fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Here is the civil Caproni of the London-Cape Town attempt in all its Italian redness. For the step-by-step building article please go here in Britmodeller. (I made a mistake on the WiP and many photos are now missing, but I re-uploaded many of them at the end of that post): http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235027739-caproni-ca310-civil/ My thanks to Fabrizio D'Isanto who provided useful input. He is not responsible for any mistake I may have committed. As I mentioned before, there were several Caproni Ca.310 civil machines that participated in raids, record attempts and long distance flights: I-BFBA, I-BFBB, I-BFBC, I-LIRA, I-MANU, I-ORSA, I-LUAL, I-META, I-MOTO, I-ORSA, I-LUPA, I-ABMI, I-GARA, I-SVSB, for some of which you may find photos online. Details vary between them. There is a clip showing the machines at the Saharian Raid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWIBtENfu7c All these other machines wore an ivory/metal scheme with most likely black regs. I used a custom decal set by Mika Jernfors of Arctic Decals. Many drab military models offered in the market can be easily converted into their civil counterparts (and again, in this case the manufacturer fortunately did include at least one "civil" option, although not really civil) for a more appealing result. This kit has very good detail and external parts' surface. The resin and P.E. accessories in the box are also nice. It is good that with some modifications this well done kit can be converted into many options for the civil versions of it. Old Airfix converted to one of the Corsa (I-12), rather poor Dujin Breda 33 kit righted, and the nice Azur kit of the Caproni, to establish a size comparison: Edited March 11, 2018 by Moa to correct typo 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 WOW! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 That is a real jewel! Congrats J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Great work & a lovely looking aircraft. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Beautiful! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Great Build and Great looking Plane 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Looks fantastic. I hard to belive, that this is 1/72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Ohh, and red, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Impressive with some stunning photography!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Great looking models. Interesting subjects, do i 1930s 'racing' planes. Great photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Very nice, especially the trio, lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Another stunner… It's particularly good to see these civil versions of great and shapely designs, usually 'hidden' in grey-green battle fatigues. Delicious! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Excellent build and great photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: It's particularly good to see these civil versions of great and shapely designs, usually 'hidden' in grey-green battle fatigues. Delicious! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks, Joachim. The lines of many beauties indeed remain sadly hidden in camo. And to have a stunning, many times seldom seen -or even never seen- civil variant, the only thing you need is just a set of decals -sometimes already offered in the market- or occasionally the opportunity of practicing minor modifications and learn something in the process. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thanks fellow Britmodellers, you are indeed a nice bunch. Your kindness and enthusiasm is appreciated. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Work of art. The SM79 ain't bad either. Superb in every respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, glatisant said: The SM79 ain't bad either. Superb in every respect. Thanks glatisant. I made actually two Corsa, the hunchback with the Airfix kit as explained and another with the Italeri kit. Here a few images of both: That's why I say that when you get rid of the camo, much more colorful and appealing options appear. No wonder: camo is designed to disrupt the shape, while civil decorations are designed to enhance it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 And since we are at the SM79, here is another civil version: (These models were made a while ago) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Luverly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 8:58 PM, Moa said: And since we are at the SM79, here is another civil version: (These models were made a while ago) All your SM79 builds are superb.Your expert modelling skill is a joy to behold. However SM79-I-ALAN is in a class off it's own,why because I Alan say so!!! Best regards Alan Woods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Really nice work, great pic`s too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice work! Congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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