Fiat G55 Centauro 1/48 (Special Hobby)

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Fiat G55 Centauro 1/48 (Special Hobby)

Post by lananda » Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:30 am

Ciao ragazzi!
A delayed happy new year to all!!!
Two months ago i started working in this kit and suddenly Rick suggested me to check the fuselage sections....so using the Ali d'Italia book drawings i have found that.....

the spinner is about 1 mm too long
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section C (corresponding to the wing leading edge) is ok
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section G: the hump will need some corrections
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section L (midway between the hump and the tailplane) il ok
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all other sizes and measures seems corresponding to the drawings so the surgery starts from the tailplane:
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for now it's all. I will post further news when i'll restart working on the model.
Bye
ferdinando paron

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Post by Editor » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:00 pm

Thank you for your post. Very interesting information - look forward to more data indicating the accuracy of this kit.

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Post by LazyCat » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:00 am

Cool, I'm looking forward to see more progress.
Looks like the 1/48 version of this kit is much more advanced than 1/72 edition.
Are you working on Sottoserie 0 or 1?
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Post by lananda » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:16 pm

I am working on this serie I:
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thanks again to Rick for the image.
Bye
ferdinando paron

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Post by LazyCat » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:39 pm

Nice choice! BTW this is by far the best copy of this photograph.
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Post by Luftwoller » Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:44 am

Great subject, im watching with interest,
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P.s, great photo btw
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Post by Lubos Pavel » Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:27 pm

It's a question if the Ali d'Italia drawing are correct :?:

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Post by lananda » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:30 pm

months have passed and the model is now completed.
It's time to share a few images, starting from the cockpit:
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..going on with some shades of grey:
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a little touch of colour:
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the nose underside:
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front view:
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another view of the cockpit:
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ready for take off:
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Hope you like it!!! Bye
ferdinando paron

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Post by Daniele Gatti » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:41 pm

Ferdinando, as I already said, is amazing!

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Post by LazyCat » Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:24 pm

Sharp!
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Post by Kubrt » Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:49 am

Niiiice camo! :shock:
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Post by D520 » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:45 am

Bellissimo lavoro! Bravo;

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Post by Vincent Biondi » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:42 am

Outstanding!
Great Camo scheme!
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Post by Luftwoller » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:41 pm

Beautifull work. Ive been away for a while and the standard of builds has just blown me away. This included,
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Post by pante11 » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:08 pm

...outstanding...
No words left...
ciao mandi
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