New Italeri Macchi MC.200 Saetta in 2024

[Jan_G]

posted in their 2024 catalogue

 

https://www.italeri.com/en/article/830

preview catalogue download link 

https://www.italeri.com/uploads/news/0hFsarN8VqpofmHNCQiD0phaHkvlSZQY30JTdrFK.pdf

 

 

Edited January 18, 2024 by Jan_G

[quang]

Mama mia! 

[Martinnfb]

Ma Dai! 

[Guest]

Italeri obviously looking at their domestic Italian market. 

 

At least it'll stop the PCM models being sold for absolutely stupid money on EBay, if this injected plastic kit comes in around the £100 mark?

 

[scvrobeson]

Hope that they nail this one

 

 

 

Matt

[Uncarina]

If it isn’t perfect, we have Bo Monroe/AircraftinPixels to make it right.

 

Cheers,  Tom

[Borsos]

Great news!

[mozart]

I guess somebody else stuck that engine on the front when the designer went for his coffee break? Even I could be tempted by that one…..but I’ll probably be dead by the time it reaches top of the pile so perhaps not. I’ll just live vicariously and enjoy old Quang’s build! 

[quang]

50 minutes ago, mozart said:

I guess somebody else stuck that engine on the front when the designer went for his coffee break?

Like always, the instruction sheet could have been better. 

Edited January 19, 2024 by quang

[thierry laurent]

This is not a bad idea as, even if not obvious, the PCM kit fuselage was full of small dimensional errors. However, I'm sad they did not go on with cold war jets used by the Italian air force and for which we still do not have large scale kits (Thunderstreak, AMX, Macchi trainers, etc.). It looks WW2 still sells better...

[dennismcc]

Just when I am starting a PCM C200, hopefully it will mean that by the time my very slow building gets to the paint stage someone will bring out some paint masks and I won't have to use decals.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[quang]

37 minutes ago, thierry laurent said:

This is not a bad idea

It’s even a rather EXCELLENT idea as the C.200 is the forerunner of the C.202 and a much more interesting and intriguing airplane. Not forgetting the large choice of colours and camouflage covering  both periods of the Regia Aeronautica in WWII (pre and post Tavola 10).

Having said that, for once I won’t be in a hurry to build this kit. I’d wait and let the aftermarket correcting people having their say first before committing myself to the plastic.

 

2 minutes ago, dennismcc said:

Just when I am starting a PCM C200, hopefully it will mean that by the time my very slow building gets to the paint stage someone will bring out some paint masks and I won't have to use decals.

Haha! Poached eggs anyone?

[Tony T]

 

14 hours ago, Jan_G said:

posted in their 2024 catalogue

https://www.italeri.com/en/article/830

preview catalogue download link 

https://www.italeri.com/uploads/news/0hFsarN8VqpofmHNCQiD0phaHkvlSZQY30JTdrFK.pdf

 

 

 

Oh dear, nothing big and jetty. Even the promised 1:32 NATO crew set has vanished.

But I am happy for those that like fugly Italian propellery things. It certainly has, er, character. 

 

Tony

[quang]

59 minutes ago, Tony T said:

But I am happy for those that like fugly Italian propellery things. It certainly has, er, character. 

Haha! That’s how Bette Davis became a star 

[Mark_C]

 . . . and if you scroll to the bottom of the catalogue, you can see Italeri introducing armor kits in 1:56 scale.

 

 

Oh, the hilarity!