**** DONE: GB-36 1:48 Macchi C.205 ( 1 ) - Axis Manufactured Aircraft of WWII

[fubar57]

Username: Fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Hasegawa

The subject will be from 360ª Squadriglia, (155° Gruppo, 51° Stormo), Monserrato Airfield in Sardinia, summer of '43

 

[fubar57]

The box top, instructions, innards and decals. The parts are very nice.

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[Elmas]

Will look forward to it!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Elmas. Any thoughts on interior colours? Right now I'm looking at Tamiya XF-71....

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[Wurger]

 

[Elmas]

I don't know if this link could be useful for you:

Modellismo Più

In this case is a Macchi MC205 of ANR, but interior colors should be the same.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Elmas]

Pilots of No. 360a Squadriglia, 51° Stormo on a Macchi C.205. From the left: 2nd Lt. Adalberto Borromeo, 2nd Lt. Fagiolo and 1st Lt. Parravicini.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for the link, Elmas, 1/3 of the way through. That was the aircraft I was originally thinking of doing

 

[Thorlifter]

Good luck on the build

 

[Crimea_River]

Good one Geo. I'm not up on Italian machines and hope to learn something here.

 

[fubar57]

Finally started to do something; removing parts defects.

Added 2 parts to the left sidewall.

When did "A" become "Q"?

The plan here is to add white to lighten up the colour to match the chip in the link Elmas gave me above

 

[fubar57]

The difference between XF-71 and adding Tamiya gloss white, pretty close...

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The benefit of using gloss white is that it preps the part for a wash.

 

[Crimea_River]

The colour looks pretty close to the chip on my 'puter Geo.

 

[destrozas]

excellent choose geor, i love this plane, I have done it in two different scales and there will be 6 models and I still plan to do 4 more, be very lucky and I see that you have provided good information

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Innards just about complete. Waiting for the Future to dry on the I.P.. The instrument decals are in small clusters and the Italeri ones are a bit better. Waiting for a set of photo etched set belts to arrive. I looked for some fine chain in PG so I could make my own but no luck. For those who don't know about Italian WW2 seat belts, they were anchored with chains

The wash doesn't look as stark IRL...

The second time I do this is always the easiest.....copy/paste and Bob's your uncle

 

[JKim]

I love the Macchi fighters! And you've got two Veltros going. I wonder if it would be easier for you if you combined both builds into a single post? And then break them out separately for the FINISHED pictures? I dunno just a thought.

 

[Crimea_River]

No, keep them separate please for judging purposes. We do go to the build threads sometimes.