory, I used Alitaliane decals. Compare with Mike Grant`s these are dark and thicker...

This is my "old" Macchi with Mike Grant smoke-rings

[Brendan]

Really nice work!

Best wishes,
Brendan

[Mirek Riha]

Mc 205 will be "finito" soon, only few small part left...





Mirek

[D520]

Hello Mirek! and Dobry den!
I really think that those smoke rings have not the proper shape and color, and, as such do not pay justice to your nice Macchi. On my planes I always paint them for a more realistic look, I am not a decal fan. Best regards from France, jean.

[Mirek Riha]

Hello Mirek! and Dobry den!
I really think that those smoke rings have not the proper shape and color, and, as such do not pay justice to your nice Macchi. On my planes I always paint them for a more realistic look, I am not a decal fan. Best regards from France, jean.

Hi Jean I agree, but this is comparative experiment (Mike Grant decals vs Alitaline). Mikes decals are better (thinner ane better look) but Alitaline is stronger for using. I am not skilled for smoke-ring painting and using decals is good choice for me...

Mirek

[Editor]

Thank you for sharing this information. The comparison is very interesting and there's certainly a difference between the two decal sheets! I had known about the Alitaline decals but never seen them used. I'm sure Mike would be interested in this comaprison, he lives nearby.

[Chris Busbridge]

Out of all the smoke ringed Macchi's models I seen, those with the Mike Grants decals are perhaps the best interpretation. I found spraying these rings on anything smaller than 1/32 scale much too difficult, that's why I got both the 1/72 and 1/48 sheets!

Here's my attempt on the Craftworks C.205 kit, circa 2003.

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/article ... eltro.html

[D520]

This is what you should be able to get with a decent airbrush (evolution in that case). Yes I know we are not all to be Monnet, but, give a try you 'll might end as Picasso.

[Chris Busbridge]

Well, now that I have the "evolution", maybe I should. Whether I'll get as good a result as you remains to be seen

[D520]

Chris, sincerely and with seriousness, I have no doubt whatsoever! C'mon lets get those smoke rings to hell!

[Editor]

In the spirit of smoke-ring-virility, I propose we have a Smoke-Ring Build-Off (or shot-out): first prize is a $40.00 Stormo Gift Certificate, second prize is a $25.00 Stormo Gift Certificate and third prize is a $10.00. I'll try to get other prizes thrown in, possibly a Classic Airframes kit. Simple Rules: smoke rings must be hand applied. Models must be recently constructed. If there's enough interest I'll launch a contest on another thread.

http://www.stormomagazine.com/GiftCertificates.htm

[D520]

sounds good to me! I will have mine with bacon and hasbrowns, coffe, no sugar;