1/48 Macchi C.200 – Mediterranean Theatre of Operations

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks gents. I seemed to have moved on very swift these last couple days. I was having fit problems with the cockpit and had to do some adjustments to the locator moulds and pins and kind of got carried away and before I knew it, she was all buttoned up.

So now the painting begins, but at the moment it's too dammed hot, 38C outside and I spray in the garden shed.

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking good Vic!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Vic!

 

[Crimea_River]

Very sharp.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks gents.

Just a quick update today. The spraying has begun starting with the white fuselage band and the yellow cowling, both completed this morning before the rains came.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Wurger]

 

[JKim]

Looks great... those are some mean looking machine guns!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Many thanks for the kind thoughts folks, very much appreciated.

So the spraying is well underway, both underside and topside base coats applied. Now for the fun bit, the overall uppersurface mottling, though have to go way and do some practice on this first.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Jeff Hunt]

OOH, looking very sexy, I've always loved the look of Italian stuff, aircraft, food, women ( even married myself one of the last listed ).

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[fubar57]

Ya did some nice detail work there Vic.

Geo

 

[tigerdriver]

looking good

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Vic! I'd rather have your weather...

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks for looking in gents.

It's been a good day and the camo is finished and to my mind when compared with the profile (Post #3) she has come out very well. What's your thoughts guys.

 

[Wayne Little]

Not too shabby.....

 

[Wurger]

Agreed.

 

[tigerdriver]

very nice thats some nerve wracking dot the dot action there

 

[vikingBerserker]

The Italians had some of the neatest looking camo, nicely done.