**** DONE: GB-57 1/48 Savoia Marchetti SM.79 - WW2 Foreign Service

Mainly28s · Mar 27, 2023

Username: Mainly28s
First name: Olaf
Category: Beginner- OoB
Manufacturer: Smer
Model: Savioa Marchetti SM.79 Bomber
Scale: 1:48
Extras: Luftwaffe decals and a few bits and bobs from the spares box

Adding another foreign (i.e., non-German) aircraft flown by Hans-Werner Lerche to my collection. It's a bad-ish Smer SM.79.

As I can't exactly identify the exact plane flown by H-W Lerche, I looked for a Luftwaffe ID, and only found this:

which was identified as a former Yugoslav aircraft, flown by Flugbereitschaft/Luftflotte 4 after the Italian capitulation at a well-known research site.
It'll do me.

Crimea_River · Mar 27, 2023

Cool.

Wurger · Mar 27, 2023

fubar57 · Mar 27, 2023

Good one Olaf. I was briefly tempted to build the Trumpeter 1:48 version but I no longer have any room at the moment. I need to reorganize the basement. PM sent

Vic Balshaw · Mar 28, 2023

That is an interesting one Olaf I've never seen one of the machines built before and from the look of the kit and your comment, a challenge build for the best of us.

rochie · Mar 28, 2023

great subject

Mainly28s · Mar 28, 2023

Oh wow- the Smer kit is certainly interesting. Almost as much flash as kit!

Wurger · Mar 28, 2023

No wonder, the Artiplast kit was released in 60'. The Smer started offering of the reboxed set in 70'. Judging by the box it is the re-edition of the kit from 80'.

nuuumannn · Mar 28, 2023

If you need to jazz your Smer kit up a bit, I have a raft of detailed photos I took of the example at the Italian air force museum as I did a walkaround of it.

SM.79 front

SM.79

Mainly28s · Mar 28, 2023

Very nice, but I think I'm not going to go too mad on it- I'd rather get all detailed on a worthwhile kit that involves less carving! This will remain a basic, OOB kit with just a few internal blank-offs.

36feet10inches · Mar 28, 2023

That's a great choice of subject. I have a soft spot for the Sparviero.

Mainly28s · Mar 29, 2023

Holy bejeezus! I didn't think the kit could be this bad. The amount of flash is scary. and the fit of the parts is quite "iffy" too.

Then there's a broken prop to consider too.

Anyhow, looking at the two halves of the fuselage, and some internal photos, I'll do the absolute minimum to hide the open gaps and at least have something in there. I think I'm going to have some "fun" filling gaps. Oh, and there're raised lines to show where the markings go.

Wurger · Mar 29, 2023

Vic Balshaw · Mar 29, 2023

Its an Italian designed machine, its sure to come good in your skilled hands.

Mainly28s · Mar 30, 2023

Vic Balshaw said:
Its an Italian designed machine, its sure to come good in your skilled hands.

"Skilled hands"? I think you have me confused with someone else. "Barely competent" might be closer to the truth!

Mainly28s · Mar 30, 2023

And this is the state of play now:

Next up, a bit of work on seams, paint the interior and put the windows in, seal her up and look at the outside.

I won't be detailling the undercarriage bays, as they won't be seen, and this is supposed to be a relaxing build!

Wurger · Mar 30, 2023

Vic Balshaw · Mar 30, 2023

No pressure then.

Ralph Haus · Mar 30, 2023

You should do well with this kit. Not nearly as bad as some Special Hobby and Hobby Boss ones that I have 'tried' to build. A fun aircraft. I did the 1/48 Airfix one (GB-52). It is certainly one of the more unique models on my 'shelf-that-collects-dust'.

Crimea_River · Apr 2, 2023

If you don't think it's relaxing then you are looking at it wrong! I see that at least they make it easy for you to locate the decals.

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