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  1. Another one from my backlog, this time February 2023. This was the first Italian plane I had built and it was a fun one. I had never heard of the company Delta (or Delta 2) before, and haven't seen anything of theirs since, but I'd buy another for cheap if given the opportunity. This was painted using Revell's Aqua line of Acrylics, and I don't recall much about that process aside from that it wasn't ideal. It's a very thick paint and even thinned down the end result was a little heavy and...chalky? I'm not entirely sure how to explain it, but I've not done any model in this line before; the only reason I did so here was that I had their Sand colour already sitting around and thought it looked like a decent match to the Italian Giallo Mimetico. It ended up chipping a bit under masking tape too, but since I primed in silver, this ended up looking like some natural wear and tear, so I didn't mind too much. Still wouldn't use it again, though. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 205 was considered to be an excellent fighter, perhaps the best Italian one, able to match some of the best-known Allied planes such as the P-51D Mustang or the Supermarine Spitfire. However, it was introduced very soon before Italy's surrender to the Allies, so it didn't get a large production run due to their crumbling war economy. It used the same engine as many German-made aircraft (including the Bf-109s), the Daimler-Benz (current-day Mercedes-Benz) DB 605. In one Allied pilot's words: "One of the finest aircraft I ever flew was the Macchi MC. 205. Oh, beautiful. And here you had the perfect combination of Italian styling and German engineering. It was really a delight to fly, and up to anything on the Allied programme. But again, it came just before the Italians capitulated so it was never used extensively. And we did tests on it and were most impressed. The cockpit was smallish but not as bad as the Bf 109." This kit came with three sets of decals: one was for the Regia Aeronautica, the Italian air force under Mussolini; one for the National Republican Air Force, a short-lived German puppet state after the Italian surrender; and the last was for the Italian Co-belligerent Air Force, made up of Italian pilots who joined the Allies. I chose to go with the Regia Aeronautica set simply because they were the most unique and I wanted something different. The quality of the model was a little disjointed. There's a lot of detail in terms of rivets and panel lines, but there was also a lot of plastic to cut away, and sanding to get them to fit together properly. Overall though, worth the ~$10 or so this cost at my local Antiques Mall.
  2. I find the B-scheme in the re-issue of Italeri's Sparviero interesting. Does any of you Regia Aeronautica experts, @Giorgio N mainly, have any information on this aircraft, or this type of scheme, if there's evidence that it even existed? https://www.italeri.com/uploads/products/qtPJSPpMXeqeH9oUNgeHARzC6bpS03HAwxBFUYEB.jpeg
  3. There's an Italian seller on Ebay , prontomodel, that has a lot of Tauro Model decals. If I'm not mistaken the company is not operating and especially the camouflage decals are hard to find. There are still some sheet available. Eduard has now sheets for smoke rings, or amoebas like the Italians say, but Tauro has other types of amoebas, which would be extremely difficult to airbrush, as the 'tentacles' are very narrow. I have no previous experience of Tauro decals. Does someone know who printed them, there's nothing written on the sheets. Based on photos of built models they look quite good and no carrier film is visible. I tried to use Printscale's smoke rings, the experience was awful, every single one wants to fold, even sliding them off the backing paper was impossible, as they just slid on the underside of it. In hindsight I should have used a sponge. That's what Printscale's owner says, not to dip them in water. In any case the silvering was so bad that the model is in a box with other wrecks.
  4. Hi guys , Italian WW II aircrafts, are one of my favorite topics, love their shapes and camos. The MC 202 was one of the more elegant one out of them ( in my opinion). Adding DB 601 engine ( made under licence) to part of MC 200 design , produce a very efficient plane which was more than needed by Italian pilots at that time. regarding what they were facing . Mc 202 could be considered as standard " work horse " fighter for RA between End of 1941 and middle of 1943. Thus, numerous camos schemes, depending on areas use, and also different building lines Macchi, Breda ..) . I have chosen to represent one of the first operational MC 202's by the RA. This unit was the first one to be fully equipped by the new fighter. On pictures ,these planes looked pretty new and cleaned up ( with slight exhaust stains) , ready to go on Malta operation area. Main features of Mc 202 first batches were : short antenna mast, slim compressor intake ( means without sand filter) and specific tailwheel end . Regarding camo, we are on a classical one for that period ie : verde mimetico 2 with gallio mimetico 3 and marrone mimetico 2 blotches . If I'm wrong on that, forgive me and correct it if needed. 😉 ( anyway I'm not sure to re-paint it !! 😄) I used Aeromaster paints,( yes Still have some !! 😁) and Airone hobby undercarriage set , which is quite nice indeed. ok guys enough talk, let's go on to pics ! Hope you'll like them ! best regards ! cheers !
