Berny5664
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All very well done, Andy
**** DONE: GB-63 1/48 Macchi C.202 "Folgore" - Stormy Weather
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Great work Andy...!
Berny5664
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There is also this one, but the Hasegawa in better although in some parts the Tauromodel is more correct. Unfortunately, its plastic is a bit coarse and the assembly is very complex.
I have two boxes
This one
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Good work so far Andy!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks Berny. I wasn't aware of that one. Can you give me an example of how this kit is more accurate than the Hasegawa? Other than the elevator horn balances that I already fixed, is there something else that needs to be addressed?There is also this one, but the Hasegawa in better although in some parts the Tauromodel is more correct. Unfortunately, its plastic is a bit coarse and the assembly is very complex.
I have two boxes
This one
Berny5664
Senior Airman
Andy, Tauromodel had produced both the 202 and the 205 as they were both very similar. The biggest differences were on the nose of the aircraft. The two kits have more correct dimensions than the Hasegawa which is about 2mm shorter in fuselage.
I made the modification for the 205 but it is still only 2mm and therefore the modification can be avoided. Regarding the wings, you have to pay attention to the trapdoors for the weapons, on the 202 there was only one while on the 205 they became three.
Otherwise the Hasegawa is much better as the plastic is more finished.
The clew marked with the red arrow must be removed
In these drawings the difference on the wings is the absence of the clew on the snout
Otherwise the Hasegawa is much better as the plastic is more finished.
The clew marked with the red arrow must be removed
In these drawings the difference on the wings is the absence of the clew on the snout
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Vic Balshaw
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Some good info Bernardo. 
Berny5664
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Crimea_River
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Thanks very much Berny! I'll have a look and make the necessary chops. I don't think I'll be extending the fuselage though.
Berny5664
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Well Andy.
Good job, I'm glad I was useful to you
Good job, I'm glad I was useful to you
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Crimea_River
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As I mentioned, I'm keen to give the smoke ring camo a try by freehanding with my airbrush. Best laid plans....
In order to do that, I'm going to paint most of the fuselage and wings before I assemble them together and touch up the joints as a final step. To that end, I started assembling the fuselage halves but will post pics when all that is together. One the wings, I went over the details provided by Berny above along with a few other references and prepared the below pics for what needs to be done to the Hasegawa kit to make it correctly represent the C.202 mid series.
The top is pretty much as Berny said above but there are a couple more details I added. Hasegawa correctly moulded the port wing longer than the starboard per the original aircraft, thank God! :
The underside presents us with a few nitpicks with regard to the size of the midsection access panels and I might just leave those alone, given that I'd have to move the small circular hatches as well, and I hate doing those. Otherwise the fixes are easy.
With those changes identified, I'm going to go ahead and fill the unwanted panel lines and get the wing halves together.
In order to do that, I'm going to paint most of the fuselage and wings before I assemble them together and touch up the joints as a final step. To that end, I started assembling the fuselage halves but will post pics when all that is together. One the wings, I went over the details provided by Berny above along with a few other references and prepared the below pics for what needs to be done to the Hasegawa kit to make it correctly represent the C.202 mid series.
The top is pretty much as Berny said above but there are a couple more details I added. Hasegawa correctly moulded the port wing longer than the starboard per the original aircraft, thank God! :
The underside presents us with a few nitpicks with regard to the size of the midsection access panels and I might just leave those alone, given that I'd have to move the small circular hatches as well, and I hate doing those. Otherwise the fixes are easy.
With those changes identified, I'm going to go ahead and fill the unwanted panel lines and get the wing halves together.
Berny5664
Senior Airman
Great improvements Andy.
Bustedwing
Tech Sergeant
Lots of attention to details. Looking forward to the final paint. Italians had some cool camouflage patterns !
Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
To do this one justice you'll need to display it 'wheels up' to display the underside details....
Viking1066
Chief Master Sergeant
That's why I become so interested in getting these into the stash.
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Thanks guys.
I was responding when I suddenly realized you probably meant displaying the model upside down with the wheel pointing up. "Wheel up" to me means that the undercarriage is retracted, in which case all my hard work would be invisible!
Moving on, I made the minor wing mods noted above and glued the halves together.
Then I spent the better part of an hour and a half going through my references to see what needed to be done on the fuselage. Hasegawa got it pretty close but there are some details there that make no sense. Below is a summary of the mods I'll need to make, keeping in mind that some of the details that the kit provided are correct for late series (XII and up) Folgores or C.205s but not for my VII:
As you can see, the fuselage is together and the upper cowl is in place. The fit of that part is mediocre and I spent a lot of time trying to even out the step that is formed on placement - not so easy when dealing with all those little air intakes and cowl bulges. However, the fit of the wings to the fuselage is stunning. It all went together with a satisfying snap and would almost need no glue.
I need to check if the machine gun muzzles can actually be seen on the real aircraft and, if not, will pass on adding them. You'd think so, though and some reviewers have added them.
Thanks again for following along. I have one more day of bench time and then I jet off to Ontario to visit my family for a week. I hope to have a bit more to show tomorrow before I leave.
I was responding when I suddenly realized you probably meant displaying the model upside down with the wheel pointing up. "Wheel up" to me means that the undercarriage is retracted, in which case all my hard work would be invisible!
Moving on, I made the minor wing mods noted above and glued the halves together.
Then I spent the better part of an hour and a half going through my references to see what needed to be done on the fuselage. Hasegawa got it pretty close but there are some details there that make no sense. Below is a summary of the mods I'll need to make, keeping in mind that some of the details that the kit provided are correct for late series (XII and up) Folgores or C.205s but not for my VII:
As you can see, the fuselage is together and the upper cowl is in place. The fit of that part is mediocre and I spent a lot of time trying to even out the step that is formed on placement - not so easy when dealing with all those little air intakes and cowl bulges. However, the fit of the wings to the fuselage is stunning. It all went together with a satisfying snap and would almost need no glue.
I need to check if the machine gun muzzles can actually be seen on the real aircraft and, if not, will pass on adding them. You'd think so, though and some reviewers have added them.
Thanks again for following along. I have one more day of bench time and then I jet off to Ontario to visit my family for a week. I hope to have a bit more to show tomorrow before I leave.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Lots of detail fixing Andy. The only bit I had on my kit was removing the nose blisters each side and on the starboard forward engine cover was making the hole for the vent from the little tank on the side of the engine.
Lots of great work goin' on Andy...
