Thank you for your kind words Gentlemen......
Wulf: My friend, in order to achieve a good metallic finish
After fine sanding the wood I coat it with 6 coats of transparent varnish
(SPRAY) then I spray it with "Chrome" let it dry for about a week
then I rub it with my thumb to kill the shine......note I din´t do this
in the elevators and they shine like a mirror........
mfsob............one of the beauties of scratchbuilding is that
the variety of materials you can use is limitless...notice that the
red wing stripes are just shinny paper with a coat of
matt spray, as well as the Italian markings.
Win nut.........happy you liked this one.
I would encourage everyone to give solid wood scratchbuilding a try...
It is not hard at all......remember before 1953 , 98% of static models
were made like this, its just a question of good wood and plans, patience, good tools
( 2 large files, several fine files, saw, x-acto knives, wood glue and fast
drying glue), and the will to make that model of the plane you love......and some sweat.
I hope to finish a little manual, step by step, this year.....maybe it will get more
of us " making models like the use to be"!!!!!!....
I have started work on a civilian one this time.....A SM-71, an 8 passenger transport of the 30´s.....Made the first flight from Rome to Argentina...
Gera