S.M. 81 203 sq. Galatina Airfield 1940

Gabriele Luciani · Post by **Gabriele Luciani** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:07 am

from Italeri 1/72 kit:

Vincent Fiore · Post by **Vincent Fiore** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:08 am

This is one of the most realistic paint jobs that I have seen . Please if you have the time could you explain how you did this. Just wonderful

Gabriele Luciani · Post by **Gabriele Luciani** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:27 am

Dear Vincent
I am very grateful to you for your opinion about my model of S.81

For the camouflaged I used Humbrol enamel paint with white spirit as medium, for green and brown spots , I have spread the color with a Badger 150 airbrush and low air pressure; afther the acrilic gloss clear Model Master's paint for decalling, the weathering was reproduced with oil paint always with white spirit as medium. At last, acrilic flatt clear Model Master's...

LazyCat · Post by **LazyCat** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:57 am

Excellent build!
Can you write a bit about it?
How is the Italieri kit? Any issues building it? (I have Supermodel version of this kit)
Camouflage is outstanding, looks like several replacement parts and over painting in some sections.

Gabriele Luciani · Post by **Gabriele Luciani** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:15 am

Dear Lazycat
please escuse me but my english it is not so good...I have reviewed the Italeri kit of S.M. 81 on web site www.modellismosalento.it , sezione recensioni; the text is in italian but there are many pictures with the Supermodel and Italeri kit. The kits are not the same: there are some differents ...The engines in the Italeri are A.R. 135 and K 14, the decals are very beautiful but the K 14 of 606 sq. in Lybia it is not real...Do you have Ali d'Italia n. 29 on S.M. 81 ?

LazyCat · Post by **LazyCat** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:37 am

Gabriele,

Thank you for the link. I'm just looking at your revue of Italieri kit.
- No I don't have Ali d'Italia n. 29 on S.M. 81.
Looks that when I will be building mine I will have to get it.

Post by **Editor** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:05 am

Beautiful work Gabriele!

Daniele Gatti · Post by **Daniele Gatti** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:10 am

Stupendo modello Gabriele!

Jan Kotas · Post by **Jan Kotas** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:07 am

really nice job...