Great attention to detail.

The dorsal fairing was definitely fastened to the frames with thick beams added at 90o degrees to reinforce the frames from crumbling on impact - if you extend the drawing above you can see how the dorsal hump was attached to the frames. Interesting post, but I don't think the double frames were pro...

The YAHU Instrument panel is amazing. Email me a short article of this build for the Gallery when you're done.

That's the location of the dorsal hump, the frames should have been doubled (strengthened) there (cg) to take the load of an aircraft flipped-over.

1&2 are the Vigna di Valle machine, the photos were probably photoshoped (aged) but its not the same plane as 3 in its original livery. Below are two photos of the C.200 at Vigna in its hangar, compare the port side view camo (below) to 1. The starboard view 2 shows no chipping as in 3. 1&2 and 3 ar...

1 & 2 are the same machine at Vigna di Valle. 3 is a known photo of C.200 369-1 at Stalino in Sept 1941 with the poached-egg camo scheme. There's a well known color photo (the front cover of the CMPR color guide) of a line up of eight Macchi + Breda built machines, from afar the camo schemes on the ...

The C.200 at Vigna di Valle was built by AerMacchi in Sept 1941 and little is known about its wartime record. At the time of the armistice it was with 8o Gruppo and then taken over by the Co-belligerent AF and used as a trainer until late 1944. After the war it was repainted red upper surfaces and g...

That's a good question and a difficult one to answer. If you want a quick answer I think the colors in the instructions are correct. Here's the long answer. We don't know the MM of this plane, but from the extended windscreen (the two thin rectangular glass panels aft of the windscreen), the plane i...

No worries, any length article will do. Provide some details or tips you think would help the next person build the same kit, paints used, any difficulties you encountered and what you did to work around them etc. Construction information is all I need.

Beautifully done, looks accurate. Send in a article if you have a moment. Thanks for sharing.

This is a re-post from the one Stefano posted in the News forum for Registered Users. Below is Stefano's new book with Alfredo Logoluso, many who know Alfredo from his many Osprey books and informative article SCW Fiat CR.32 Color and Camouflage schemes posted on this site. I Cavalieri Erranti trans...

I'm surprised wiki got it right, especially as it pertains to this topic. I really should have added the truth is at the core of their (US) strength. In the many years I worked down there, all good memories, great experiences, great people especially the older generation. I still think they have the...

Thank you Bruno for your post. The cities and territories we're talking about here were agreed to in the Treaty of London in WWI - 600,000 Italians lost their lives in that war for these (rightful) territorial claims. Evidently the Allies learnt little from their mistakes, and as people become aware...

Happy New Year to everyone and Best Wishes. Thank you Bruno for sharing your story about Don Bonifacio, I appreciate it. I was going to elaborate on Fiume and Dalmatia but I had written more than I expected for Farotti's interview, anyway I'd say Churchill (and the British) stumbled upon the "right"...

SLIGHTLY OFF-TOPIC Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Here's an interview with the late Giorgio Farotti (1921-2007), an officer of the Decima Mas-San Marco Rgt (a large unit operating in Northern Italy) as he describes the final (dramatic) events (not far from where Stefano lives) on April 29 ...