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| October 21, 2006 Today Stéphane Sagols brings us his first article on Stormo, a beautifully completed and very attractive Hasegawa 1/48 MC.202. The model depicts the aircraft flown by 21 victory Italian Ace Leonardo Ferulli. |
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| November 05, 2006 Today Jean Barby brings us six wonderful pics of his very convincing Italian Classic 1/48 Macchi C.200. Finished in Franco Lucchini's markings, Italian Ace of Aces, Jean uses Stormo "Italian Aces" Decals. |
| November 11, 2006 Rememberance Day Today Jean Barby brings us yet another Masterpiece, this time an incredible rendition of the fighting red-devils (Diavoli Rossi), Red 9, 410a Sq. Fiat CR.32 based in East Africa using Classic Airframes kit No. 4108. |
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| November 17, 2006 Today I present 17 pics of my newly completed 1/48 Hasegawa Macchi C.202. The model is finished in Teresio Martinoli's markings, top scoring WWII Italian Ace with 22 kils. |
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| December 02, 2006 Today Luca Bossi brings us 14 incredible pics of his stunning and very accurate SCW SM.81 'soso'. The kit used is a 1/72 Supermodel SM.81. |
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| January 25, 2007 Today Jean Barby (aka Monnet) brings us yet again another wonderful masterpiece. In this work, Jean rebuilds the original Classic Airframes 1/48 FIAT CR.42 into a gorgeous CR.42LW. |
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| Febuary 13, 2007 |
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| NEW DAN ZOERNIG ART "VELTRO" |
| Febuary 18, 2007 Today Stéphane Sagols presents nine pics of Luigi Gorrini's MC.205V. The model is beautifully finished in the classic smoke ring camo scheme using Nocciola Chiaro and Verde Oliva Scuro 2. |
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| Febuary 22, 2007 The Forth Entry into the Classic Airframes Buildoff Contest 2006 is Ettore Giordano's 1/72 Azur Ro.37bis. |
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| March 24, 2007 Today Alessandro Taffetani brings us 20 beautiful photos from Vigna di Valle Air Force Museum in Rome. Included in these pics is the restoration of the Ro.37 found by Italian troops in Afghanistan (four aircraft were actually found, one of which will be restored from surviving parts). Also included is an Ansaldo SVA 5, a line up of the Schneider Trophy racers, a Nieuport 17, a Caproni Ca.3, Ruffo di Calabria's Spad VII and a charming pic of none other than Alessandro himself.. |
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| March 28, 2007 A little tribute to Jean Barby, Happy Birthday brother! Today I present 20 pics of the Hobbycraft 1/48 Morane Saulnier MS.406 transferred to Lonate Pozzolo for evaluation purposes. The plane is finished in RA colors. |
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| April 15, 2007 Today Lucca Bossi presents nine pics of his Breda Ba.65 A.80. The model is beautifully finished in an early desert camouflage scheme. |
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| April 23, 2007 Today Davide Splendore presents Part I of his remarkable 1/48 Italeri FIAT CR.42. The model depicts the aircraft of Italian Ace Mario Visintini. Also included is a very charming pic of Giulio Gobbi and Davide on a take off run. |
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| May 05, 2007 Classic Airframes BuildOff Contest 2006 - Winners I'd like to thank all the entrants to this years Classic Airframes Buildoff Contest. The contest entries were once again very high quality with all the models receiving votes. Noteworthy was Jean's Fiat BR.20 receiving all but one 1st place vote. Click the icon to view the winners for this years show. |
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| May 21, 2007 Today Ettore Girodano presents 45 pics of the XII Annual Mostra Concorso di Modellismo in Murisengo, Italy, hosted by the 77th Lupi Solitari model club. |
| May 31, 2007 Today Stefano Lazzaro presents Part I of a very interesting and well researched article entitled A Famous Torpedo-Bomber S.79 Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia's “281-5”. |
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| June 21, 2007 Today Stefano Lazzaro presents Part II of his very interesting article entitled A Famous Torpedo-Bomber S.79 Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia's “281-5”. |
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| June 25, 2007 |
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| SPECIAL HOBBY 1/48 FIAT G.55 PREORDER NOW $29.99 USD |
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| June 29, 2007 I've always believed Jean Barby to be one of the best modelers in the world, mainly because of his incredible precision and attention to detail and his ability to reproduce accurately the most difficult camouflage schemes. Today, Jean presents 45 pics of his magnificent Alpha Flight 1/48 Fiat BR.20M. |
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| July 04, 2007 Today Jean Barby presents another masterpiece, this time his Flying Machines 1/48 Fiat G.55. |
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| July 06, 2007 Today Jean Barby presents an update to his original article with some new fantastic close-up photos of his remarkable Alpha Flight 1/48 CANT Z.1007 bis. |
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| July 12, 2007 Today Jean Barby brings yet again another delightful update, this time new images of his flying Machines 1/48 Reggaine Re.2005. |
