Regia Aeronautica GB II (06/15/09 to 06/15/10)

Yes, 02 for the pit and greenie-gray for the rest. Your superb seaplane harks back to that other great (one of many) industrial design triumphs of the Italians- speedboats!

Well I'm finally back online. Lousy internet provider took three days to come out and repair the bad connection up on the pole. ! I has to read back about a page to get up to speed here. It looks like bondman and Guy have been very busy while I was offline. I have been making good progress on my 202. I have the whole thing assembled and ready for a primer coat to spot all of the areas that need more attention. The wings gave me a little bit of trouble and I had to spend a little time cleaning up the seam though no filler was needed just some sanding. I plugged up the antenna hole with a piece of streched sprue and I need to sand it flush and redrill a hole for the stub antenna a little furthur back of the fuselage. Here is a pic of where I am so far.

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soulcrusher wrote:

Excellent work SC!  That's a fine looking spinner on the nose as well.

Why thank you Frank. Not nearly as nice as one of yours but I like it!

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Looking mighty fine crusher. I love em when they are at that stage. All nekid and waiting for it (Paint that is, you potty brains)

I got an Email from Kelly Shaw saying my CANT is going into the gallery on the forum. Woo hoo. Fame at last LOL.

...Guy

Wow Guy! Nice job getting published. I can always say I knew you back when before you were famous! I hear say that once the picture is actually published a little monetary consideration will be sent your way.  That means more money to add more kits to the stash! Lets see you could add a nice Re 2000 2001 or 2005 to you Italian collection. Well done!

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Bondo, nice work on that wing pattern.  Looks perfect to me!

Guy, congradulations on the publication.  Well desrved and nice work on that old clunker too.  That secret silver is awesome. 

Guy on your publication. 

SC - Looking Fantastic, what a nice kit that looks to be. I will have to scrounge one up myself..

Guy -  And any other "Luft" fans  Revell has re~ released the  1/48 Do 217E-4 . I recieved mine today, nice kit at a great price. Mine was under $20.00

Too many on the Bench at the moment to dig into this one.

Dave - I have been decall'ing up the Cant.Z look for pics after the weekend..

Sean that Do217 is awesome. What are the panel lines like? Its about time you posted pics of your CANT Z. Im looking forward to seeing how your getting on with that beast.

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

What are the panel lines like? ...Guy

Guy -  I had my Shop Mechanics take a look at the kit. The Panel lines are Very Fine and Recessed.

This looks like a Really Nice Kit from just looking at it. I hope the fit is as good as it looks in the Box.

Summit wrote:

I'd keep an eye on that Redheaded mechanic if I were you Sean.  He looks mighty suspicious!

Can't wait to see some pics of the CANT   

Well I put some sanding sticks to my seams and found all of my ugly spots thanks to the old primer coat. I have them all smoothed out and puttied two small spots I did not like. I should be abble to do the final body work and primer the airframe again by tomorrow. I want to get it preshaded tomorrow also so I can start painting. Now I just have to find some more pics of this early three color camo found on this particular 202. I only have a couple of BW photos that are not to good to go by. Apparenty only the first batch of 202's received this camo so pics are hard to come by.

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razordws wrote:

Summit wrote: I'd keep an eye on that Redheaded mechanic if I were you Sean.  He looks mighty suspicious!

Bares a striking resemblence to a youthfull looking, building machine thats spewing out glorious build at a huge rate of knots. Ill give you a clue...His name Starts with an 'A' and ends with aron Macneal. Answers on a postcard kids. LOL.

Ive got to get me one of those now, damn you Sean.

...Guy

Hi all, sorry ive not posted in a while, but the Battery eater (My camera) was hungry again.

Anyhoo, i have most of the sub-assemblies done, I just need a concerted shove in the right direction and ill be done i think. Im not going to go to heavy on the weathering. So here she is so far. More soon.

