AdrianMF Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hello All,I have been building a Breda 65 from RCR, build thread here. This is a short run kit, with the usual mix of resin, PE, white metal and, yes, plastic, with instructions that show parts magically coming together to be glued in mid-air next to other parts. Oh, and decals that shatter on contact with water. Actually, it wasn't that bad, although a certain amount of "fun" was had to make it all join up. Here we go: Thanks for looking, Adrian 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Curious aircraft but great realisation!!! Do you perhaps know what the 4 holes in the belly are made for ? Thank you very much and congratulations for your unusual model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 You have made a superb job of that Adrian, nice work Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Now that is just dandy. Enjoyed watching the process as well as the end result. Great stuff Adrian. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) Curious aircraft but great realisation!!! Do you perhaps know what the 4 holes in the belly are made for ? Thank you very much and congratulations for your unusual model! Thanks Polo! I've always had a hankering to build one but I'm cured now! The four holes are for four bombs. If you look behind the seat in the cockpit there is a girder structure that I presume held the bombs in place. It's a strange design - I guess it would be very hard to carry eight smaller bombs or one bigger bomb instead. You have made a superb job of that Adrian, nice work Cheers, Stew Thanks Stew! I'm used to old Airfix and Frog kits, where if they tell you part A fits onto part B, it generally does, even though you might have to add or change or fill a lot to get the result you want. This kit was beautifully detailed on the whole, but the parts kind of floated in mid air, so you have to do some engineering bodging to make it all fit together. So it was a bit of a different challenge and a nice change - on to an Airfix PE-2 next! Regards, Adrian Edited August 31, 2016 by AdrianMF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hi Adrian, well, this is the first RCR Breda 65 that I have seen built! IT LOOKS GOOD!!!! I have had this kit for a decade or so and I started building it eons ago, only to chicken out at the complexity of the PE in and around the cockpit... One day I will jump in the deep end and see if I can float! You sure did a wonderful job! Good news about the decals... all one needs on top of a fiddly build! Congrats!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombernut Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 That's a lovely job Adrian, especially as you were on the move when building it. Perhaps it'll inspire me to do mine. Been a while since I did an Italian aircraft Cheers, Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hello All, Just before packing up last night I took two snapshots of the model on top of my laptop lid with an iPhone6, with no setup in poor artificial light. The camera on a modern phone is so-o much better than my seven year old Canon SX110, which I thought was pretty good when I bought it. Anyway, here's two more shots that I think show the model much more clearly: Thanks for looking, Adrian 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Unusual, but sooo cool! :clap: And I agree the second set of pics shows your work much better. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Looks wonderful, I appreciate the extra photos. The stippling you did for the camo effect is really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 A great looking Breda with a beautiful finish. Not an aircraft you see often in RFI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne 0 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I love seeing these lesser built Italian types, and your Breda looks fantastic. Bravo !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Stunning! And I must agree the IPhone 6 is great for pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Nice beast indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Smashing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Superb build,great looking aircraft too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Now that's an unusual and interesting site, neatly executed too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I'll admit that this is my introduction to the Breda 65, thanks Adrian, and a beautiful result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Excellent result, perfect paint and weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi Adrian, as this thread has been resuscitated unexpectedly, I might as well ask a question I forgot to ask last year! Where did you get the wing machine guns from, as the ones in my kit are just plain metal tubing. Cheers JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'm not sure why but every time I see "Breda 65" my mind says "Rare Planes". Lovely build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davmarx Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi Adrian, You did a great job with this far from friendly kit. I've the "big brother" 1/48 RCR Ba.65 but I'll try to cross it with the more recent Special Hobby one. Ciao. Davide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Nice one! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Nice build of a rarely seen aircraft. Well done. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 On 26/04/2017 at 12:27, jean said: Where did you get the wing machine guns from, as the ones in my kit are just plain metal tubing. Hi Jean, The guns are simply two sizes of metal tubing wrapped in thin paper soaked in superglue to get the larger cooling jacket. I painted them silver and added the "holes" with a fine tip (0.5mm) marker pen. At any distance over a foot I can't tell the difference! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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