John Masters Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, CliffB said: I chose white for mine too I have a very off-white silver-grey I might experiment with. I figure they were aluminum dope beneath so it might be nice to be other than just 'white'. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 I attached the stabilizer last night. I'll smooth it over with a wee bit o' putty. I will save the rudder for later after I have adhered the decal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Coming together well so far John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Col. said: Coming together well Thanks...Bit by bit. The instructions for the cabane struts are rudimentary. I think I might be using some Evergreen at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Cabane struts are on. I'll futz around with this and then work on the undercarriage. Once that is on (sans wheels) I'll send the whole she-bang down to the paint shop for primer. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi John, forgive me my dumb question but I'm not really into building biplanes: Are you going to mount the upper wing before the outer struts? I'm asking because I wonder how sturdy the cabane struts/fuselage connection is? Thanks! Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Shorty84 said: I'm asking because I wonder how sturdy the cabane struts/fuselage connection is? The images below will explain all of this. However, my usual routine for biplane-upper-wing, etc...I attach the cabane struts first, then the wing, then the interplane struts. For the FIAT it is easier. In this case I have attached the cabane struts and the first four interplane struts--note how they are not the usual vertical style. They are similar to the Ansaldo Balilla SVA aircraft. The short answer Markus, in this case, is...very sturdy. 11 hours ago, Shorty84 said: I'm not really into building biplanes And why not? 😀 I have added some plastic rod for the ends of the .303 guns. I have also added a radiator cap. The cabane struts and the interior interplane struts meet so I decided to add all of that. It will make it easier to attache the upper wing with a little more support. I have smoothed the connection between the stabilizer and the turtleneck with some Milliput. I'll clean that up a bit. And I have attached the landing gear, air scoop and radiator. In the kit there are more pieces than needed. I think one could build the CR.20 which had an axle running between the two struts. The CR.20bis had added shock absorbers and no axle--I think. I had to do fair amount of interweaving to see how the struts fitted and then I noticed this little addendum on the instructions... And it looks like this... . There are some small constructions I need to do on the upper wing first but at this point I am almost ready to mask the cockpit and prime the aircraft. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Good progress again John and some fine detail going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Ok...primer is on. We are all waiting for the Greek government to announce that no flights and no ferries will be running for the next month...oh well. Not much I can do except bike, model and work in the darkroom. Which is pretty much what I do anyway. Regardless...masking and painting this will be tricky, or maybe not. The top wing...all the other bits are primed as well but I didn't photograph them. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan_Farsight Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Misread the title as Star Wars refugee, so this wasnt quite the vehicle i was expecting! but looks good nonetheless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kushan_Farsight said: Misread the title as Star Wars refugee The original Italian X-Wing... Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 8:38 AM, John D.C. Masters said: On 3/10/2020 at 9:17 PM, Shorty84 said: I'm not really into building biplanes And why not? 😀 Well, I'm mostly building WW2 and later plus I'm a bit scared of rigging. I have read a lot of "How-To's" but I'm still not fully getting it. But as my modelling interests slowly migrate into the pre-WW2 era I will have to learn it one day. You seem to make good progress and if they really shut almost everything down we will have at least enough kits to keep is occupied (some make babies, others scale models 😄). Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 The masking for the FIAT was less difficult than I thought. If I build this kit again, I will wait until the paint is on before I add the struts. I used Vallejo Model 'Off-White' thinned a great deal with Ajax. The top wing got the same treatment... I will take care of the aluminum parts today and also hand-paint the struts, etc...black. --John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 You look to have a lovely smooth and solid coat of paint down there John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Thanks Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 I have removed the masking tape and have hand-painted the aluminum areas as well as the brass radiator. Any touch ups will disappear with a wee bit of weathering. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 I hand painted the struts and the landing gear last night and also finished the radiator grill. I painted the wheels and all the smaller bit as well. --John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 It starts to come together. The white looks very good, not too stark. Cheers Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Shorty84 said: The white looks very good, not too stark. Thanks Markus. I made major headway yesterday. Wheels are on, top wing, additional struts, windscreen...I also attached the decal fr the rudder and discovered it isn't the correct size or shape. I'll have to fill in the missing blanks with paint. Oh well. Short run kits! Ti na kanoume! 😉 I'll shape this little foot later. I wanted to let it set up over night before I hit it with a sanding stick. --John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Tidy work again there John. Think that rudder decal is good for the star an sod all else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Col. said: good for the star an sod all else Pretty much. I should have painted the rudder and cut out the star. I ended up overpainting the red and blue. It looks alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Down to the wire on this one. I will do a bit of weathering before I add the final pieces, name the propeller and the rigging for the tail. Stretched sprue, btw... But it is looking alright with the decals. Nice and thin and nicely detailed too. The Indian with the bow is especially pretty as are the pieces with text. High end. I am curious, however. The colours on those roundels look awfully French. Perhaps Paraguay bought up all the old French paint and so forth after the Great War? The foot step for the pilot is brass wire... --John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 And that, as they say, is that. The gallery has the rest... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Came out great! Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Shorty84 said: Came out great! Thank you Markus. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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