  5. Hi Gents, To follow on with my Reggiane family fighters , designed at the beginning by common American and Italian teams, this work leads to two lines of aircrafts on both countries , P-47 for the US and Reggiane fighters for Italy. RE 2002 was close to" end of war" P-47's used as fighter bomber . So I present you my little bird , I did it last year. I know that rear flaps should have been presented down, but , even if it's a little bit unfair 😈, I saw some pictures of RE 2002 with these flaps .. raised, even if not the most common of them.. Anyway this avoid me to do some " after time surgery ".. 😊 Painted with MRP Paints, All the pictures I saw for these planes during fight against allied landings in sicily and south of Italy in 1943 show them in a rather dull finish due to their intensive use in dusty conditions. Ps: for the bomb, really I'm not sure for the colors.. I think it's more for 50 kg ones but anyway I saw that there is resin ones available at this scale, and will probably change it one of theses days 😉 Hope you 'll like the pics ; Best regards to you all and happy new year !!
  6. Hi Guys ! My pleasure to present to you my new build. When you're a Fan, as I am, of Italian planes, you can't avoid the Fiat G-50 series. Everything as been written on this plane, first monoplane " modern" aircraft of the R.A, good handling abilities , poor power plant, poor armement .. so I won't go further on this side. Usually, Italian aircrafts of this period where pretty elegant and good looking planes. This not the case , for me, with the Fiat G-50 compared with its predecessor the Fiat CR-42 and more to his successor the Fiat G-55 it looks like a Ugly Duckling in its family 😆. even so, I finally like his special shape. And more of all , It took me back last century when in the late 60's I bought one of these lovely plastic bags kits with this so appealing illustration...of the Fiat G-50.. I choose to represent an aircraft used in north Africa , I wanted to have both , yellow nose with proéminents " bubbles" on it, and white backed insignias on wings. so I did not had lot of choice Italian Aircrafts went off the factories in a gloss finish (as represented so many times by Zigomar for his builds 😉) Thus, climate conditions, operational use, and maintenance activities, took their toll on these machines. I tried to represent these points on my G-50. Getting dull effect due to sand abrasion , and as seen on pictures , marked shoot stains ( anyone can imagine that crew teams had other use of water than to clean these stains..). S.B.S Models Fiat G-50 is, in my opinion, the best available 1:72 option for this plane. It's resin kit, with goods details and some fittings issues , specially for windscreen fitting .Anyway it was a pleasant build indeed. painted with MRP paints. Now on to the pics. hope you like it ! https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112925890618025713.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113325890618025718.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113325890618025719.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113125890618025716.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113125890618025715.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112825890618025712.jpg.html]https://nsm09.ca https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025725.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025724.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113625890618025723.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401113425890618025721.jpg.html] https://www.casimages.com/i/22101401112825890618025712.jpg.html] Saluti !!
  7. After a long time, I also upload pictures of the finished model. Model is Special Hobby 1/48 Aeromacchi C.200 serie I. It is a model that represents the plane of the famous Italian ace Maresciallo GianLino 'Giri' Baschirotto (more about him on the following LINK). The model is decent for the shortrun of that period, but it cannot be compared with Italeri C.200 (newer and already outdated in terms of quality). The painting was done with acrylic and weathering with pigments, Tamiya panel liner products, oil paints, wooden watercolor paints and a silver ink pen. Critics and suggestions are more than welcome.
  8. I fancy having a go at this with an Italian beauty! I will be building the SMER 1/48 Macchi MC200 Saetta. There are two finishing options provided on the decal sheet. One is a machine in a green and sand "mottle" with grey undersides, the other in green uppersurface with grey underneath, captioned as "Greece 1942". I shall be following many (if not all) of the entries for this GB. Looking forward to Saturday when it'll be "Tally Ho, chaps/Horrido/Banzai/insert appropriate fighter jock slang here"!
  9. Hi All! ZVEZDA (ex-Dragon) MIG in 1/72 My psychiatrist took a drink and left me alone. So I was able to do what I want for a while. Here is the result. Painted Gunze. Enjoy watching!
