What an amazing entry, my friend @bernardbedeur!
Looking forward to it!

Very interesting choice Bernard - welcome aboard!

Looks like this is going to be an amazing build, Bernard @bernardbedeur
Your chosen scheme will look superb.

Brilliant Bernard @bernardbedeur - what a cool plane, I have this in my stash and really can't wait to do it - I love the sunburst on the upper wings, go for it man, its going to look fantastic.

I got a go at this elegant boat/plane just a week ago.

I’m taking it in small steps so as to not mess it up.

The parasol type wings will be a challenge to mount with all the bracing. But I got the pilots spiffed up Italian style and studied the sometimes different than most Italeri instruction sheet.

I learned that this plane was built by the Cantiere Aeronautica Navali Trieste or Trieste aeronautical aviation Yard . The government requirement in the Design Competition called for a Flying Boat that could fit under the covered Yacht style hangars. Therefore it is not a very large craft . The Single Engine bracing was problematic in Taxiing or Landing in rough choppy Seas where it could separate itself from the Housing, falling right front of the pilot station !

Bracing was added later ( which I will not build ! ) that must have made it get more drag and probably whistled like crazy ! The man in the engine/ Gunner station must have been miserable . All in all a beautiful light air and sea Craft that performed best in Rescue though I wonder how many it could Pick up at one time. Being so light. The fuselage had plenty of room judging from photos the whole structure made by boat builders, Canoe style.

Thanks for doing that. I’m not very literate in computer work and posting skills.
On top of that my hobby space is not in a heated room so I move slowly forward when I can.
Thanks again,

In this noble art ..Working during winter made me just be able to glue up 1/76 trucks and armour , close to the stove. For paint I had to wait for warmer weather. ( 31 Atmospheric Rivers later ! ) as my model area is not heated at the moment. Nonetheless I kept looking at the beautiful Seagull I started.

The contemplation alone is part of the fun for me. Like thinking it through over long periods of time.

Brooding. After all the top wings of the Gabiano show a Red Sunburst on a field of what looks like doped Aluminium fabric. A bit over my skill level…

For the Color I mixed all Tamiya; FX 16 Flat Aluminum mixed with 1/2 part FX-80 Royal Light Gray for the fabric or wood. The primer was Tamiya spray can grey.

To save it from smudging a light coat of flat MIG varnish and gloves from now on with a compressed air cleaning duster nearby.

The photo shows my steps. Trace the wing. Make the Pattern. Trace it on tracing paper and try have it all converge after cutout Tamiya tape.

I did it in 2 sittings with a week in between. I’m happy so far and thinking of decal-ing it now, but not sure that’s a good idea or not.

On to making it all come down with bracing and studs . That’s another challenge as they say.