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| August 04, 2007 Today I have the pleasure of presenting an absolutely magnificent feature build of an Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 (SVA 5) by Davide Splendore, using the old SMER 1/50 kit. Anyone who owns this kit knows how rough it is indeed. Davide's build is nothing short of brilliant. Today Davide presents 88 pics of his most recent master piece. |
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| August 15, 2007 |
| NOIX 1/48 SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACERS NOW AVAILABLE HERE |
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| October 05, 2007 Today Jean Barby brings us yet again another masterpiece, this time his AS SM.79. Jean has provided 67 spectacular photos of his SM.79 finished in the very attractive E8 camo scheme in a full build article. |
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| October 1, 2008 NEW ALI D'ITALIA REFERENCES PRE-ORDER PRICE SPECIALS |
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| December 28, 2007 Today Riccardo Trotta presents Part II of his meticulously detailed TAURO 1/48 MC.205V - Part I. |
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| January 1, 2008 Its now become customary to kick-off the New Year with a French Masterpiece. Today Jean Barby presents his Flying Machines 1/48 Fiat G.50 Serie II. |
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| March 08, 2008 Today Davide Splendore presents Part III of his spectacular Classic Airframes 1/48 Fiat CR.32. Part III includes the finally assembly, paint and decals. |
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| August 12, 2008 NEW STORMO! 1/48 DECALS - ITALIAN WWII ACES PART II and PART III Two Part Decals that include 12 Italian WWII Aces and 7 different types of aircraft. |
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| August 17, 2008 Well what to say about one of the best modelers in the business; once again Jean Barby brings us yet again another work of art, this time a Special Hobby 1/48 Fiat G.55. |
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| September 20, 2008 Today Chris Busbridge brings us his fantastic Flying Machines 1/48 Fiat G.55 S (Silurante). I think this is as good as it gets to replicating this very complex network camouflage scheme ! |
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| September 26, 2008 Today Jose Lucero brings us his beautiful Hasegawa 1/48 Macchi C.202 Serie III - Italian WWII Ace, Giulio Reiner's mount. |
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| October 4, 2008 Today Aleksandar Andric brings us his very well detailed and interesting Special Hobby 1/72 FIAT G.55 Sottoserie 0. |
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| October 11, 2008 Today Steffen Arndt (IPMS Deutschland) brings us his beautiful Special Hobby 1/48 Macchi C.200 Serie I. |
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| November 01, 2008 Well once again Jean brings us yet again another Masterpiece, this time a detailed article of his accurate C.205V finished in the rare Herringbone camo scheme. |
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| November 22, 2008 I think everyone can agree Jean Barby is one of the best modelers around, if not the best. Its always my pleasure to bring yet another masterpiece by the maestro himself. Today, Jean presents his Italeri 1/48 Fiat CR.42 of Mario Visintini's machine. |
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| December 06, 2008 This man needs no introduction. I take great pleasure in presenting the Second Entry to this year's Smoke Ring Buildoff; Maurizio Di Terlizzi's 1/32 Craftworks ANR C.205V. The model is all resin with highly modified interior and exterior. |
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| December 14, 2008 In his second entry to this year's Smoke Ring Buildoff, "The Doctor" Maurizio Di Terlizzi brings us his Hasegawa 1/48 Veltro, 91-4, 4o Stormo, in Sicily 1943. This entry includes detailed wing cannon bay, and engine (represented uncowled). Smoke rings were applied using Aztek dual action airbrush. |
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| December 21, 2008 Another interesting entry, today the fourth Contest Entry comes from Ferdinando Paron with his Hasegawa 1/48 C.205V. The model was built using resin detail parts by Jaguar. The camouflage was applied using Gunze and Humbrol paints, free-handed sprayed using a Badger 100LG airbrush. All identification numbers were airbrushed using masking tape. The "Vespa Arrabbiata" badge and the "cloud" are hand painted. |
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| Janurary 01, 2008 SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT GAVS MEMBERSHIP - ALI ANTICHE MAGAZINE GAVS is a historical society whose primary focus is the restoration of aircraft. Based in Rome, the organization has participated in large-scale aircraft restoration projects including the Fiat G.55 in Torino, the Nardi FN.305, SIAI S.79 and the SPAD VII in Rome. The society offers various publications and since 1983 has provided its members with a yearly subscription to the aviation magazine Ali Antiche. The magazine is published on a quarterly basis and is written in both English and Italian. In association with GAVS, Stormo is very proud to make this informative high-quality magazine and yearly subscription and membership to GAVS at a significantly reduced rate. Please support this great society in its efforts to restore precious few aircraft by becoming a member. |
