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1/72 Scratchbuilt Pensuti-Caproni Triplane


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Form 12 years ago, my third attempt at scratchbuilding (about 135 scratched models by now), for the Pioneer thread.

 

The Pensuti-Caproni was a very small triplane, an Italian winged Vespa scooter if you will, with a wingspan of a mere 4 meters (a bit more than 13 feet). The sole association with the name Caproni should give you a clue that you are about to deal with something here. There were apparently two configurations of the same plane, the first one represented here with a three cylinder "Y" Anzani engine and a revised version with a different tail and a more powerful 6 cylinder engine. Not much is around in terms of information or images, but enough to produce a fair model.

I found certain discrepancies (really? can't believe it!) between plans and photos.

This little piece of three-layer flying lasagna is made out of more than 70 individual pieces, if you count the lengths of stretched sprue of plastic for rigging, the count runs higher. The building process was an enjoyable one, in spite of the small size of both, the parts and my patience.

Isn't it a nice tiny piece from the past?

(Please, don't sneeze!)

 

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Size comparison with a much later design, a Beech Staggerwing:

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That's too cute for words. It could be an early Egg Plane design. 

It does make you wonder about the herbal substances that were available to the designers of the era!!! They all seem to have been on it. 

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