Sturmovik Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Decided to begin building my first Italian fighter. I would have preferred it to be in 1:48, but Hannants didn't have the required decals, so I chose to buy the 1:72 version from Hobby 2000. Hobby 2000's Macchi is a rebox of the Hasegawa kit, with Cartograf decals and masks for the canopy. I don't have much modelling time since I began attending daylight hospital, so progress will be slow. Make sure to follow the topic if you're interested in seeing how this turns out. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice choice of subject. Is this the one with the replacement starboard wing and resulting mismatched camouflage? AW 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Just now, Andwil said: Nice choice of subject. Is this the one with the replacement starboard wing and resulting mismatched camouflage? AW It is exactly that aircraft. I've never done such style of camouflage before, so I'm hoping it'll look OK once I reach the painting stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Im a big Macchi Folgore and Veltro fan so I'm following this. I have the 1/48 Hasegawa kit saved for the next Mediterranean group build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Wings assembled. Fuselage glued together. Cockpit glued in place. Aircraft fully glued together and ready for painting. The cowling was PVAed into place, and will be removed to add the spinning propeller at the very end of the build. My painting plan is to: 1) Paint the white areas and mask them. 2) Paint the aircraft in RLM 79. 3) Trace with a pencil the areas that should go in RLM 80. 4) Mask the fuselage and paint undersides in RLM 76. Edited September 4, 2019 by Sturmovik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlindawg Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Not an aircraft I'm at all familiar with but there's some very pretty lines there. Should be a stunner when it's finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Howlindawg said: Not an aircraft I'm at all familiar Neither am I, it's my first Italian aircraft after all. It should look good with a proper paint job, so I hope I manage to pull it off OK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I love these Italian fighters, great schemes too. Not an easy scheme to do in my eyes. Crack on sir. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Began painting the aircraft today. RLM 79 first and 65 in the horizontal stabilizers. I don't know which colours I'll paint next, if the RLM 80 or the 65. Either way, the white bands will be painted last. Edited September 7, 2019 by Sturmovik 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Wasn't this referred to as the Italian Thunderbolt? Nice choice of plane, with its attractive lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Thom216 said: Wasn't this referred to as the Italian Thunderbolt? Nice choice of plane, with its attractive lines. Actually, folgore is Italian for lightning. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Thanks @Thom216 and @Courageousfor the kind words. I had the opportunity to paint the difficult and characteristic Italian camouflage of RLM 80 over 79 (edit: for my next Italian plane I'll use RLM 70, since it's a matt paint and not a gloss one, it'll cover much better without making ridges). I made demarcation lines with a pencil first and then went over them with a fine brush. Here are the photos of the resulting scheme: The undersides are partially painted in RLM 65, I still have to make a few more passes before the light blue fully covers the bare plastic. And here is a photo of my 1:72 diecast model collection (an MIIIEA, an F-86F-30, a SuE, and a Harrier GR.3) Edited September 8, 2019 by Sturmovik 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hello guys, I was able to spend some more time today on the Macchi. I gloss coated the entire aircraft and applied the decals. The decals, printed by Cartograf, were as always trouble free in their application. All but one, which once applied stuck solidly into the surface. I was able to move it though. Here're the photos: Aircraft gloss varnished: Decals applied: The propeller will be glued in place once the landing gear is glued. Comments and questions are welcomed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Landing gear and propeller glued in place. One thing I've been noticing is my lack of patience, in a hobby where patience is key to build a passable model. I think I'll be taking a modelling hiatus to regain the lost patience after finishing this model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Sorry to hear of your loss of patience but a break is sometimes needed. Good thing about plastic is that it doesn't spoil. We will still be here when you come back so enjoy, collect your thoughts, and relax. Dennis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 A little break is never as bad thing. Take a breath. Do something else. Clean the slate. But be sure to come back!😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Breaks are ok. I find I deal with my modelling patience (or lack thereof) by having a number of projects on the go and switching to whichever one I feel like in no particular order or plan. Sometimes a simple OOB build works too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Thanks all for the kind words, @Corsairfoxfouruncle and @Thom216 I'll be sure to come back soon. @Marklo I avoid starting many projects at the same time in order to avoid loosing pieces. I also don't have much modelling space. Right, the model's been finished today, the hardest part was to glue the clear parts in place. Teaser here and RFI as soon as possible. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Real nice looking bird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 That’s turned really nice. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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