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Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:22 am
by Epap
The new GE Fabbri diecast series, which is made for this publisher by LeoModel, is putting out a lot of interesting and "unusual" Italian subjects. While the basic toolings for the fuselages and wings contain a good deal of detail, these wheels-up/no pilot models are let down by crude add-on parts ( pitot heads, antennas, etc. ) plus very poor color choices and bad decisions---like painting the turrets and fuselage side windows of bombers off-white or silver. Here, for example, is how the MC-200 looked, originally:
Re: Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:22 am
by Epap
And this is the same model after a redo:
Re: Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:24 am
by Epap
Here's a group shot of five LeoModel Italian fighters---the MC-200, MC-202, MC-205, Fiat G.55 and RE-2002. Except for the MC-202, all are repaints:
Re: Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:54 am
by Wrights Collectables
A great collection Epap.
How does the scale hold up? I would have thought 1:100 would be to small?
Great to see Italian WW2 aircraft, GE Fabbri seem to be producing some unusual models!
Re: Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:16 am
by Epap
Thanks, WC. While the models are, of course, smaller, the fighters display a lot of detail due to their heavily indented panel lines, especially when I use the proper shades and lighten them to account for the scale effect, which increases in importance as scale size diminishes. In their original form several of these fighters---the Fiat G.55 and RE-2002----were painted in a very dark green---almost black/green----and this does not display them to good effect.
Re: Five 1:100th Scale WWII Italian Fighters
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:32 pm
by Wrights Collectables
Epap wrote:Thanks, WC. While the models are, of course, smaller, the fighters display a lot of detail due to their heavily indented panel lines, especially when I use the proper shades and lighten them to account for the scale effect, which increases in importance as scale size diminishes. In their original form several of these fighters---the Fiat G.55 and RE-2002----were painted in a very dark green---almost black/green----and this does not display them to good effect.
You certainly are a talented painter Epap. Out of interest what paints are you using "Vallejo"? "Games Workshop's"? Maybe another brand?
The camo on the MC. 200 looks very good!