**** DONE: GB-36 1:48 Macchi C.205 ( 2 ) - Axis Manufactured Aircraft of WWII

[fubar57]

In between periods of a great and not so great World Juniors games I added the large intakes to both aircraft. When it got to the two lower intakes I paused and went looking for references. The instructions has one place the filters/screens(?) deep in the intakes at "A" but a check of a photo online shows that they are located near the front "2"...

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...also note the butterfly shutter on the upper intake which I will attempt to make.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Geo.That butterfly flap should look good when done.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far George!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Time to bring this up to speed. Mast, oil coolers, and canon fairings added.

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Once these have set I'll add the gear doors and its ready for paint

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking good...!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Beauty!

 

[Airframes]

Yep !

 

[turbo]

Shaping up nicely Geo

 

[fubar57]

Thanks all. Done for now, camp bus in 40 minutes. Have a good week gents

 

[JKim]

Veltro #2 is shaping up nicely, Geo!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks John. White for the fuselage band and prepped for yellow under the cowl

 

[Crimea_River]

Bellissimo!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far George!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Yellow sprayed on with Vallejo Model Air 71.078 Golden Yellow. Italeri calls for RLM 27 but the info I came across said this was for hoses so I stuck with RLM 04. Maybe 27 was used when 04 was unavailable.

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With the left over paint I though I would try some mottles. A & B were the first shots but this is with my large coverage grey tip and not the fine tan tip

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This will be my first model using Vallejo exclusively for the camo

 

[Wurger]

It's possible the RLM 27 ( FS 33591 ) is said because it was a colour of a quite close tone to the Italian yellow Giallo Crome 7 ( FS 33655 ) that was used for ID markings. The RLM 04 is said to be the FS 33538 and was of the orange tone contrary to the RLM 27 that was of the lemon tinge. However the German paints were used as well and you might be right.