Hi everyone,
I insert this new topic which concerns the M.39 "idrocorsa" which won the Schneider Trophy in 1926 and which you all surely know well...
I will try to constantly update the progress of the construction and I hope to do well because I have never made a completely resin model.
The difficulties I think I will encounter will be in the rendering of the surfaces. Only the engine cover part was made of metal. The rest was in wooden structure with plywood covering. The wing radiators were made of brass tubes.
The peculiarity was that the wings were asymmetrical with two half-wings of different lengths, a solution that facilitated the setting of the turns which were all left on the course.
I recently visited the Vigna di Valle Museum and I was able to see the only one still in existence which seems to be the one that won the Cup. However, it currently has different signs.
The cart on which it is installed is a little different from the one I will represent offered by the manufacturer. It was the one used then. The one in the museum has a reticular structure that connects the two "half-trolleys".
Anyway I hope to update the post soon... with my very little time to dedicate to this fantastic hobby.
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