Roman Schilhart Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is Sword's new 1/72 Fiat G.55, a kit presented at ModelBrno Show in June. I bought two boxes (each box containing two model kits) plus an aftermarket bag, containing resin seat, air intake, wheels and a vacu canopy. There's seven rather colorful marking options included. The model fits reasonably, but has shallow and washed-out details and soft panel lines in some areas. I found the assembly of the multi-part landing gear most challenging. I found an original photograph of this machine in "Aviazione Nazionale Repubblicana Italian Air Forces 1943 - 1945" by Richard Caruana (Modelaid). It confirms the White fuselage band, but the nose is not visible. Therfore, I went with Sword's instructions and painted the cowl yellow, and the spinner black & white. Main colors are RLM74/75/76 from Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics range. Photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. Thanks for your interest! Best wishes from Vienna Roman Edited August 13, 2017 by Roman Schilhart 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Excellent! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Another very nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hi Roman. I brought one box from Brno as well, but not soon to be built. Yours is really fantastic. I like very much the grey scheme. Cheers. Patrick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Well tidy build of a lesser known WW2 fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Nice job but if I may, the background of the "Gigi tre osei" insignia should be in Verde oliva scurro and not such a bright green and the radio mast is a bit oversized. The "Centauro" is a great looking plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 A very smart looking Centauro there Roman. I've got the double boxing on the way & an old Supermodel one in stock, so I can see some of these in my future. I can look to your one to inspire me. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 A very nice build, yet again. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hi My Friend Roman!!! Congratulations for this nice build and Once more admiring the wonderful modeling dexterities you have with a magnificent build one more time!!! Really your modeling pace is amazing and your wonderful results are great.I liked a huge lot the nice description and the way you have finished this recent newcomer to the modeling scene, nice weathering and wonderful references you have used. Thank you very much for sharing!!! Cheers, Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Zigomar said: Nice job but if I may, the background of the "Gigi tre osei" insignia should be in Verde oliva scurro and not such a bright green and the radio mast is a bit oversized. The "Centauro" is a great looking plane! Thanks for your feedback, Zigomar. I noticed the oversized radio mast as well, something I will replace on my next example! I went with the decals as supplied by Sword - they give you a green and a black option for the insignia. Its difficult to make out the correct shade of green from original photographs, but you seem to be right - here's a color profile of "Black 6" that is identical to Sword's suggestion, but shows a darker green on the insignia batch: 2 hours ago, Luis Alfonso said: Hi My Friend Roman!!! Congratulations for this nice build and Once more admiring the wonderful modeling dexterities you have with a magnificent build one more time!!! Really your modeling pace is amazing and your wonderful results are great.I liked a huge lot the nice description and the way you have finished this recent newcomer to the modeling scene, nice weathering and wonderful references you have used. Thank you very much for sharing!!! Cheers, Luis Alfonso Thank you, Luis - you were of great help in obtaining the above mentioned reference book by Richard J Caruana. With kind regards from Vienna, Roman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The Italian Verde Oliva scurro was very close to RLM70, so it is no big deal! Ciao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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