  10. Hi Mates, I started to assemble this IMAM Ro.37 bis Special Hobby kit: The kit is composed by six sprues of grey styrene and one of clear canopy parts, the styrene items are accompanied by resin and photo-etched details. The decal sheet offers markings for four eye-catching schemes which portrays machines in service almost throughout the world. The IMAM Ro.37 was a reconnaissance and observation biplanes and I'd like to do the airplane with the camouflage and markings of the Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana (Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force), this being one of the last Ro.37s to see active duty. (S/No.MM.10889, 'Cocco Bello', Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, October 1943) First steps in cockpit assembling:
  11. Hi all, here's a set of RFI shots for the recently completed Re.2005. I'm sort of pleased with it, in spite of the several slips and trips along the way. It has at least been a learning experience, so hopefully I shall avoid repeating some mistakes in future builds. I deliberately held off going overboard with weathering this particular model, as I was concerned that the dark green top colour would have needed an awful lot doing to it in order to be noticeable. From what I have read these aircraft really came into the war too late to make much of a difference, so the amount of action they would have seen would not have caused much in the way of wear and tear. In hindsight, I think the main headaches were from the fitting of the PE parts - some of them, such as the tail wheel doors and the aerial mast, I didn't bother fitting. I found that overall, the PE was more trouble than it was worth - just my opinion, of course! Other than that the kit itself was a nice build. The WIP can be found here, for your information and amusement should you so wish. So with that, here's a few photos of the finished article: Comments and criticisms all welcome
  12. Hello! Here is my Fairy Kikaku 1:144 scale resin kit of the Breda Ba.65 A80 which I completed in 2017. It represents 159-17 of 12º Gruppo, 159ª Squadriglia, Regia Aeronautica, North Africa, 1940-41. It was quite a challange turning the lumps of resin into something resembling the Breda. The real make-or-break part of this kit was turning the ceiling fan that came in the bag into a propeller and one of my greatest satisfactions of this build. A couple of details were scratchbuilt from sprue. The kit was fully painted and varnished by brush. I managed to replace most of the awful decals and touched up those I had to use with paint. My only regret was that the only option offered wasn't one of the more attractive schemes but decals for Italian aircraft in this scale are hard to come by (and I can't make my own). Many thanks for looking and comments are welcome Miguel
  13. Bf 109 G6/R6 - Regia Aeronautica - July 1943 - 364a Squadriglia, 150o Gruppo Autonomo, Pilot: Mario Bellagambi Built straight from the box, sorry for awful background....
  14. I have been tortured for some time now that even though we have many Air Forces represented by our aircraft builds in this GB, we don't have any from the Regia Aeronautica - no aircraft collection is complete without those distinctive fascios on that gorgeous 3-colour honeycombe camouflage! I think that there is time to fit in this simple build - wheels up of course. This particular type of Fiat G.50 flew in the Battle of Britain, I believe. Also has a pretty extensive kit Check List included - just how many of these has this GB covered???
  15. Hello mates, this is my latest built. The IMAM Ro.37 A.30 was a two-seater Italian reconnaissance , a product of the Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) company. Powered by the FIAT A.30 RA, a 600-hp, liquid-cooled V-12, the Ro.37 could reach a top speed of 199 mph (332 kph) at 13,120 ft (4037 m), could land at 67 mph (112 kph), and had a service ceiling of 21,976 ft (6762 m). The kit is the Special Hobby Ro.37 1/48 and is finished in a medium quality, grey soft plastic with recessed panel lines with a low level of detail. The kit contains a set of photo etched parts, resin parts and a high quality decal sheet. Overall a well engineered kit with some difficult to assemble. I assembled a 103° Squadron Plane engaged in the Italian - Ethiopian War (c.a. 1936)  IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr IMAM (Romeo) Ro.37 [1/48] Special Hobby by Rodolfo Emme, su Flickr Have a great modelling time
  16. Fiat CR.32 Freccia/Chirri 1:48 Special Hobby The CR.32 was an evolutionary development of an earlier Fiat Biplane fighter, and was thrown into the Spanish Civil War on the side of the Nationalist forces against the i-16s of the Republicans. It was renowned for being nimble, and its aerobatic prowess meant that it stayed in service longer than it perhaps should have, as it could still shoot down more modern monoplanes if handled by an experienced pilot. A product of the early 30s, it was already obsolete by the beginning of WWII, but it remained in service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica until well into the way, although its deployment was away from the leading edge of technology, where it still managed to hold its own. Eventually, the remaining airframes in Italian service were relegated to training duties, replaced by modern al-metal monoplanes such as the Folgore. Spain license produced a number of airframes named