kelly9mm Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Another quick project completed, although it was quite a struggle . The kit is awful. Primitive to a fault and the Hasegawa's forms probably come from the Edo period. Unfortunately, there are not too many options available if you want to build a Folgore in 72nd . The model required some scratch building, a few PE parts (mostly in cockpit, so you can't see them anyway), an air filter from Aires and undercarriage elements from Airone. I don’t remember where I get a Venturi tube from. So here it goes: Macchi MC.202 Folgore of Tenente Giulio Reiner (MM7823/73-7), 73ª Squadriglia, 9° Gruppo, 4° Stormo, August 1942 Please enjoy and comment at will. Cheers, Marcin 63 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnAndersen Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Very nice model and competent photography. Captures the essence of this beautiful design as if it were pictures of the real thing. /Finn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Excellent modelling. I have always liked the look of the Folgore,for me the most aesthetic of all Italian fighters in WW2. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Beautiful Macchi MC202! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 1 hour ago, FinnAndersen said: Very nice model and competent photography. Captures the essence of this beautiful design as if it were pictures of the real thing. /Finn Thank you very much Finn, much appreciated. 1 hour ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Excellent modelling. I have always liked the look of the Folgore,for me the most aesthetic of all Italian fighters in WW2. Colin Thanks Colin and I totally agree. Folgore looks like Ferrari among FIATs (nomen omen ) 1 hour ago, GiampieroSilvestri said: Beautiful Macchi MC202! Saluti Giampiero Thank you Giampiero, I'm glad you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom.boom Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 4 hours ago, kelly9mm said: ... probably come from the Edo period. 😄😄😄 Great looking Folgore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDriskill Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) That is REALLY excellent! I recently built that very kit, and FULLY appreciate your travails! Very fine job with the pics too, thanks for posting. You might enjoy checking out Airone Hobby's P.1001 propeller - a big upgrade over the kit one, and would be a quick'n'easy way to make your lovely build even better. These beautiful aircraft are absolutely at the top of my "deserves a better 1/72 kit" list! Edited September 28 by MDriskill 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 The kit may be awfull the model you created is wonderful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 If this kit gave you problems, you cannot tell from the very excellent build and finish you achieved. It just looks great. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Excellent work! A real gem. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 40 minutes ago, MDriskill said: That is REALLY excellent! I recently built that very kit, and FULLY appreciate your travails! Very fine job with the pics too, thanks for posting. You might enjoy checking out Airone Hobby's P.1001 propeller, it is a big upgrade over the kit one, and would be a quick'n'easy way to make your lovely build even better. These beautiful aircraft are absolutely at the top of my "deserves a better 1/72 kit" list! Thank you very much. And I would really appreciate if some respectable company could release this magnificent aircraft instead of another P-51. 2 hours ago, boom.boom said: Great looking Folgore. Thanks! 32 minutes ago, Toryu said: The kit may be awfull the model you created is wonderful! Thanks a lot! 31 minutes ago, georgeusa said: If this kit gave you problems, you cannot tell from the very excellent build and finish you achieved. It just looks great. Thanks for sharing. Thank you, I’m glad you like it. 30 minutes ago, Jeddahbill said: Excellent work! A real gem. Bill Thanks for the kind words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Great looking Model! How did you do the spots/blotches? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Great model of the major Italian WWII fighter! Interestingly the model comes from the Hasegawa golden age when they created a lot of models that are still best on the market. And interestingly Italeri also failed to make a good model of this aircraft. So the market niche is still wide open... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpoud117 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Great work really. The weathering is on point and the photography too. It could easily pass for 1/48 or even bigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 4 hours ago, Doc72 said: Great looking Model! How did you do the spots/blotches? Thanks, I cut vinyl masks 3 hours ago, Dennis_C said: Great model of the major Italian WWII fighter! Interestingly the model comes from the Hasegawa golden age when they created a lot of models that are still best on the market. And interestingly Italeri also failed to make a good model of this aircraft. So the market niche is still wide open... Thank you! I'm not losing hope for better Folgore kit in 72nd 2 hours ago, cpoud117 said: Great work really. The weathering is on point and the photography too. It could easily pass for 1/48 or even bigger. Thank you sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDriskill Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) 6 hours ago, Dennis_C said: Great model of the major Italian WWII fighter! Interestingly the model comes from the Hasegawa golden age when they created a lot of models that are still best on the market. And interestingly Italeri also failed to make a good model of this aircraft. So the market niche is still wide open... All very true! Even those old 1/72 Hasey kits which have been surpassed by newer efforts are mostly convincing looking, and easy to build - often MUCH easier than the "improved" new kits. Their Fw 190's are a personal favorites! Having recently built the C.202, IMHO the basic shape is accurate, with a few minor exceptions; but being one of the earlier kits of that Hasegawa run (1992), details are severely lacking. And the Italeri kit is little better. I highly recommend the excellent aftermarket bits from Airone Hobby: propeller, landing gear, seat, early supercharger intake, and late enclosed wheel wells. Edited September 30 by MDriskill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 That`s a really nice Macchi there Marcin, great job on the camo looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 As all the above responses have said, and I agree, your Folgore turned out brilliantly. 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 13 hours ago, russ c said: That`s a really nice Macchi there Marcin, great job on the camo looks superb Thank you Russ, that means a lot 5 hours ago, kapam said: As all the above responses have said, and I agree, your Folgore turned out brilliantly. 👏👏👏 Thank you very much for you kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Well done. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 On 01/10/2024 at 12:38, MACALAIN said: Well done. Thank you Alain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Wow this looks awesome, love the paint and weathering it looks just right. What a cracking model despite any issues you encountered. Superb work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Thank you Chris, I'm glad you like it 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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