...Guy

Wow...I'm away a few weeks and look at all the nice work that's been done! You guys are amazing! I can't believe your pace, too.

I finally was able to finsh the tiny little 1/72 Tamoya MC.202 my son bought me for Christmas. My first 1/72...these things are small! It was also my first Italian aircraft. I kind of like the color schemes the Italians had. I'm sure there will be more Italian birds in my future.

Decent little kit, but I have nothing to compare it to so I'll say it posed no major issues. The smoke rings are from Mr. Grant (nice stuff...thin yet strong and mold nicely with a little Micro Set/Sol.

The weathering looks a tad heavy in the pics, but is much more subtle to the eye.

Thanks for looking.

Charles, that is stunning work, and in braille scale too. There is no way id have said that was 1/72 unless you'd have said. The Mike Grant decals only Ice the cherry.

Stunning, my friend.

...Guy

Looking great there mucker. Those Mike Grant decals really bring the whole thing together. I am still pluging away at my own 1/48 Hasegawa 202.  I would not have known it was 1/72 scale if you had not said so. Well done.

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mucker -  Wow ~wee that is one fine 202. I have a 205 that I have the same decals for. Someday I might get around to finishing it.

Dave - Here are a few pics as Promised. Only have the one side decalled. I have better luck doing one side then sealing it with"dull coat" before I do the other. Less decals get wrecked that way from touching them by mistake.

!/72 SuperModel Cant.Z. 1007 

Still quite a bit of work to do...

Luftwoller wrote:

Ciao, and "Mamma, Aiuto"!

Sean, that is a beauty for sure. Isnt that the same kit that i have yet to build, mmmmm, maybe. I think mine looks similar but has a conventional tail. There were a few that looked fairly similar.

Bondo, thx for the approval Sir. I hope you dont get me swabbing the deck for keeping stuff from you. The green i used was XF-26 Deep green. As for the toot, im flattered that youd like me to do one. The floater is so nearly done, if it wasnt for watching 'Medium' now, id probably be finishing it off. After the floaters done, ill do one for your delectation by all means.

...Guy

The Cant is looking great Sean. I am sure it was no Tamagawa build. Looking foward to seeing it all finished. I think Guy should build to of em' do'nt you?

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Sorry I have bben neglecting my duties here!  Great work all round!  Guy your an animal!  That  Colorful Sea plane is wonderful!

Mucker that 1/72 202 is as good as it gets!  Your gonna make Dave Jealous!

Sean the Cant is looking spectacular!  Glad to see it back on the bench!

I updated Page one with Guy's completed DE 520 and muckers 202. Have I missed any other completed builds?  I see many great in progress stuff but I am thinking those are the only new done deals for now?

Thanks Aaron. I'm getting ready to spend some more quality time at the bench and do some preshading tonight and keep it moving along. As for Hurricanes I think three is my limit. I'm switching sides this year for the BoB GB. I already have the 1/48 Hasegawa Me 109 E-4 in Galland's markings in the stash ready to go!

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sfcmac wrote:

Mucker that 1/72 202 is as good as it gets!  Your gonna make Dave Jealous!

Jealous? Heck...it's probably his fault anyways!!

Well I got my preshading all done and I layed down the light blue on the underside. now I have to wait until tomorrow to mask of the underside and start spraying the top camo. I do.nt think any of the preshading will show through on he top camo due to the dark colors but i am going to try. It might not matter so much seeing as the upper camo colors should break up the shape anyway. I will be spending alot of time with the masking tape tomorrow night. Still moving foward nicely.

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soulcrusher wrote:

I'm switching sides this year for the BoB GB. I already have the 1/48 Hasegawa Me 109 E-4 in Galland's markings in the stash ready to go!                                                                                 Soulcrusher

Hmmm... Since I did the 109 last year, perhaps I'll build a Hurricane this year.

Looking forward to your pics SC!

Sean- That Cant is looking SWEEEEET!  Looks like you just about have it licked.