Macchi MC.202 Folgore- Hobby 2000 (Hasegawa) 1:72

[hal bregg]

Hello!

Something for hot summer days: an Italian ace fighter in desert scheme.

pilot: Cpt. Franco Lucchini,
unit: 84 Squadrgilia, 10 Gruppo, 4 Stormo,
airfield: Fuka, Egypt, October 1942,

 

[Snautzer01]

Very nice. And a good looking plane.

 

[SaparotRob]

That Is a beautiful job. A sweet looking machine. I'd have gone nuts trying rig those aerials.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very nice, good camo.

 

[modlbldralex]

Such a Beautiful model!!!!!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Great modelling (and mottling) skills.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[hal bregg]

Thanks for comments.
The Macchi 202 drive is a license Daimler Benz DB 601 engine, produced in Italy as Alfa Romeo R.A.1000 R.C.41
The inscription on the hood commemorates the Italian fighter ace of World War I - Francesco Baracca. His personal emblem was a black horse, standing on two hind legs, which was also used by Enzo Ferrari as a sign of the Scuderia Ferrari (!).

 

[PonyOne]

That is one sharp looking model, Cpt. Franco Lucchini would have been proud to put it up on his trophy shelf.
Dare I copy the finish you did? only if you tell me the color and methods you use.

 

[hal bregg]

Dare I copy the finish you did? only if you tell me the color and methods you use.

Thx for your attention,
Hmmm, I have built this model a year ago, so I can't remember what exactly I poured into airbrush tank, but I am generally a Mr.Color lacquer user. I used mixtures of paints I had in stock in the moment.

It could be:

Upper side:
Sand -Mr.Color C313 Yellow (Federal Standard 33531) mixed with C119 RLM79 Sand Yellow to get a bit darker shade.
Green dots: Mr.Color C018 Black Green (German RLM 70) mixed with a bit lighter RAF Dark green

Bottom side:

Colour between RAF Medium sea gray, and U.S. Neutral Grey. Could be:
Mr color 324 light gray
-Model Master 4762 Light Ghost Gray (FS36375)

interior:
Mr color 312-green (+- RAF interior green, FS 34227), or Model Master 4739 pale green.

Green dots painted airbrush/freehand using low air pressure, and very diluted paint (approx.1-paint 3-thinner).

Tip: paint a old model overall with sand colour, and make a try with green dots. Experience will be doubled.

Bonne chance, and don't forget to show us the results!

 

[rochie]

fantastic, hard to tell that is 1/72 scale, looks much bigger !

 

[Snautzer01]

fantastic, hard to tell that is 1/72 scale, looks much bigger !

It does doesnt it? It so tidy and clean.

 

[hal bregg]

hard to tell that is 1/72 scale, looks much bigger !

To prove the scale, I took some photos:

 

[hal bregg]

Damn!, what I've been thinking about, some better photos:

ten Polish groszy

twenty Czech hellers

five Kuwaiti fils

one Norwegian krone

I hope this explains everything (a joke of course).

 

[rochie]

To prove the scale, I took some photos:
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It is really nicely done.

 

[Snautzer01]

Damn!, what I've been thinking about, some better photos:

ten Polish groszy
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twenty Czech hellers
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five Kuwaiti fils
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one Norwegian krone
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I hope this explains everything (a joke of course).

Fixed it.

 

[Wayne Little]

That's some real nice work.