Looking good, nice to see an Italian bird on here!
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Nice choice... just for you to know... this plane was nicknamed it il gobbo maledetto ("damned hunchback")Comment
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Thanks Tim.
Greg. Nice to have some background to the aircraft. Thank you.
I've joined the fuselage halves together, fitted the top gunners 'Shelf', the horizontal stablizers and their struts. I've also brushed the nose section with a coat of Lt. grey.
I spy a little bit of filling....
Plenty of daylight for the gunners. No wonder they complained about the lack of protection!
Cheers.
RonComment
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Smaller than I thought it would be, but coming on a treat!Comment
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Dont know what happened there mate , must have been when john was having problems with the server!:smiling5:Comment
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Ron slow down you're building this way too fast......I haven't finished counting the rivets in the cockpit and you've gone and joined the dammed fuselage halves together..........What's a body to do????:tongue-out3: Great to see you having so much fun with this one. I have not seen but one wartime picture of this bird and was immediately taken by it. As for that camo job.........good luck. Rick H.Comment
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Looking great Ron , it’s definitely a kit I’m considering now , it looks a very nice build . Can’t wait to see the camo . Cheers tonyComment
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Thanks chaps.
Cheers Rick.
Tony, it's a cracker. Perfect, first time fit. The wing root/ fuse. and the wing halves joints, which can all be a problem, were spot on, first time. I couldn't even fit a bee's wing between any of them!
Well recommended..... :thumb2:
Dave - Moving on rather rapidly!
I've set my mind to the camouflage application, and because it looks a very complicated pattern, I've decided to paint the wings separate to the fuselage. This, I've reasoned will give me a flat surface which I can lay on my cutting mat, thus making the painting a lot easier - hopefully!
As for the fuselage.....?
I've brush painted on the Vallejo sand and gull grey. Clever use of the wide band of gull grey on the leading edge and nose of the aircraft. It's a torpedo bomber, so when attacking shipping, all that can be see from ahead is grey.
Here's the one piece lower wing done, and the two top sections ready for the camo. Luckily, one brushed on coat of paint proved to be enough.
Because I brush paint, I have no need for masking tape, however, to make the painting on the upper wing sections straight forward, the demarcation line is a panel join, so I drew the loaded paint brush along that.....
Right, time to open a can and get stuck into the camouflage..... :cold-sweat:
Cheers.
RonComment
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Here am I trying to comment on a build and it's nearly finished. My fault, I must try harder. Anyway, a very interesting subject and a good looking build. Looking forward to the rest, however, by the time I've typed this you'll have probably finished.Comment
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Bring on the camoooo! Looks great so far 570. Rick H.Comment
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Don't worry Dave, they are well labelled!
Nice to have your comments Colin.
Cheers Rick. I've made a start.
O.K. I've glued the wing sections together, and despite it being a hot day today, I was still able to push on with the camouflage.- plastic in the fridge/paint/dry/....repeat,.... :thumb2:
Like my Lancaster painting method, I first drew the shapes, but when I started to brush on the first coat, they looked like ruptures rugby balls. Far too uniform as well.
I was after random shapes and sizes, so I re-painted the bit of wing I wasn't happy with and started afresh.
I dispensed with the pencil marks and went for it completely freehand, varying the shapes and spacings as I brushed on the green paint. Once this colour was dry, I filled in the gaps in the green with the brown, again varying the shapes and obviously leaving sandy lines in between them both.
Here's the first coat. Because the camo. colours are both dark, they covered the light sand colour very well.
As I guessed, having the wings flat on the board made a huge difference to the paint application.
One more coat should be enough - I b****y well hope so, my eyes are cabbaged already!
Cheers all.
RonComment
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