Tag: Macchi
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Macchi Saetta MC. 200 – Part Two – Achoo!
Gesundheit. Thank you. I had a bit of a sniffle just then and when I sneezed a Macchi came out. Pass me a tissue. The completion of the Saetta came as a surprise as I did not seem to be doing anything at all in the shed over the past couple of days. Yet, there…
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Macchi Saetta MC 200 – Part One – The Revell Ship
Readers of this column will remember that I built a Hobby Boss Macchi MC 200 in Italian Co-Belligerant colours a couple of years ago. A very pleasing aircraft and the blotchy camouflage came out very well. Now I am embarked upon construction of another example of this plane – but this time a 50ยข baggie…
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Macchi C.200 Saetta – Part Four – Il Co-Belligerante
Well, it’s finished. The kit that started out as just a whim has turned out to be a delight. I solved a problem for myself with the livery and found a way to enjoy future aircraft building. The final verdict is in on part of the finishing system, and Hobby Boss have acquitted themselves magnificently…
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Macchi C.200 Saetta – Part Three – Fascist!
And proud of it – so proud that they wore a stylised image of fasces as an air force insignia on the Italian Air force planes in the early part of WW2. Of course it featured largely in political imagery as well and was promoted by Mussolini for all sorts of purposes. It went out…
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Macchi MC.200 Saetta – Part Two – A or B?
The usual procedure for my painting of camouflaged aircraft up until now has been: a. Smooth and fill seams and make the basic airframe ready. Prime with a Tamiya spray can. b. Paint the solid underside colour. c. Cover this with tape and occasionally with Maskol. d. Paint the lighter of the top colours. e.…
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Macchi MC.200 Saetta – Part One – The Lawyers Called, Mr Chang.
I can see that there has been a phone call from Italy. Hobby Boss has put out their 1:72 model of the Macchi MC-200 Saetta fighter plane with no reference to ” Macchi ” on the box. It is referred to only as ” Italian ” and ” Saetta “. It’s the same story as…