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Fiat BR20

Post by steveiow » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:25 am

Has any body bought out a kit of this plane at all?
I have'nt seen much mention of it on this forum either.
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Post by Chris Busbridge » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:58 am

The 1/72 Italeri Br20 kit gets a limited release from time to time, just like their Caproni Ca311/313/314 kits. It too is an old 1970's kit but makes into a nice model, albeit with a bit of extra work.

There was the Alphaflight 1/48 resin kit, which I'm fairly sure is unavailable now.

Check the gallery on this site for builds of both of these models, especially Jean Barby's 1/48 Br20M.

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Post by steveiow » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:50 pm

Thank you again Chris-must have missed the gallery items.Will go and check it out now
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Post by steveiow » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:27 pm

I don't know how I missed such beautiful models and art work :oops:
Now to get an Italeri kit....
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Post by mike_espo » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:59 pm

Just bought the Italeri 1/72 kit. The Alphaflight 1/48 kit is a whopping 189USD!! :shock:

The Italeri kit has raised panel lines, but looks to build into a great model. :)

I just ordered from Vince the BR 20 Ali di Italia book. After I finish with my current project: the Classic Airframes CR.32 I will tackle the BR.20. :D

Can't Wait!

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Post by Mirek Riha » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:10 am

Hi,

MPM with Flying Machines preparing Br-20/Br-20M in 1:48 for next year.

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Post by steveiow » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:34 am

Mike-espo
Where did you find your Italeri kit?
I've searched here in the UK with no luck so far.
Steve :cry:

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Post by mike_espo » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:38 am

steveiow wrote:Mike-espo
Where did you find your Italeri kit?
I've searched here in the UK with no luck so far.
Steve :cry:
Local hobby store in the Chicago area. I picked up the last one... :(

Here is the link:
www.venturehobbies.com

They sometimes get in obscure kits....I was looking for Supermodel 1/72 sm.81, but they didn't have it so I got the Italeri BR.20 and the SM.79 kits in 1/72.

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Post by steveiow » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:19 pm

OK-Thanks Mike
I'm bidding on one on Flea-Bay,might get it.
Steve :o

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Post by steveiow » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:20 am

Got it,plus another privately-
Well happy :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Br20-Manuals

Post by aframpton » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:37 am

I just got some BR20 Manuals, in PDF Format.

If you are interested in a copy of them let me know.

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Post by steveiow » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:57 pm

I missed this about BR20 manuals-very sorry :oops:
Thanks for your offer,but my modeling's not that good!!!
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Post by Capitano » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:52 pm

mike_espo wrote:
steveiow wrote:Mike-espo
Where did you find your Italeri kit?
I've searched here in the UK with no luck so far.
Steve :cry:
Local hobby store in the Chicago area. I picked up the last one... :(

Here is the link:
www.venturehobbies.com

They sometimes get in obscure kits....I was looking for Supermodel 1/72 sm.81, but they didn't have it so I got the Italeri BR.20 and the SM.79 kits in 1/72.
Hey Mike,

This post is pretty old but I was at Venture Hobbies today. I live in the deep southwest suburbs. Not much in the way of Italian 1/48 but it did look like they had a few 1/72 Italian subjects on the shelf. I think their stock is down due to the economy, it's not the like the old days when they had virtually everything.

FYI...I would stay away from Al's Hobby, since it seems like since they enlarged the rc car stuff, plastic models have taken a back seat there. There were only a few kits left on the shelf, nothing I was interested in. I think I can safely say that I may never have to go Al's Hobby ever again.

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Post by scapleplastic » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:50 pm

hello! i have several of these in 1/72. well, more like 6. so if anyone is in need let me know. a fair deal. also i have the cmpr book on making it better. free copies! packardhead@earthlink.net. i'll have to go digging though so instant results might not be instant. but it is somewhere in the mountain.

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