starfighter84 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) Good night to all! I'm back with my last work, an Aermacchi MB-326 G from the old ESCI (now Italeri) kit in 1/48 scale. The only two aftermarkets that I used are the Neomega cockpit (very poor and inaccurate)... and the 300 litres fuel tanks from SkyModels. MB.326-53 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-62 by Valerio, su Flickr I built from scratch the following elements: Flaps MB.326-14 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-21 by Valerio, su Flickr Exhaust MB.326-52 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-57 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-64 by Valerio, su Flickr Intakes MB.326-28 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-31 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-34 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-35 by Valerio, su Flickr Wing Fences MB.326-68 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-70 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-69 by Valerio, su Flickr Canopy structure MB.326-83 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-100 by Valerio, su Flickr Gun Sight MB.326-97 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326-104 by Valerio, su Flickr This is the real one....! the Italian Air Force owned only two MB-326 G in the 70 years (RS-19 Matricola Militare 54289 & RS-20 Matricola Militare 54290), assigned to Reparto Sperimentale Volo to test & evaluate the new variant of the aircraft. 11998908_442586189260246_7379382820028146589_n by Valerio, su Flickr And this is the final result! painted with Alclad White Aluminium and Xtracolor X-104 International Orange. Finished with Mr.Paint Satin Varnish. Decals is a mix of Italeri, Small World Accessories & Tauromodel sheets. MB.326 end-14 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-11 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-13 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-10 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-12 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-9 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-6 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-16 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-15 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-1 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-2 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-3 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-4 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-7 by Valerio, su Flickr MB.326 end-8 by Valerio, su Flickr Hope you'll enjoy! Thank you! cheers! Valerio, Rome - Italy. Edited September 20, 2018 by starfighter84 57 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 A fantastic build of an old but still viable kit. Your additions show what is possible with these golden oldies and prove they shouldn't be dismissed. Well done Thanks for posting RG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Amazing work there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Now that is some really good work !!! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Outstanding really nice finish. Interesting that there are aftermarket wing tanks......never knew that.....the 326, is a good base kit....ESCI did make some gems....n the 326 was one of them.....in my opinion.....only for the poor cockpit, it was pretty good rgds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Superb build and the couple of aftermarket parts and a considerable amount of skill take this simple kit to another level 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) WOW!!! Edited September 20, 2018 by Julien Please dont quote the whole topic with oics for a reply 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Fantastic result, Valerio. This is one of my favourite kits, unfortunately let down by its very poor cockpit under that big canopy, but yours looks stunning. I'll be coming back to use this for reference when I build my next one (which will need those aftermarket tanks!). Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Perfetto!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Beautiful model and photography, congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 That's a stunning build, the cockpit alone is a work of art! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Superb work. Not a subject you see every day & all the more welcome for that. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just floored by this amazing display of modelling skills and dedication! Una vera bellezza! (I hope that Google got that right…) Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire David Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Impressive, well done. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Excellent job, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautique Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Absolutely outstanding, an amazing effort and a spectacular finish! You certainly got a return on the effort you invested in this build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daktari Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 An old but good model with a very nice detailling job. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 What a Master piece. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Really nice paint and decals perfectly applied. I like very much. Congratulations. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Utterly stunning build, museum quality modelling. Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 You really made a silk purse out of this old sow! The cockpit is outstanding, and the bang seats are works of art. The dropped flaps really add to the effect. Well done! 👍 Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Absolutely outstanding! ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Fantastic model! Hard to get and rarely seen unfortunately! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 A lot of skillful work to bring a old kit up to modern standards well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 that's a nice one, splendid detailing that not only takes it to the next level, but a lot of levels higher... superb modeling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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