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ESCI 1/48 Aermacchi MB.326 in SAAF service

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 76 ≡ · ↻ 2 years ago · 1/48, Aermacchi, Esci, Italeri, Macchi, MB-326, SAAF, SUAF GB

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Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

Thanks my friend @j-healy!
No recent progress, since life severely interfered lately, will likely catch-up with the beautiful Macchi pretty soon!
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

...so here is a small progress done today...

-seats under preparation (lower seat belts have been added, lower ejection handles to be added)
-sticks almost ready
-wheels lightly filed to look weighted
-fin top painted and black areas touched-up
More to come!
John vd Biggelaar said 3 years ago:

Good to see you progressing a bit today on this Aermacchi my friend, @fiveten
Those little steps look great.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years ago:
-Decals applied in the cockpit (which, by the way, behaved well, despite them being very old)
The seats were missing the lower ejection handles: I fabricated them from stretched sprue, attached them and painted them black (awaiting, together with the other emergency handles, their yellow striping). Here she is:
1. Ejection handles
Thanks for stopping by!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Great work my friend, Spiros @fiveten
Although aged, the decals looking pretty nice.
The ejection handles are perfectly shaped and will be great after applying the yellow stripes.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
John Healy said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Looking good, Spiros. I’ve always liked this plane.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Thanks my friend @j-healy!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Some more progress...

Seats are ready, some silver touch ups all around. Here she is:

Thanks for stopping by!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Nice progress, Spiros @fiveten
Great paintwork on those seats.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Thanks my friend @johnb!
Stephen W Towle said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Looks fantastic Spiros. Getting natural metal finishes or silver painted finishes to not show seams is a talent.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 12 months ago:

Thanks my friend @stephen-w-towle!
Cockpit is almost ready:

A more busy cockpit would definitely be desired, especially regarding the aft areas of both seats, which look unrealistically simplistic. Under a closed canopy, the result may be passable, though...
Thanks for stopping by!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 12 months ago:

It looks great, Spiros @fiveten
Likely the simplicity will be barely visible with a closed canopy.

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ESCI 1/48 Aermacchi MB.326 in SAAF service

Some more progress...