Fiat Cr 42 - Seaplanes / Floatplanes of WWII

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Moving along nicely Kevin.

 

[chris brown]

Great looking cockpit and nice job on the surgery!

 

[Rogi]

Very cool

 

[javlin]

Thks fellas got to get back on this and the Walrus I just been having P-51 pains lately so back on Lil Margaret Reece from a group build awhile back.I then plan on going after a 1/24 Stang from some time back which I might have to make my own "American Beauty" decals.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sounds like a plan!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[javlin]

Not much to show fellas but she is a trying kit.There are actually no real locating pins for the wings and the the angle for the center struts is by eyeball to the fuse to drawing supplied This upside down method was the best I could come up with and this is attempt #4 because i glued the center struts in backwards with the taller cane in the back and I only realized this when I finally had the upper wing in the correct forward launch of the lower wing.I need to learn on this for I have another in the cabinet the land version.I dread when I have to go to the floats that will be a nightmare without locating pins.I am showcasing another build also

 

[Crimea_River]

Good work Kevin. Its definitely worth taking you time to line up those wings

 

[parsifal]

Looks hard to me, but also looks like your attention is paying off

 

[fubar57]

Reason #251 I stay away from biplanes. Looks like you may have conquered the wings.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Biplanes are always a bitch Kevin, how they managed to get them to fly and stay together, all wire and fabric I'll never fathom.

So you done good mate.

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep, lookin' good Kevin!

 

[javlin]

I appreciate the words of encouragement fellas otherwise this one might of found the trash can.I just do not understand why no positive points of attachment Now I see I actually have the front wing alittle to far forward well it's not coming off again and also my angle on the inside struts show of been more vertical really!! So I had to shorten the the struts some to get it them to fit.I will win no awards for this but the one maybe for perseverance if I make it to the end.i am only doing this to learn how to build the other in my stash or maybe I should buy the Italei kit ??Will my make believe plane

 

[fubar57]

Keep going Kevin, you're doing great. I've got way too many unfinished kits all because I got frustrated.

Geo

 

[vikingBerserker]

I have learned more from bad kits than great ones. Keep at it, you are doing much better then I have in the past!

 

[mikewint]

Yup, just one of the reasons my Gotha sits in the box. With all the above, really nice work

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking OK though, despite the issues.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You're doing good Kevin, keep plugging mate.