Italieri SM.79 Finnito (Ish)

Cargo! or is that hot oil in the barrels ? are those barrel in the fuse ?

yes this will be interesting and different.

I think that Italian buiuld was not going to start until 2009.

wow that looks impresive. One I hope to be able to try that much aftermarket stuff

Jason

Thx all, those barrels are, I think, the tubes that held the bombs. They were dropped vertically like the Heinkell 111. I like the idea of hot oil though LOL

As for the colour scheme, ive decided on the scheme depicted on the box art. Mainly because i need a challenge. Either that or im stupid.

...Guy

Hi all, thought id post another quick update.I am NOT BiG E, Im on the Aromor Satan's PC. The fuz is just about done with just the oversized weoponery to add to the gondola.

I know some people wont use PE and prefer to scratchbuild stuff but check out the top cover, that im going to show open BTW, you couldnt beat that scratching, well you might be able too.

Next up was the minute barrel jackets. 1stly i heated them up till they turn blue. To make them maleable,

Next up is to find a suitable sized drill bit to wrap the part around. It was at this point i was still thinking, its never going to happen,

and there you have it. 2 more to go.

More soon peeps.

...Guy

bspeed wrote:

Cargo! or is that hot oil in the barrels ?

That has to be the funniest idea I have read in a long time !

Guy - Fantastic work,  you make PE look so easy. If I had just a 10'th of your talent

Cheers,
Alex

Great work!  Know what would go well with this aircraft?  A late-war '109! 

Believe it or not...there's even a Gb for them getting ready to start!

Was I subtle enough?

Daywalker wrote:

Great work!  Know what would go well with this aircraft?  A late-war '109!  Believe it or not...there's even a Gb for them getting ready to start! Was I subtle enough?

 imissed thaoe I guess...... A late 109 GB ? What should I make? 

Count me in for both of them. The Italian GB and the Late war 109. How late war 109's are we looking at? If someone could send me a link to both the prospective GB's id appreciate it.

 As for the colour scheme, its now going to be similar to the Box art but not with the grey on the leading edge. Apparantly this was for the torpedo bombers to help disguise them to thier prospective targets and blend them into the sea. As this is a 'Hot oil' bomber it wont have it. Itll be the 3 tone over grey.

...Guy

Guy, looking like you're on you way to another stunning build.

Karl

Im still here plugging away. Just wanted to show where im at, so to speak. The main body of the plane is together now. The top hatch is just temporary and will be replaced, as well as the access door, with PE wonders.

My next mission is to sort the engines out. My problem is this, the Pavla resin engines are very nice but have a bit of flash on them and they also look a bit fiddly to attach, being as they have no mounting points. The Italieri engines are ok and im sure with the PE wiring and ignition wires, they may come up ok. Ooh decisions, decisions.

Any hoo, heres a couple of pics of my possible colour schemes,

im fancying the last of second pics. The one with the yellow cowls. What do you all reckon.

Heres a nice period pic of a few flying.

...Guy

Ranger2Seven wrote:

Oh yea, the mottle version.  How could you not?

Guy- I stopped by thinking you were finished already!  You mean to tell me that you HAVEN'T EVEN PAINTED IT YET???  You're getting slow in your old age.

Seriously, your work gets better with every kit.  That office is one of the finest I have ever laid eyes on.  How the heck do you do such amazing work in such short amounts of time?  Oh, I forgot... elves.

By the Mottle, do you mean the yellow cowled beastie? Or do you mean the green and brown splotches over the yellow. Like on the box art.

The elves need to know.

...Guy

 I like the ones with the long gray nose.

Like in the box art pic? I cant do that one because ive built the bomber version and the grey nose was for torpedo bombing. Ooh the decisions. Is the yellow cowled one yours. It looks fantastic. But just means i cant do that one now because youve already done it. Oh Woe is me.

Im off for a couple of days now. I expect loads of usefull help for when i get back LOL.

...Guy

 Guy that is one of the one's I pulled off the too be fixed pile. I have so many old kits that have not survived the Army years and the 19 moves my life endured in those 21 years. I hate moving!  Hopefully that is all behind me now.

 That kit is the old Smer kit. 1/48 scale. Very crude and old mold but with very nice lines none the less.  I have the Trumpeter kit to build yet somewhere?  Don't let that old relic affect your decision! LOL

Hi all, shes finished ish, ish because i need to add the bracing wires to the tail and find one of the clams that goes on the gondola. I needed to clear the bench ready for the weekend madness GB. I know its not the weekend but hey. Heres the pics. I hope you like it.

I wasnt too sure about the spinners but i have seen one with red spinners so went with that. It adds a bit of colour to the mix. I hope you like it.

...Guy