It's great to see progress with this, Richard. I'm looking forward to seeing some paint.
Interesting information about the ailerons being used with the flaps and leading edge slats to change the camber of the wing for more lift. That's how I used to set up my RC sailplanes.

Finished this after a long sit on the shelf. Planning to put it into a diorama with a FW190 stationed in Italy. https://i.postimg.cc/zXQt0Xpk/Opel-3-ton-truck-04.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/pXrcfnQT/Opel-3-ton-truck-05.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/JzBTgV2C/Opel-3-ton-truck-06.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/mkXXx...

Just finished this Hungarian Fiat CR-42 from April 1941. This one took a lot of painting, having to paint the entire Italian camo and Hungarian insignias, then over paint the yellow areas. I used the Montex painting masks and a variety of paints, mainly AK Interactive lacquers for the main colors an...

Thanks Mark. I used Testors and Model Masters enamels for the exterior colors, custom mix of brown, yellow, and white for the tan base color. The smoke rings are out-of-the-bottle olive green, but are a little too light in color. The gray was straight out of the bottle, too. The interior green is Ta...

Painting almost finished. https://i.postimg.cc/wBfgQSsY/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-14.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8CPTW1cb/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-15.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Cx4FzZh1/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-16.jpg Per the painting instructions, the factory camo scheme just shows through on the tail, fuselage band and uppe...

Nice job on this, Paolo. The additional detail really adds to the display.

Nice detail in there. Shows how tight space was.

That's a lot of detail in there. Even if your colors are not exactly correct, who would know? (Besides you and us)

Quite an extensive modification! Opening the panels leads to a lot of work. At least you have good reference material.

More pics of my slow progress https://i.postimg.cc/XvJxJzht/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-10.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PqRy8MnJ/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-11.jpg Test fit in the cowling. https://i.postimg.cc/mgV8TsdQ/Italeri-Fiat-CR42-12.jpg Here is the Macchi C.202 canopy compared to the kit canopy. I plan to use the Ma...

Today I start posting my progress on my second Italian subject, the Fiat CR.42. I will be adding detail to this, as I really like the looks of this plane. It will be a Hungarian version. I have the Montex painting mask set (K48351), so this will be interesting. I started off with the cockpit, adding...

Great addition of detail! Looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you for the nice comments, you are all very generous.

Next on the bench is the Italeri Fiat CR.42 - with upgrades, of course.

I have completed this build and have some pics to share. https://i.postimg.cc/hGq1NW4S/Macchi-mc202-101.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/GpJxC79v/Macchi-mc202-104.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HnKQ2FP1/Macchi-mc202-109.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/PfFzT8fV/Macchi-mc202-110.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cJZfXRTC/Macchi-mc...

Very nice paint and weathering. Looks well used.