92 S.79 were delivered to the Aviazione Legionaria as follows: 3 - February 1937 2 - March 9 - April 5 - August 12 - September 12 - November 15 - January 1938 8 - April 26 - July 61 were purchased by the Aviacion Nacional in 1937-38 Spain: - No S.79s were lost due to enemy fighters in 100 aerial eng...

Ciao Mario, here's a photo of C.200 1a Serie 356-9 (with unusually high a/c number for CO), again Sant'Andrea's machine taken at Capodichino early 1941 with the Mago Bacu emblem, this time drawn differently (with red clothing, white (yellow?) cape and hat), there were various versions of Mago Bacu. ...

Here's a photo of Sant'Andrea's machine in April 1941 with the white fuselage band applied, the a/c code moved forward and the dark yellow nose band (60cm wide). The smoke cannister in the photo was used to determine wind direction for an easier lift-off. What kind of project are you working on? htt...

1) The CANT logo also appeared on the Z.506C (some), Z.509, Z.1011 and Z.1015 and likely on (some) civil and (almost all) military aircraft produced by CRDA after the Z.506. The upper part of the logo contained the script CANT, with the letter 'C' wrapping around the top-side of the oval forming a b...

Congratulations Richard! That's awesome. The CR.42 builds up to a large plane and looks impressive in 1/48, and especially in that scheme if done right. Nice job.

The age-old question of color matching and Tamiya colors. Paint lines come and go. Polly S and Polly Scale were (mostly) two different lines, Polly S (an older formula) was used primarily for trains/railroad modeling. I liked Polly Scale paints and I think this line still continues in Testors Acryli...

I haven't tried Techmod decals. Cartograf are really in a class of their own, they invest in R&D, they use the latest technology and equipment and it shows. They also have a very able staff - what others can't do they find a way and are very easy to work with, and most importantly they get that deta...

I think part of the issue is that it takes a long time to make an accurate decal sheet - everything in a decal sheet needs attention to detail e.g. size, shape, stenciling, colors, markings, text/descriptions, clear instructions, good quality photos for drawings, artwork, units badges etc 48012/4801...

Here's a video of Italian Military Exports that puts Italy 6th world wide although I seen a chart last week that indicated Italian military exports are already ahead of Germany - when you factor in Fincanteri and transfers like the Giuseppe Garibaldi and refits, they probably are. Also a second vide...

Filippi's plane Bf.109G-6/U3 isn't a subject we would normally do (in decal Sheet 48013, not in 48006 as in your email) because the photos we have of it aren't complete, however it fell within a W.Nr. block (163000 - 164000) that were finished differently in regard to the vertical tail surfaces and ...

Beautiful job Richard, I love the finish - the color looks really good. I’m assuming you mixed black with some blue? The color of RA Night Fighters (CN) is an interesting topic. The three colors to focus on when considering this subject, the Fiat CR.42(CN) are: Black Nerofumo (carbon-black) Grigio A...

Outstanding work! Its a shame this kind of detail gets buried inside a cowling.

Hi Quang, the cockpit detail and Breda-SAFAT MGs look great. I look forward to engine construction.

I haven't seen a reference photo for C.200 362-3, but below is a photo of a line-up of 362a Sq C.200s believed to have been taken at Kriwoj-Rog in August 1941, likely upon their arrival. The inner and outer top-wing white triangles are clearly visible. Just a couple of things to note about this phot...

Without launching into a full-throated defense of that reference, the Waldis and De Bortoli book contains a lot of useful information that shouldn’t be dismissed (as suggested in the article you’re referring to) because of a phrase or a sentence that wasn’t made clear, especially if the authors neve...