Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

a resin kit’s nature as during

the moulding process some

parts shrinks a bit diferently.

I have to mention the Fiat

R.74 engine (and the cowl/ air

intake assembly here), which

is exceptionally beautiful. The

engine’s back and the exhaust

system are so good it is a shame

that you won’t see too much of

them at the end. But at least you

will know they are there. The

rest of the build is hassle-free.

The windshield is a very

delicate thin clear resin part,

a quick dip into Future made it

even better but the masking is

not easy as you have to mask

some really small windows.

SBS have correctly depicted

all the frames and there are a

lot of them for the small size

of a windshield. I attached it

with white glue to the fuselage

just prior the painting. I chose

the original Italian colour

scheme from the two Finnish

options in my kit, as I think

it suits this plane better.

PAINTING AND

DECALS

The upper Italian sand colour

is my own mix while the green

is a lightened RLM80 and the

lower colour is RLM76 mixed

with 10% white and a drop of

black, all from Gunze’s MR

range. My workhorse airbrush

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