That's Amore (Italian GB) Jan 1-June 30 2012

Not much to report on my end sadly. I was actually hoping to be done by now. I need to respray the bogies and then attach the wheels to the hull. I also need to add the camo.

Hi Waikong.......take a look ..... an italian very good modeller site.......Ciao Enrico.

http://www.modellismopiu.it/modules/news/article.php?storyid=733

tigerman

Not much to report on my end sadly. I was actually hoping to be done by now. I need to respray the bogies and then attach the wheels to the hull. I also need to add the camo.

Same boat. Trying to get the Tamiya Jug done in time for a contest, so the Fiat's been shelved for the moment. On the plus side, I just literally discovered last night that Montex makes inside-and-out canopy masks for the kit. Will definitely be picking those up, since masking the insides of canopies is basically a nightmare for me, but adds a lot in 1/32 scale.

Enrico, great link! Thanks very much.  I was hoping to finish the kit as much out of the box as possible, but after looking at that build, very tempting to add more stuff to it. Loved that detail engine.

bsyamato

Great progress guys

TD you picked some book about the Roma? The review i read speaking about inaccuracies on rudders and props shaft positions, also lenght of hull. Also a wrong step on the main turrets upper armour. Minor inaccuracies on some artillery pieces.

LOL just reported some reproduction inaccuracies from the "rivet counter" reviwer of the kit. About the fitting and overall qualituy of the kit the same article put the Roma as one of best ship kits and best fitting for the trumpeter .

i'm about finishing an italian subject but was not produced in italy ,then not matching the GB, the seabat from marina militare 

As i finish this can get hard work on the veltro

Oh bsyamato.....what beautiful work I see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ciao Enrico.

@Waikong:Have you just seen this?Ciao Enrico

http://www.tantopergioco.it/immagini/walkaround/walkaround-aerei-a-elica/nggallery/walkaround-aerei-a-elica/cr-42/page-6/

thanx Enrico, Good walkarounds in the pergioco site but no seabat and veltro

Excellent reference pictures Enrico, much appreciated.

Wife bombed me with a honey-do list. Might be awhile before I get back to the bench.

tigerman

Wife bombed me with a honey-do list. Might be awhile before I get back to the bench.

jgeratic1

 

tigerman:

 

Wife bombed me with a honey-do list. Might be awhile before I get back to the bench.

 

 

 

Chuckle. I hang my head in shame.

tigerman

 

jgeratic1:

 

 

tigerman:

 

Wife bombed me with a honey-do list. Might be awhile before I get back to the bench.

 

 

 

 

 

Chuckle. I hang my head in shame.

It happens to the best of us!

VanceCrozier

tigerman:

 

jgeratic1:

 

 

tigerman:

 

Wife bombed me with a honey-do list. Might be awhile before I get back to the bench.

 

 

 

 

 

Chuckle. I hang my head in shame.

 

It happens to the best of us!

Small update.

So far this bend was the biggest PITA!

TD pita work butt will pay at the end

Thanks bs,you are quite correct.Here's a bit more progress on the superstructure.I must attend to the port range finder.

And a bit more progress.

'Nuther update.

TD - that last set of Roma pics are really looking good.

Kind of a lazy weekend here, was well past  supper before I put in some bench time.   Got some base coats on using LifeColor. 

Initial coat was very dark, like a panzer grey, made from blue and brown mixture.  Followed with Grigio-Verde chiaro.  This represented the grey green colour Italian tanks left the factory up until March 1941.  Last coat was suppose to be Giallo Sabbia chiaro, but it looked pretty light in the bottle so mixed in about third of the dark version of the same name.

Overall it does have a green tinge to it, likely from the undercoat.  Attempting to achieve the look of a somewhat loose overspray of the desert colour.  The grey green streaking is suppose to be the undercoat showing - done with a paint brush.

Next step will be to re-spray the desert colour in order to tone down the streak's edges.

regards,

Jack

Thanks.The hard work is starting to pay off.

I'm diggin' on that camo.Can't wait to see that bad boy done.

Boy was this ever a ton of work! I'm finally moving further aft. More pics to follow.

Nice work TD, is that all brush painted?

Sweet camo Jack, interested in how you're going to blend it in.

Jack nice paint on!

TD just awesome work!! pieces on the bridges are multiplying

Thanks guys.

Everything is painted with a good ol' fashioned bristle brush.

Great progress Jack and Ed.

Quick update.

greatly  update TD

surfing for more references about ww2 planes found this good site, both languages ,italian and english

http://www.finn.it/regia/

Also cycling between the "aerei storici" section in another forum i'm writing are lots of good references (but only italian language)

http://www.aereimilitari.org/forum/forum/39-velivoli-storici/page__prune_day__100__sort_by__Z-A__sort_key__last_post__topicfilter__all

This afternoon just clean the workbench for the seabat take off

Stop teasing with the close-ups Ed. Can you give me one or two full hull shots?