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 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @j-healy!
    No recent progress, since life severely interfered lately, will likely catch-up with the beautiful Macchi pretty soon!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months 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!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Good to see you progressing a bit today on this Aermacchi my friend, @fiveten
    Those little steps look great.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months 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:

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 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.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    John Healy said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Looking good, Spiros. I’ve always liked this plane.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @j-healy!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Some more progress...


    Seats are ready, some silver touch ups all around. Here she is: Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Nice progress, Spiros @fiveten
    Great paintwork on those seats.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Stephen W Towle said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Looks fantastic Spiros. Getting natural metal finishes or silver painted finishes to not show seams is a talent.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 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!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

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