RadBaron Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Those new year/new project/new cutting-mat feels! Special Hobby's Fiat G50. Just a cool looking plane, and I'm going to finish it as the aircraft depicted in the box art, so it should be a lovely challenging paint session. The contents of the box are miles ahead of SH's Heinkell He100 (Which I've just finished), being crisp and well detailed. This kit comprises plastic, resin and photo etched parts, all quite well detailed, albeit all requiring some cleaning up to some degree. I'll be using MRP paints for as much as I can, hopefully I've deciphered STORMO!'s colour guide accurately! This is the scheme I'll be having a crack at. Should be fun. Cue the Fiat A74 radial engine noises! Denzil. Edited August 1, 2023 by RadBaron Lee White, BradG, MikeMaben and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Nice! I've got a couple of Italian kits in the stash to get to.... Looking forward to more progress! RadBaron and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Nice! I've got a couple of Italian kits in the stash to get to.... Looking forward to more progress! Thanks mate, me too! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Great choice, I have that one in the stash and the "poached egg" scheme looks good if somewhat challenging. I too have a thing for Italian subjects and one day I will get around to my PCM kits. Cheers Dennis RadBaron and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, dennismcc said: Great choice, I have that one in the stash and the "poached egg" scheme looks good if somewhat challenging. I too have a thing for Italian subjects and one day I will get around to my PCM kits Thankyou mate, it should make for an interesting looking finish. Definitely worth having a go of! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Looking forward to this one! RadBaron and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 38 minutes ago, Gazzas said: Looking forward to this one! You and me both, mate! I dont imagine construction will be anything special, but I might need to start looking for some calming music to play during the painting session chrish, Chris Wimmer, mpk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 hours ago, RadBaron said: You and me both, mate! I dont imagine construction will be anything special, but I might need to start looking for some calming music to play during the painting session If it was me, I've work light to dark using MRP paints thinned with a little levelling thinner to keep the paint flowing. ...and don't try to do it all in one session! And stay off the caffeine beforehand! You'll be impressed with what you can achieve with low air pressure and taking your time. RadBaron and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I'll be real interested to see how you replicate the camo, hope you have a fine tip for the airbrush. I have one in the stash so I will be following along. TRF mpk and RadBaron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Interesting project. One I'll be following closely. That camo pattern is not easy to do. I've done it with a paint brush years ago, but not with an airbrush. I see many airbrushing sessions in your future . Cheers, Michael mpk, RadBaron and fastterry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 mpk and RadBaron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 17 hours ago, Gazzas said: If it was me, I've work light to dark using MRP paints thinned with a little levelling thinner to keep the paint flowing. ...and don't try to do it all in one session! And stay off the caffeine beforehand! You'll be impressed with what you can achieve with low air pressure and taking your time. I think you're right. The options on the table are all over yellow, then the green squiggle in between, or allover green, then yellow splotches. Im fairly confident in the covering capabilities of the MRP paints, so breaking the cardinal rule of Light to Dark might work. I think I'll do a test piece to have a look and see what feels best. Either way, im sure it'll be interesting mpk and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Cool subject choice, looking forward to this one! Regards. Andy mpk and RadBaron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looking through my notes from other peoples builds it was noted that the kit does not have the desert sand filter of the G50's that arrived in theater later, so I bought a resin one from CMK, though if you are building an early machine the kit intake is fine. Cheers Dennis mpk and RadBaron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 11:38 AM, monthebiff said: Cool subject choice, looking forward to this one On 1/1/2021 at 3:23 PM, MARU5137 said: Denzil, I look forward to another of your model builds. unique and interesting aircraft indeed Lovely start. Thanks guys, I appreciate it! On 1/1/2021 at 11:40 AM, dennismcc said: Looking through my notes from other peoples builds it was noted that the kit does not have the desert sand filter of the G50's that arrived in theater later, so I bought a resin one from CMK, though if you are building an early machine the kit intake is fine. Cheers Dennis Thanks for the headsup! From what I understand, this was an earlier machine, so hopefully I'll get away with using whats in the kit. I'm sure though, that precisely 1 second after I finish the build, a beautifully clear picture will surface proving me wrong Little bit of progress after a quick trip to Montana! All the kit provided cockpit details were affixed and everything got a coat of MRP Vernice Anticorrosione Also, the Fiat A74 has started going together. I'll finish off the pushrod and intake piping before I begin painting. Plenty of fun ahead! Gazzas, R Palimaka, dennismcc and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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