1/72 Octopus I.M.A.M. Ro.43
This kit was a challenge like I'd never had before, a short run kit with vague instructions, no alignment pins and vac form canopies, but its such a cool plane and I had to do it.
So off I went, and what fun I had, yes, yes, I'm a s****r for punishment.
Built it up with a lot of frustration and a lot of patience and in the end a kit, at least I am incredible proud of. I totally messed up the canopy because the markings on the plastic were very unclear, but other than that finished it off and am very happy with the end result.
This is not the end though, going to attempt an Italian carrier ship catapult launch ramp as my first scratch building project, so this beauty will have a place to sit on.
I hope you enjoy.
A real beauty, Anthony, looking forward to the catapult launch ramp.
Thanks so much George, yeah just trying to practice a bit of scratch building and get my confidence in that up first.
A wonderful job, Anthony!
Keep them coming!
Thanks Spiros, will do have so backlog to post up here haha.
Absolutely beautiful work, Anthony @anthonyricco
Quite a strong and original transport vehicle.
Thanks John yeah a pretty little thing I thought.
Patience and frustration were the right ingredients to a nice result...Well done, Anthony!
Thanks Gary, haha, so I must get impatient and frustrated more then. If they come out how I want I really don't mind that.
Excellent! You really beat this short-run kit into submission. Well done!
Thanks Greg, yip it was kicking and screaming but I enjoy having a bit of a challenge
Such a little gem Anthony! Thank you for sharing. And please share when you complete the catapult. That will be very cool to see!
Thanks a lot Jim, yes I was very happy with the end result, I'll definitely share the catapult when I do it, need get the confidence for that though haha
A victory of talent and persistence over kit to get a great model.
Thanks so much Tom, yeah and I enjoy it like that, a bit of challenge makes it feel even more like a victory.
Beautifully done!
Thanks a lot Robert.
Octopus were part of the Pavla set up and they had strange ideas about model engineering. You've managed an excellent result from one of their efforts.
Yes, I think Pavla took them over, they certainly had their own ideas, and I never want to see vac form canopies again haha. Appreciate the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Well done, Anthony (@anthonyricco). I can't imagine the frustrations with this kit. A short run kit with a vac canopy are bad enough, but also a biplane. You are a better man than I am to complete a model like this that came out so well. Looking forward to the catapult.
Thanks George. I'm sure you would have done even better than this. Was fun in the end. Will keep you updated with the catapult.
Anthony, great job on your build. A tough kit made into a beauty!
Thanks Bob, yeah it turned out how I wanted so I was happy with it.