Chirri, which were essentially the same aircraft with some minor differences, and these fought alongside the Italian-build Freccis, and the remaining airframes were later converted to two-seat configuration and used as aerobatic trainers until the early 50s. The Kit The origin of this kit lies with Classic Airframes in the 1990s, and is now being released under the Special Hobby banner with revised decals and packaging. Inside the box are two sprues of shiny grey styrene, which are showing some signs of age, and could do with a little tidy-up before you commence construction, especially the wings, which seem to have picked up some artefacts over the years. None of this is too taxing however, and the shiny surface shows up any blemishes nicely. Also included is a bag of resin parts that are nicely detailed, although a few had come loose from their casting blocks due to the kicking it probably received in the Christmas post. A couple of the vanes around the nose have been damaged too, but I’m confident that they can be repaired with a little care. A single clear part is provided in its own bag, and the final bag contains the decal sheet, plus two small sheets of Photo-Etch (PE), one of which is nickel-plated and pre-painted. The instruction booklet is A5 on glossy paper and in full colour, with the decaling and painting guide to the rear. First impressions are a little mixed, due to the short-run nature of the Classic Airframe (CA) moulds, and the wing parts being in comparatively poor shape compared to the fuselage, plus the good quality resin parts. That said, this is probably the most mainstream kit of this little fighter now that it is under the Special Hobby name. Construction begins with a choice of tail, with two options requiring the modeller to cut the rudder off the fuselage halves, and both have elevator slots that need opening out before you can proceed. Attention then turns to the cockpit, which is mostly a mixture of resin and PE parts, which should result in great detail when painted sympathetically. As well as the sidewalls being detailed with PE parts, the seat gets a harness, and in the footwell there are a set of PE rudder pedals included. A pre-painted instrument panel lamination is installed at the front of the cockpit tub, which builds into a rounded box that fits between the fuselage halves. The nose is missing from the fuselage halves, and is provided as a single resin part that has excellent detail, especially around the radiator fins and intake. The elevators have their pins to hold them in place, and optional fin-swap is a butt-joint that could benefit from some reinforcement. The lower wings are also butted against their root fairings on the fuselage, so a little judicious pinning would be a sensible option, all of which speaks of the short-run origins of this kit. The windscreen, sighting devices and cabane struts are added to the top of the fuselage, after which the upper wing can be added, with one camo option needing 3.5mm removing from the "nose" at the wing centre. PE actuators for the flying surfaces are supplied all-round, and the small aerofoil-like balances on the ailerons. The wheels, gear legs and spats are all styrene parts, as are the two-bladed prop and spinner, but the under-nose radiator and a pair of small bombs on their carriers under the fuselage are resin, with additional detail possible because of this. Finally, there is no rigging guide included with the kit, but as there is minimal used on this aircraft, a few pictures from different angles should suffice to allow you to plan the process. Markings Four camouflage options are possible from the box, and all of them have some quite complex camouflage, as was often seen on anything Italian during that period. Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin matt carrier film cut close to the printed areas. From the box you can build one of the following: Fiat CR.32 Freccia 163-10/MM 3518, 163 Squadriglia, Rhodes, June 1940. Fiat CR.32 Freccia V-105 (C.No.315) 1/1. "Ijjázs" vadászszázad (1/1. Squadron "The Archer") early 1939. Fiat CR.32 Chirri 3-61 (C.No.111) Capitán Angel Salas Larrazábal, Leader of Escuadrilia 2-E-3 Aviación Nacional (Franco's rebel air force), Zaragoza, August 1937. Fiat CR.32 Quarter Freccia 160-10/MM.4666, pilot capitano Duilio Fanali, 160 Squadriglia, 12° Gruppo 50° Stormo D'assalto, Tobruk T2 base, July 1940. Conclusion It's an old kit, but it still has the potential to become a good representation of this last-gasp of the biplane age that fought in many combat zones, with a number of well-known pilots. Recommended to the more experienced modeller. Review sample courtesy of
  17. Hi, The last one of Caproni family from my Regia Aeronautica shelvs: Caproni Ca-314. Some other Caproni (101, 111, 133, 100) are in stash... To be done one day . Ca 314 is the last production variant with Isotta-Fraschini engines (I think the Isotta-Fraschini was before WWII an Italian brand like let's say Maserati today - sport and limousine cars, etc...) I added some details mostly inside. Decals from drawer, markings for 40Sq, 76 Gr.OA (? - that is teken from a description of profile of this machine). Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek And unexpected "bonus track" for patient memebers of forum, who looks till the end - the family photo
