Andrea Manfroi
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Good evening, just finished the Tamiya Zero (short wing version) in 1/48 as a very quick build. The kit is stil the old one dated back to the seventies with a lot of rised panel lines so I had to do a bit of rescribing. The kit is basically OOB with just few sratchbuilt details in the cockpit and on the engine. Painted as ususal with airbrush using Tamiya stuff. Despite the age of the kit and the "quick build approach" I'm quite happy about the outcome. Enjoy pictures and please feel free to comment. Cheers Andy -
Hi, this kit was the Eduard Profipack so all photo etched parts were already included in the kit. Anyway I like sometimes to buy some aftermarket details for my kits like seatbelts, instrument panels etc. They are quite expensive but when there is the possibility to have the canopy open they help to get great details. Sometimes when these aftermarket parts are far too expensive I look at pictures and instruction sheets on internet and I try to build something similar from scratch using brass wire, plastic sheets, copper sheets etc. Hope this helps and answers your question. Cheers
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Greetings from Italy. Just finished the Eduard bf110 C in a strange unusual scheme as a mix of german and italian insigna. This model represents one of the few bf110 operated as night fighter by Regia Aeronautica "235^ Squadriglia" based at Lonate Pozzolo airport in early 1943. This airport was about 40 km North West of Milan and now is still in use but better known as Milan Malpensa (MXP). The Edurd kit is very nice but I would say not for beginners. Painting has been done usign Gunze colours and spray finishing. Weathering is a mix of oil wash and pastels. Decals are from the italian brand Tauro Models. Enjoy pictures and please feel free to comment. Cheers Andy
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Hi Paul, unfortunately instructions simply say "Eastern Front 1945", no specific unit is mentioned. cheers
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Greetings from Italy. Just finished the Hobby 2000 (Hasegawa) Henschel Hs 129, a nice and enjoyable kit. The built is basically OOB. I just cut away control surfaces and flaps plus a bit of Aftermarket using Eduard internals and seatbelts. Instead of the usual Tamiya colours, this time I decided to go for Gunze and I have to say they are excellent stuff. Enjoy pictures and please feel free to comment. Cheers Andy
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Greetings from Italy. I took a week off around Easter and to properly relax I decided to build a nice Spitfire in 1/48 scale. The Airfix kit is really very nice and I enjoyed every minute of this job. I made it basically OOB except for Eduard cockpit details set and seat-belts. As usual I painted with airbrush using a mix of Tamiya and Gunze acrylics. Weathering is a mix of oil wash and pastels covered with a thin layer of Gunze spray matt finishing. I would say I'm pretty happy with this one. Enjoy pictures and comments are always welcome. Cheers Andy
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Hello fellow modelers, I've just finished the Special Hobby Reggiane Re 2000 in 1/48 scale. Re 2000 was probably the best performing fighter of the Italian "0" series but for some reasons Regia Aeronautica preferred the Macchi MC 202 and the Fiat G.50. Also the name "Falco" (Hawk) was never officially accepted in Italy also because this was already the name given to the Fiat CR42 biplane. Only a squadron in Italy was equipped with this first series of Re 2000, all the others went to Sweden and Hungary. The kit is not too bad, with just all the typical issues of Special Hobby kits. I've built it basically OOB just adding Eduard seat-belts and few other scratch-built details. For painting I've used Tamiya acrylics for lower surfaces and LifeColor acrylics for the upper surfaces (good ones but not as Tamiya). Enjoy pictures and please feel free to give your comments and feedback. Cheers Andy
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Hello fellow modelers, I've just finished the 1/48 NakajimaJ1N-S "Gekko" (Moonlight) Japanese night-fighter. I found this kit one day at my local model shop and I bought it just because it was not a common subject. The built has been really nice and enjoyable like almost all Tamiya kits. Painting is a bit less exciting because it is just overall IJN green (apart motor cowlings) but at the end I'm quite happy with the outcome. Enjoy pictures and as usual comments and feedback are more than welcome. Cheers Andy
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A Mustang for a friend
Andrea Manfroi replied to Andrea Manfroi's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
You're right! I've just realized now that I posted this in the wrong forum... I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I'm getting old. I would be grateful if moderators can move my post in the right forum. -
One of my friends is passionate about airplanes, especially WWII warbirds, but unfortunately he is not a modeller, so he asked me to build for him a Mustang for him. We choose the nice Airfix 1/48 kit and I built it OOB with just few scratchbuilt details in the cockpit. I'm quite happy with result even if not perfect. Hope he will like it anyway.... Enjoy pictures and welcome to any comment. Cheers Andy
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Hello everybody, in parallel with the IAR 80 recently posted, I managed to finish also this 1946 "what if". It has been nice to imagine something that could be and never happened. The Ta 183 Academy kit is quite basic but not too bad. I made some slight improvement to cockpit and landing gear bays plus cut away flaps, elevators and rudder to have a more realistic effect. I've painted the model with a late war eastern front typical scheme and some fantasy using Gunze acrylics and Tamiya spray finishing. Not perfect but another funny kit . Enjoy pictures and feel free to comment. Cheers Andy
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Hello fellow modellers, here you are my last built. It's the easy and relaxing IAR 80 1/48 Hobby Boss kit. Maybe not super accurate but to me good enough to have fun. I built it OOB with just some additional details in the cockpit and slight modifications to lower flaps and elevators. Painting done as usual with Tamiya acrylics and spray finishing. Enjoy the pictures and any comment is more than welcome. Cheers, Andy
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Hello fellow modellers, Here you are my Spitfile Vb trop, reproducing one of those given to Italian Co-belligerant air force in 1943-44. The kit is the excellent Airfix Spitifre mkV b recently re-issued. I just used the parts for the tropical version that are still on sprues instead of the standard ones. I've also used Tauro Model decal sheet that includes options to make Spifires, Macchi 205 and Airacobras all in italian colours. To paint the model this time I used Lifecolors Acrylics instead of my usual Tamiya and I have to say that they are not bad at all. Finishing has been done as usual with Tamiya spray followed by oil wash and pastel weathering. Enjoy pictures and please feel free to comment. Cheers. Andy
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Sagittario, the archer
Andrea Manfroi replied to Andrea Manfroi's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Mark, thanks for your nice comments. No it is not a nigh fighter. The upper surfaces are actually dark green with lower ones light gray-blue (sky gray) as per the Regia Aeronautica standard camouflage for continental based airplanes. Unfortunately I took pictures with my phone and quality of colours is not the best. Cheers Andy- 8 replies
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Dear fellow modellers, greetings from Italy. Here you are, just finished, my Special Hobby Re 2005 Sagittario. The kit is a bit tricky like all Special Hobby ones but a lot better compared to others from the same brand. This airplane has a beatufil design, one of my favourites, and it'a pity that there is only one camouflage applicable and very few decals options... unfortunately to few of them entered in service and for a very short time. The model is basically OOB. I've just added Eduard seatbelts, scrhatched some internal details and cut the control surfaces on the taill and glued in a different position. As ususal I airbrush painted it with Tamiya acrilycs and Tamiya spray finishing. Then just a light weathering with oil wash and pastels. Here you are the pictures, enjoy them and any comment is more than welcome. Cheers Andy
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