Reggiane Re 2005 RS models 1/72

[Andy the Sheep]

Very nice indeed.

Thank you, Ian.

And very shiny too!
Which is nice

How did you get on with the U/C 'cos one of mine broke and I had to shorten the locating bar?

Thank you Chris. The shine is due, as the Reggiane green was rather gloss and some pictures show it clearly.
About the undercarriage: it was the only real issue as, once the two halves of the wings are glued, there is not enough space to slid the locating bars in the holes as per destructions. I had to cut some 1,5 mm from the horizontal bars to let them slid into place. To be certain about the joint strength I glued them with CA and let it cure for one day. The problem could be solved by gluing the undercarriage main struts before closing the wings, but this solution means that you will have to handle the model during the subsequent building and painting phases with the extended undercarriage, which is the recipe for several U/C emergency surgery intervention and the ensuing blue air to vent out of the room :upside:. Probably there's a third, more correct, way, the one in the kit designer's mind, but I wasn't able to figure it out.

Very nice Andrea, one to be proud of for certain.

Very kind of you, Chris. Proud may be is too much :smiling4: , satisfied yes.

Cracking result.

Now I'm blushing... :flushed:

Smashing work Andrea :thumb2:

Geoff.

Definitely blushing :flushed::smiling4:


Andrea