JackG Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) Around mid last year, FLY had announced a G.50 bis. Spotted these over at Scalemates, SBS has a couple in the 1/72nd range as well; regards, Jack Edited March 31, 2018 by JackG 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Very interesting and unexpected announcement. SBS generally makes high quality products and I'm sure that these will be very good kits At the same time I wonder what interest a resin kit of a type already available in plastic can raise. Granted, this kit will be more detailed that the older AML ones, and may well be easier to build. Pricewise though it's likely to be way more expensive than the competition, I can really only see the most fervent G.50 fans looking at this one instead of the Fly kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Giorgio, all good points you make. Outwardly, is there any difference in appearance between the Freccia and Bis - as I understand the Bis has an additional fuel tank internally, so maybe an extra access cover? regards, jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 1/48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 11 hours ago, JackG said: Outwardly, is there any difference in appearance between the Freccia and Bis - as I understand the Bis has an additional fuel tank internally, so maybe an extra access cover? I seem to remember the rudder hinge-line was changed from a straight line to a stepped line and the early smooth cowling got little bumps for the Bis? Not sure if there was anything else though... Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterfriend Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/31/2018 at 8:30 AM, Giorgio N said: Very interesting and unexpected announcement. SBS generally makes high quality products and I'm sure that these will be very good kits At the same time I wonder what interest a resin kit of a type already available in plastic can raise. Granted, this kit will be more detailed that the older AML ones, and may well be easier to build. Pricewise though it's likely to be way more expensive than the competition, I can really only see the most fervent G.50 fans looking at this one instead of the Fly kit Did the Fly kit ever come out? I know they said they were doing one but I haven't seen anything else about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 I don't think the FLY kit has been released yet, Hannants has it as a future release, and even FLY"s own website has it marked as 'SOON' for quite some time now. https://www.fly814.cz/pripravujeme-preparing/ Perhaps when the company announced it, was still at the design stage? regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Good point, since we don't know yet when the Fly kit will hit the market, this SBS kit may well be the only around, at least for a while. The AML kit can still be found but I believe it's now OOP. Regarding the G.50 bis, this variant had a different tail and rudder and also a different shape of the whole rear fuselage. The tailwheel is also in a different position. The cowl did indeed have the small bulges but IIRC there were not immediately introduced. They were present on most Bis anyway so are an important feature. There were other small differences in panel lines and other details. Converting a G.50 into a Bis is possible but involves a bit more work than apparent to a quick look. It should be added that in the same way as with other Italian WW2 fighters, a number of small and not so small modifications were introduced over the various construction blocks without any change in the official aircraft designation, modellers with a particular interest in all small details have a hard time when dealing with these subjects 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Source: https://www.facebook.com/117380071615729/photos/a.210414378978964.51711.117380071615729/1786229458064107/?type=3&theater Quote One week to Moson. Fingers crossed V.P. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Test build Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1793226600697726&id=117380071615729 V.P. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Both versions were for sale at the Moson show this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Released - https://fr-fr.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1809271199093266&id=117380071615729 SBS Model ref. 7017 & ref. 7018 1/72 Fiat G.50 Freccia is avaialble now at https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7017/fiat-g.50-freccia--regia-aeronautica- https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7018/fiat-g.50-freccia--finnish-air-force- V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Looks very good, but the 40 Euro price has put the brakes on this one. At least Hannants is providing a 10% discount if you pre-order. Edited May 5, 2018 by JackG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) A new boxing to be released in September 2018 with Croatian markings - ref.70?? Source: https://www.facebook.com/117380071615729/photos/a.210414378978964.51711.117380071615729/1917435588276826/?type=3 V.P. Edited August 2, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Source: https://www.facebook.com/117380071615729/photos/a.210414378978964.51711.117380071615729/1919070001446718/?type=3&theater Quote Today here is the Luftwaffe painting option of our Fiat G.50 bis kit. V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 New boxing - released: - ref. SBS7019 - Fiat G.50 BIS Regia Aeronautica - https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7019/fiat-g.50-bis--regia-aeronautica- - ref. SBS7020 - Fiat G.50 BIS German & Croatian - https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7020/fiat-g.50-bis--german---croatian-air-force- Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2003239389696445&id=117380071615729 V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) New limited edition boxings soon Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid07Mhv5yuhh3cZcT9iYHazomV2twXCqYS8ijfm6Tvq1xRz6C8RgDdDsmbaJGP32wyxl&id=10005969654380821922 Quote We are happy to announce our new limited release full kit. 1/72 Fiat G.50 Serie I in two boxing! SBS 7028 1/72 Fiat G.50 Serie I 'Spanish Air Force' SBS 7029 1/72 Fiat G.50 Serie I 'Regia Aeronautica & Finland' Well, it was the most challenging kit to produce in the history of SBS thus it is a limited release of 200 pcs only. (yes, clear resin is challenging...) They are available only in our webshop (www.sbsmodel.com) and Aviation Megastore of NL and distributed by Beaver Corporation in Japan, but due to it's limited nature it won't be offered to other resellers. If you don't want to miss it, grab one now Desing by Flying Octopus Design by Otto Jozsa Order info: www.sbsmodel.com Note: The Hakaristis are intact in the kit decals, we covered them for FB photos only as one would say better safe than sorry - ref. SBS7028 - Fiat G.50 Serie I - Spanish Air Force https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7028/fiat-g.50-serie-i--spanish-air-force--limited-edition!!! - ref. SBS7029 - Fiat G.50 Serie I - Regia Aeronautica & Finland https://sbsmodel.com/model/SBS-7029/fiat-g.50-serie-i--regia-aeronautica---finland--limited!!! V.P. Edited September 10, 2022 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02UtQwc4edEkpN7VEZrovXWZ1UnrTmZ1jD2gbqw63iB6HGN8Ws26r2Ybo2csuVtsGSl&id=100066625010105 Quote Please let me introduce one of my latest design for SBS Model! This is a conversion from my former design of the italian Fiat G.50 fighter. Many years ago I did the "hard chopped top" version with opened cockpit. After many years, beers and discussions with SBS crew, we decided to go up to the wall and try to make the early version of the fighter. It was a real challenge for both of us, in design and in production points but we achived! This CAD is a redesigned and optimized for the best performance! The 1/72th scale kit announced here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid07Mhv5yuhh3cZcT9iYHazomV2twXCqYS8ijfm6Tvq1xRz6C8RgDdDsmbaJGP32wyxl&id=100059696543808 Here I come with some exclusive renders! Hope you like it! V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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