macchi

I think the Macchi is better since it was much faster had a much better armament with more ammo (compared to the original a6m5, not its variants which had even worse flight performance). It has a Competitive (not better) climb rate and turns time compared to the a6m5 but the Macchi has a...

So I am building a wooden RC Macchi 202. I finished the wing and looked at the instructions and realized I forgot the ailerons. I am thinking of cutting out two long strips of balsa and connect them to the wing supports (with the ones in between getting glued onto the balsa. OR I can glue small...

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It may be of interest to know that on issue 109/2015 of “Ali Antiche” (“Old WIngs”, the magazine of GAVS, the Italian Historical Aircraft Friends Group: GAVS - Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici - Magazine) an article was published, which describes a recently discovered document summing up the flight...

Some Pics of the Macchi's I build some time ago. Both are older models,surpassed by the newer Hasegawa and Special Hobby offerings. I build them nevertheless... First up is a Macchi Mc 205 as flown by the Luftwaffe in Italy. Markings came from a AMD sheet. It's build pretty much straight...

Macchi MC.202 "Folgore" captured by the allies in Sicily, Pachino Airfield, Summer 1943 marked British and returned to the 3 Sqn RAAF.

Here is my "what if" scenario....... Italy had not surrendered and were able to build the Reggiane Re.2005, Fiat G.55, and the Macchi C.205 in great numbers. Air superiority by the allies would have been in question and could have affected troop movement.

Username: Vic Balshaw First name: Vic Category: Judge – Non competing Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Italeri Kit 2676 Extras: Eduard ED49531 detail set, Eduard EDEX341 Mask, Quick Boost 48341 and 48 350 Pitot tube, antenna and exhaust and Sky models decal set 48-021, plus possibly a bit of...

Not quite WWII, but a rare example of a glimpse in history that justifiably shows Italian air power in a positive light: This is my MC-72 world record breaker painting that I just completed. I messed around with the background, off and on, for a long time and finally decided to finish it...