S.79 Sparviero in 1:24 scale

[msxyz]

Available in Italy as a kit to purchase weekly, it's possible to assemble a S.79 'Sparviero' in a whooping 1:24 scale!

The aircraft is not a cutaway model. The inner structure is correctly reproduced and so are many details that would otherwise remain hidden. It's up to who assembles the model to decide if the aircraft is left with portions unassembled for display. The model is made of metal, plastic and wood (!). For example, the radial engine is made of die cast metal and so are is the propellers. Wing spars are correctly made of metal and wood, just like the real one!

A wonderful project; its downside? The cost. The model will be made available during the span of two years in 110 different parts for around 1000€. Each issue also comes with a short booklet dedicated to tech and story of aviation during ww2

 

[SaparotRob]

That's impressive.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That's awesome!

 

[Snautzer01]

Who needs 2 kidneys anyway?

 

[msxyz]

I've started assembling it. The model has even fully working variable pitch propellers

 

[Lucky13]

 

[msxyz]

All the pieces are pre painted and ready for assembly. Instructions are illustrated and step by step. This justifies a bit more the price. Even somebody with limited experience in assembly should be able to build it with ease. Here's a detail of the propeller mechanism. The blue base is part of the aerodynamic fairing seen in some models. The real hub is inside and correctly modelled so, in theory, one could also mount it w/o the outside shell, since some pictures of S.79s show them with the plain hub.

The hub, shell and propeller blades are all in metal.

 

[fubar57]

Wow. Impressive indeed

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, if you had an industrial 3D printer, you could scan the parts in, up it 24x and have a 1:1 scale model.

 

[msxyz]

A 1:10 flying model should easily be doable using consumer level 3D scanners and printers

 

[Capt. Vick]

Damn!

 

[BertUS]

Soud like a very interesting model, somehow I love this kinda models

 

[Skyediamonds]

That's a BIG model. The wingspan alone is almost the length of one's arm with fingers extended.

 

[SaparotRob]

Soud like a very interesting model, somehow I love this kinda models

I do too. That's why I love when you guys build them. I don't have the room.

 

[ARTESH]

Available in Italy as a kit to purchase weekly

Purchase weekly? It means that you buy left wing this week and right wing next week, Am I right?

 

[Wurger]

Almost you got it Artesh. Usually it is worse. You may buy a tail nav light , a pilot chair and two screws for attaching tha landing gear, The next week you can purchase the spinner and two bulkheads for the fusealge, etc .... Finally after a year you may complete all parts. It is a great example of a way of bilking someone of spending a lot of money for someting you may have for less.

 

[Wurger]

As I have thought. That's the Hachette model ... here is an example what you may buy with a weekly set of parts for the model.

the source: the net.

 

[ARTESH]

Almost you got it Artesh. Usually it is worse. You may buy a tail nav light , a pilot chair and two screws for attaching tha landing gear, The next week you can purchase the spinner and two bulkheads for the fusealge, etc .... Finally after a year you may complete all parts. It is a great example of a way of bilking someone of spending a lot of money for someting you may have for less.

It seems that Modellers have their own EA!

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[Wurger]

Just I remind myself a Tytanic model assembled by my mate that costed him a little bit more than 2000PLN and purchased in that way. Here you are two cardboard kits of the liner. One is of the Mały modelarz and the second one of the Fly model. The MM was for 35+30PLM=60PLN while the Fly Model kit was for about 150PLN. With same work and patience with thinking going together you may achieve the final effect seen with the link below.

Model RMS TITANIC - Kartonowki.pl

Kartonowki.pl - Internetowy Klub Modelarzy Kartonowych

www.kartonowki.pl

 

[Skyediamonds]

Gentlemen:

Just curious, as I'm interested in this kit / model too. If the modeler elects the payment method, then he / she also pays extra for the shipping of the parts, which can potentially add up to 50+ separate shipping charges (Weeks spread out over a year) on top of the costs for the components, correct?

Also, on that note, it would appear to simply purchase the whole kit outright & work out financing arrangements from another source (monthly payments on credit cards, or through PayPal's payment program, bank, etc.).

So the differences between payment methods on a piecemeal basis & outright purchase of the whole kit is exponentially huge!