ICM 1/32 Fiat CR.42 Falco

[Guest]

Might be that this camouflage is the factory finish specification and these were new issued aircraft?

I’m not an expert but I think so. Still I find it odd that they didn’t bother rethinking their camouflage when sending planes to operate in an area that hadn’t previously been considered.

[stona]

I’m not an expert but I think so. Still I find it odd that they didn’t bother rethinking their camouflage when sending planes to operate in an area that hadn’t previously been considered.

I think that it was a political rather than military gesture by the Italians, done quickly and not properly thought through at all. The results speak for themselves!

Any way, I've got the little biplane finished, a completed thread can be found here:

ICM 1/33 Fiat C.R.42 'FALCO' - COMPLETE. | Scale Models Forums (scale-models.co.uk)

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
That is a fine model. The camo is certainly well done and looks great regardless of how effective it might have actually been.
Jim