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| December 30, 2008 Another terrific entry to this year's Smoke Ring Buildoff Contest comes from the great Czech Republic, Luboš Pavel with his beautful Hasegawa 1/48 C.202. The machine depicted can be found in "Regia Aeronautica Caccia And Assalto 1940-1943 Parte II" on page 39. Also, included is a photo of this machine shortly after its arrival in Egypt 1942. The “Wasp” unit badge isn’t yet painted. |
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| Febuary 09, 2009 |
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| NEW DAN ZOERNIG ART - FIAT G.55 "THE PUREST FORM" |
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| February 28, 2009 I love posting Jean "Monnet" Barby articles as you can tell. Its like featuring a prize piece of art in a rare art collection, and in my case its a fine French/Italian collection! Once again the master himself brings us yet again another Masterpiece, and this time its a detailed article of his Haseagwa 1/48 Junkers Ju.87D-3 in RA markings. |
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| March 29, 2009 The is the result of combining French and Italian artistry and machinery. Today Davide Splendore presents his magnificent Nieuport 17 flown by Italian WWI Top Scoring Ace Francesco Baracca. |
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| May 09, 2009 Once again the French master himself brings us yet again another Masterpiece, this time its a super-detailed Haseagwa 1/48 C.202 of Giulio Reiners mount. |
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| May 10, 2009 Today Gregory Jouette examines Chris Busbridge's 1/32 scale decals - Macchi 205 Black Cat Veltros. Images of the cover, decals and instructions are provided. |
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| July 01, 2009 Today Luca Bossi brings us a short construction article and 17 images of his PCM 1/32 Re.2005. |
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| July 26, 2009 Today I'm very pleased to present Michel Gruson's beautifully detailed and finished Hasegawa 1/48 C.202. |
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| August 03, 2009 Today Gregory Jouette brings us Part I of his beautifully detailed, scratch built 21st Century Toy's 1/32 Macchi C. 202. This build is particularly interesting since no production kit allows a modeler to build the C.202 Prototype out-of-box. Gregory shows you how with 51 construction photos. |
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| August 16, 2009 Today Gregory Jouette brings us Part II of his beautiful, natural-metal 21st Century Toy's 1/32 Macchi C. 202 Prototype . |
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| August 31, 2009 |
| NEW ART - AVIATIONGRAPHIC |
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| NEW BOOKS - COLORI E INSEGNE
CACCIA E ASSALTO 1940-1943, PART III + SET |
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| September 27, 2009 Today Jose Lucero brings us his (as always) beautiful Eduard Profipack 1/48 Nieuport Ni.17 of Italian WWI Ace Francesco Baracca. |
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| October 12, 2009 Today Fabrizio Frassica brings us his first submission to Stormo, a beautiful Hasegawa 1/48 ANR Messerschmitt Bf.109G10 AS. This is an interesting build since the aircraft was constructed from details supplied in logs of Lt. Biron ANR. |
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| November 15, 2009 Today Riccardo Trotta brings us his superdetailed and very accurate 1/48 Fujimi Me.110C in Italian service. Riccardo also presents a very interesting article and background to this aircraft. |
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| November 26, 2009 On this American Thanks Giving Day, Guy Shepherd brings us his attractive 1/48 Special Hobby ANR Fiat G.55 Serie I in the splinter camouflage scheme. |
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| NEW BOOKS - AVIOLIBRI Fieseler Fi-156 Storch and De Havilland Vampire in Italian Service |
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| December 13, 2009 Today Amaru Tincopa presents a very interesting article of the Ca.114 in Peruvian service - a great read: Caproni Ca.114 in Peruvian service 1935-44 |
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| December 24, 2009 On this Christmas Eve, José Lucero brings us his attractive 1/48 Special Hobby Nardi FN.305. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! |
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| January 01, 2010 Changing things around a little, this year we kick off the New Year with an interesting History article of the D.520 in RA service by Ing. Riccardo Trotta. |
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| January 30, 2010 Today Michel Gruson brings us 19 photos of his beautifully detailed and very accurate Hasegawa 1/48 Macchi C.205V - what can you say about the French, accuracy and artistry are in their blood! |
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| April 24, 2010 Today Jean brings us his beautifully finished 1/48 CANT Z.1007bis. Thirteen close-up photos of this intricate camouflage scheme are provided. |
| NEW STORMO! 1/48 and 1/32 DECALS ITALIAN Bf.109 ACES PART I Includes 5 Italian Bf.109 Aces and a Special Collectors Edition Variant Cover |
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| July 04, 2010 Its always a treat to post a Luca Bossi article, he's quickly become a favorite of mine in this scale! Today Luca brings us his incredible 1/72 Italeri SM.82. Close-up photos of this intricate camouflage scheme are provided. |
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| August 11, 2010 Today Jean Barby brings us yet again another masterpiece with 12 images of his Special Hobby 1/48 FIAT BR.20 Cicogna. |