  18. Hi, Next rather archive bird from my Italian shelvs- more than 20 years from construction. Fiat BR 20 M, model by Italeri, OOB except decals (drawer mostly). Machine from 277 Squadriglia, 116 Gruppo Bomb., 37 Stormo, Lecce, Italy, Spring (April) 1941. Before posting I cleaned and added a coat of Vallejo matt varnish (acrylic, diluted with water). Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek
  19. Hi, Next from my Caproni shelf - Caproni Ca 311. Model made from Italeri kit, some interior details added. decals from drawer - markings are from 128 Squadriglia, 61 Gruppo Osservazione Aerea, Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia, Zaporozhe, Ukraine, Nov. 1941. Comments welcome cheers... Jerzy-Wojtek
  20. Hi, Next very archive models from my shelves. Almost forty years old... First is Fiat G50 bis, from Airfix - but with deeply reshaped fuselage. A bigger (enlarged by diameter) cowling, also a bit differently (upward) placed, the whole fuselage cut behind cockpit to lower a bit rear part of it. Markings of 351 Squadron, 21th Group, 56th Stormo, Regia Aeronautica based in Ursel (Belgium) during BOB, 1940. Decals partially from ESCI (squadron emblem for example). Unfortunately decals became yellowish with years. Second is Fiat G 55 from Frog, in markings of RSI, 1944, Northern Italy. That one is mostly OOB, except decals (emblems also from ESCI) and blinding the space between cockpit and wheel bays.. Both are rather far from contemporary standars. G55 I made in 1975 or 76 and G 50 about year later. Anyway I would like to present them, I hope somone will like it ... Regards Jerzy - Wojtek Fiat G50: G 55:
  21. Crickets against Rats - Regia Aeronautica in the Spanish Civil War 1936/37 vol. I KAGERO - Casemate UK While a lot is known about the German involvement in the Spanish Civil war with the Condor Legion in support of the Nationalists, and the Russians supplying arms to the Republican forces; the involvement of the Italy is less well known. Though reluctant at first, following a direct request from Franco and encouragement from Hitler Mussolini committed his Navy to the seas around Spain, his Army in the form of a Corps of "Volunteer" forces to the ground and the Regia Aeronautica to the air. This new book from Casemate/Kagero looks at the involvement of the Regia Aeronautica. The book arrives as an A4 portrait soft cover 78 page book. The book follows the day to day struggles in the air, and the rapid deployment of the Italian Air Force to Spain. In this first volume the years 1936 & 1937 are covered. Details include to attacks on Madrid, battles at the river Jarama, and battles for Malaga & Guadalajara. The text is illustrated throughout with black & white photos. Following the text there are five colour pages (including the back page) with profiles of Italian Aircraft used in this conflict. Conclusion This is an excellent book covering a less well known part of the Spanish Civil War. Recommended to those with an interest in The Italian Air Force, The Spanish Civil War, or those history buffs who would like to know more about this subject. Review sample courtesy of
  22. Hi, Second Italian bird from archive shelf for today - Breda Ba 65. Wiki tells about her things like that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda_Ba.65 This is vacu kit by Rareplane, I made it about 20 years ago. The airplane was a ground attack machine, which was rather succesfull - 218 build (for pre-war time it was not few) and exported to some countries. Here markings are from 101 Sq, 5 Stormo, Regia Aeronautica from Autumn 1939 - spring 1940 period. Decals from drawer. Now there is a kit available (or not?) by Azur. Regards and comments welcome Jerzy-Wojtek
  23. Hi Years ago the Revell CR 42 was the only one on the market. I made it for the first time about 40 years ago, and some 20 years ago I was not able to accept any longer it bad look. I removed old paint and tried to reshape as much as possible. I made wider rear part of fuselage by about 1.5 mm but still it remains too round, I am affraid. I reshaped the cowling and the undercarridge as weel as added some inlets and outlets of air. At present much better kits are available (Pavla - second hand and Italeri) so perhaps one day I will try again to model this very nice Fiat last biplane. Markings are from 162 Sq., 161 Gruppo, Scarpanto (Aegan Sea area), IV-V 1941 so from the war against Grecce. Decals by Esci (also about 40 yrs old now, rather tick...) Please have a look - comments welcome Regrads Jerzy-Wojtek
  24. Hi, here are some pictures from my Macci C.202,i have done this kit some years back, my models sit on shelfs, that means, they face a lot of dust during their"service live" From time to time they were refurbished and get some updates, i cleaned the clear parts, after that, they got a bath in clear, a new antenna wire was added.The weathering was kept at minimum. It is a typical Hasegawa kit, very nice, easy to build but somewhat expensive. These aircrafts are very special, Mario Castoldi constructed them asymetric with one smaller wing to overcome the propeller torque. My modelling is nothing special, i hope you like it anyway. Cheers Bernd
  25. My gesture of self-sacrifice for the modelling community - finished just in time Sword and then RS Models released their state-of-the-art Sagittario kits. Well, at least I wasn't then spoilt for choice and yes, I still managed to use a few Pavla parts (however, modified)... Some in-progress pictures:
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