Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore
One I fancied doing since it was announced.
The majority of the kit fits and goes together without any major issues but it is plagued with some strange engineering decisions.
Having to place the landing gear so early in the build makes for a lot of delicate and potentially dangerous work later on.
There are a staggering amount of visible ejection pin marks throughout the build which makes life interesting.
Other than those points this was an enjoyable and fun build with the only major issues being entirely operator error.
I managed to misread the colour call outs and painted the main engine bearers green rather than steel and the major howler... I've managed to place the gun access panel covers on completely the wrong way round.
Both of these were spotted a long time after it was too late to do anything about it.
The engine bearers can only be seen by peering through the wheel well and the gun panel covers when painted and with the smoke rings down looks ok.
No-one who will see this in my house will be completely oblivious to this anyway.
Primed with Mr Finishing Surfacer Black 1500.
Painted with,
Lifecolor Verde Anticorrosione, Grigio Azzurro Chiaro 1 and Nocciola Chiaro 4 var.
Tamiya Nato Black, Rubber Black, Clear Red, Clear Green and Yellow.
Xtreme Metals Steel,
Humbrol Emerald Green.
Washed with Citadel Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade and Flory Dark Dirt.
Finished with Windsor & Newton Galeria Matt Varnish.
I should mention that this was completely built OOB and while I wasn't planning any more Regia Aeronautica aircraft now that Italeri have announced another two I might just go for it.
Thanks for looking,
Cheers,
Alistair
Great job!
Thanks very much.
A beautiful looking plane and you sure made a great job of the kit, Alistair @alistairfgauld ! The camouflage must have been difficult!
Thanks so much.
The Smoke Rings were all decals which made it a lot easier.
A really superb job and really beautiful result, Alistair!
Thanks very much Spiros
In the end a great looking Folgore, Alistair @alistairfgauld
How did you apply those smoke rings.
Many Thanks,
They were all decals.
Very thin and translucent.
Well done, Alistair! Great smoke rings.
Thanks very much,
Can't take any credit for them as they were all decals.
Cartograf should get the plaudits for them.
Very nice! I recently built an old Hasegawa 48th scale Folgore, my first attempt at an Italian aircraft. One thing I noticed after completion was the 'smoke rings' I painted were a bit too thin, yours are very well done. My compliments to you on job well done ๐
Thanks so much.
The rings are decals so can't take any credit for them.
Nice work Alistair. Italian fighters are like Italian sportscars - when they're running right, they're amazing.
Thanks very much Tom.
Very Italian in styling.
Looks sleek and powerful.
That is a lovely Folgore! I'm glad I'm not the only one that experiences brain farts occasionally ๐
Thanks Greg,
I'm well known for them.
Beauty, Alistair! ๐คฉ What a striking paintjob, well done indeed! ๐
Many Thanks
Great job, Alistair! The paint work is stellar...
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That is extremely kind of you.
Well done, that's a great looking Folgore!
Thanks so much
Despite all the problems with the construction, it looks beautiful. Good work.
Many Thanks,
It's a really nice kit.
Just stupid errors on my part.
Excellent work, she's a beautiful build!
Many Thanks.