dennismcc Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Impressive looking undercarriage there Mike, it's amazing the amount of AM that people must have stashed away, I know I have lots of bits and pieces that I have bought when I bought kits years ago. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben and MikeC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Lovely! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I purchased several sets 200/202/205 series gears by Mauricio de Terlizzi while I was working in Rome a few years back. He makes some awesome upgrades for the Macchi's. I was begging our friend Damian S.O.W to make some sets off the Mauricio sets. He could retire after releasing a Macchi set of gears. LOL. Awesome efforts as usual Mike. MikeMaben and dennismcc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nice work Mike, always a pleasure to see an Italian aircraft, don't know if this is any help, but you can see Maurizio's Tail Boom set in use here. dennismcc and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Thanks again men , I can actually see a finish ahead ...p.s. I also wanted to mention for those who have one of these but haven't built it yet, the leading edge of the kit's wings are fairly rounded. When I was looking at examples from the Russian front, those white markings on the leading edge show up the fact that the leading edge was rather sharp, so some material removal is needed there. Edited August 6, 2021 by MikeMaben dennismcc, Kagemusha and Gazzas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Those brass LG sure are pretty. The plane looks exceptional, too. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 What a cool looking plane, really almost a steampunk shape. That camo looks pretty intense, great job keeping the pattern, its really pleasing to the eye. I dont know anything about Italian aircraft, but this is a great looking specimen. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great work Mike! Nice to see this kit get built! Cheers Alan MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Nice! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Engine and cowling are glued on Landing gear assembly has been a distinct PITA The struts and wheel/tires are much nicer than the kit parts but are too long and you are left to your own devices to get them attached to the bay. I cut 4 quarter inch squares from .020" sheet styrene and laminated 2 pair, then drilled a hole thru them to accept and stabilze the struts. To get the right length they are attached to the bottom of the inside of the top of the wing. The forks are seperate resin parts that were not easy to cut from their stubs. I snapped one in half anyway so I used the kit forks instead (pretty much identical). Assembling the doors to the struts don't fit if you use the PE brackets that come with the kit and install them per instructions so I'm scratching a new set. So some progress. Next I need to draw up some masks for the canopy. Thanks for peekin' in John Stambaugh, scvrobeson, MikeC and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 This is looking really good, Mike, Nice work. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Now that looks ever so superb. Cheers Dennis MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Nice work. had to look twice, as for a moment it appeared that the fuselage was bent in the vertical plane - but it is an optical illusion. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Very nice, Mike. Wont be long now. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Fantastic work, Mike! You're doing a great job wrestling this build to the finish line MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now