**** FINISHED: GB-48 1/72 S.M.79 - Carrier & Maritime Patrol A/C of WWII

[fastmongrel]

User name: fastmongrel
First name: Stu
Category: Intermediate
Scale: 1/72
Kit manufacturer: Italeri
Extras: None OOB
Model type Savoia Marchetti SM79b Sparverio
Pilot: Captain Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia
Unit: 281st Squadriglia, 132 Gruppo Autonomo A.S.
location: Rhodes
Date: 1941.

 

[fubar57]

Well done, Stu. I enjoyed following along

 

[Airframes]

Me too, and it's turned out very nice.

 

[fastmongrel]

Thanks guys. I am not particularly keen on the photos I took with my phone. I think I need to get myself a decent camera. Has anyone done a sticky on taking photos for GBs

 

[Dana Bell]

Beautiful job! Just last night I was having a nostalgic pass through my old Aircraft in Profile series; the SM 79 caught my eye (yet again) and I was reminded what a beautiful model it would make. Your results are an inspiration. (I wonder if I still have a tube of glue that didn't dry out 20 years ago?)

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done.

 

[fastmongrel]

The Italeri kit is very nice and I would recommend having a go. It doesn't have much if any flash on the sprues. I hardly had to do much to some parts beside clean up where I had cut it from the sprue. Everything fitted apart from the usual wing to fuselage joints and not a lot of filler was needed. The transparencies were not very clear but a dip in Humbrol Clear sorted them out nicely.

 

[rochie]

Great job

 

[Crimea_River]

First of all, great model. Second, I think your pics are absolutely fine and certainly better than some that we judges need to deal with!

Oops, did I say that out loud?

 

[fastmongrel]

First of all, great model. Second, I think your pics are absolutely fine and certainly better than some that we judges need to deal with!

Oops, did I say that out loud?

Thanks I still want to do better photos as I don't think they do it justice. It's a lot better in real life maybe even award winning

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[nuuumannn]

That's primo mate, looks beautiful!

 

[Wayne Little]

Turned out real nice Stu, well done.

 

[Snautzer01]

Well done, very nice airplane.

 

[slaterat]

Wow, I am really liking this build. Fantastic final look. Love the Italian Tri-motors.

 

[Bustedwing]

Stunning job ! Camouflage looks great !

 

[Donivanp]

I love that plane and that paint job. Saluta