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this is actually a correction to a book of over 1000 pages about the alfa romeo production of aircraft engines during the years. The author is a client of my models, owning the biggest world collection of alfa romeo powered aircrafts and he asked me if I could have more informations about such image that also for him was mistaken reported as a Bristol Proteus, and we are trying to correct it. Alfa was the producer in italy under license of such motors, but in 1948 the informations were probably a little bit foggy. Goblin /ghost was I think the motor of the Vampire, so it is very likely they made such units for the italian NF version used in that period.

Thanks a lot guys, you are always THE reference for such infos, even more on your engines. Yes also I knew the proteus was a turboprop motor, this looked indeed as the jet motor of an airliner, and think as Selwyn stated, it's definitely a Goblin.

Hi all, I just need to identify what engine is this one in the picture. Reported ad bristol Proteus it doesnt looks right to me. please help me (and some info if possible) Thank you all

thanks so much guys. Glad you like my model. The building process is a combined technique of vacuforming and sand thick plastic pieces. I usually work with plasticard 3 mm thick, allowing me to work well on the edge parts. Is not too hard as it sounds, I mostly need a decent reference and blueprint to be sure of what I am doing, very often there is not so much around about those machines of the past. To learn theme is fascinating also for me. This model is a unique piece (as my cant z. 1012) belonging to the biggest alfa Romeo model collection of the world, which I am cooperating since 15 yrs. I train myself on those kinda building with racing cars. who reads me also in automotive forum probably knows I like a lot to create stuff not on the market. recently I start also trucks in big scale. The satisfaction to create stuff from nothing is a very nice feeling. glad you like this. thank you again to all

yes. I said mostly cause part of the fuselage (rudders and a 10 ctms section near the tail) is coming from an sm.82

Hi guys, here my nearly full scratch build Savoia sm.95 in 1/72 scale. Hope u like it finished model is very big, and I could not picture it in a better way, due to my limited working space. Hope u like it anyway

really nice and so rare model.

Thanks so much guys. Really happy you appreciate it. I dont have many pictures of the work in progress of this scratch. I simply made a sandwitch of plasticard with dimes and correct it many many times to obtain the shape required from the drawings. When I do such (long, very long) works I always ask for the most precise blueprint around. In this model it was done by hands by an Alfa Romeo engeneer, and I totally follow it. The few pictures of this around are the other part to study. The challenge is always to compare what is drawn, to what I see in pictures, and then compare to what....I have in the hands. This plane was a tri engine cause italian military aircraft nearly always had the big problem of power, being this a costant lack in our machines. The best ones we had were just for racing (power units from Mc.72 for example) but they never have been converted to something suitable for military porpouses. It was really strange,and so typical italian. If I am not mistaken also the 3 engines from SM.79 were british juppiters build in italy. My next project will be another scratchbuild, this time a Savoia Marchetti SM.95 .... so nice and quite big machine. stay tuned thanks again for watching.

Time for another italian coffin/cute flying plane of the 30's. The cant z. 1012, a little 3 engine plane. Nobody did it in 1/72, so I did mine ! .this is a full scratchbuild model (and decals). hope u like it Thanks for watching

Was thinking of a real plane ! incredibly well spotted and great model !

stunning model. I am not a big fan of trumpeter , but u made a masterpiece with it. bellissimo.

I am sorry for the pics, those are the only ones I have, cause was a model I made under special request and now gone. The camo schema is quite famous on this plane (otherwise they all were boring dark green), and aeromaster made a special decal for this plane in the 90s. Glad you like it guys thanks a lot.

fantastic idea ! Nigel is the Lion. Still my fav pilot of all the time, and in Italy too many still remeber him !

here my model of the fiat g-55 fighter in 1/48 used by commander Ugo Drago, an ace of Regia Aeronautica, with a complicated life that can be easy a movie, before during and after the WWII. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Drago The model I used is a converted G56 resin kit from LF models (all front section was different cause db603 in the german plane). Decals from tauromodels. Sorry for the quality pics but cant shoot the model in a professional area due to (my) few time. All painted with gunze acrylics like usual from me, weathering with wn oils. Hope you like it Thanks for watching.

great model of a wonderful plane

I did theme with thinnered oil paints and a very fine brush. If only I didnt had that terrible experience with such crappy decals all this model would be just an incredible pleasure to build. Remember my experience, stay away from theme. http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/images/italianharrierdecalssb_1.jpg ANd if you have already theme try fix theme at least with micro decal film,or directly use the original hasegawa ones, incredibly better than this crap stuff.

thank you all guys. Really happy you appreciate it. The harrier is always a nice subject

wonderful model of one of my fav´s planes out there. Sometimes they fly soooo low over marstrand.

Thank you all guys. Glad you like it too. The undercarriage are just copied carefully from original pics. Italian harrier nearly always fly ONLY in this configuration. Just sorry for the quality of my pic, whish someday will have the skill and material to make theme nicer, guys. Thanks again for watching

nice one. also I have this model and really curious on how it will turn out when complete. Great start as usual for now.

Hi guys,' here my last model about the MDD Harrier II in 1/48 done by hasegawa. The model is very nice and I add Aires detail parts for cockpit and windows frames.My box was the very first one (USMC) and had to change decals with some ones provided by italian firm "modelfriends" produced about 10 years ago,to obtain the italian navy version. Be far away from those ones, cause the quality is the worst ever,as well as there are too many mistakes on it. The designer/producer which I try advise after my build dont care at all about the quality of what he sold, and being a moderator in a local little forum also banned me from that platform for my advise. He claim to have sold up to 700 sheets, and they probably are out there around,so if you cross theme,just trash them, cause, at least mine one(S) they were by far the most terrible ones I could use. Much worst than any Monogram from the 60s...Hope to advise you all before you can be in the hell I was into during my buildup. Thanks god some years later hasegawa itself produced the complete model of this plane with italian navy livery,and thats absolutely the box to get, if you want italian navy version. Colors used are from Gunze, as usual from me,wash done using w&n oils. Hope you like it guys . Thanks for watchin and some images from the buildup:

incrdibly clean and welldone details. Awesome model.

absolutely wonderful crusader. One of the nicest I've ever seen.

thank you all guys for the notices. I unfortunately had no time to take better pictures of the finished model,on its diorama base. Glad you all like it,many told me in reality is much nicer. Didnt know the issue of the emergency door, I open it to make more noticeable aall the entire cockpit, done with different layers of colors and dry brush. Of course no way to note this in my pictures thanks again all

Hi all, just would like to show u my last model. It is the Italeri kit of the hurricane mk.1. It is overall a good model. they also provide a nice engine (I didnt use it). few parts well moulded,not anyway at the level of the japanese kits. Hope u like it.Sorry for the quality pics. Had only mobile camera with me where I build it up (north of sweden)