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Caproni Vizzola F.8

Started by Gondor, January 04, 2023, 11:00:00 AM

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Gondor

This is from an idea I had years ago which I finally got around to doing something about. Well the build was, the aircraft Manufacrurer and operator were only finalised earlier this evening.
Anyway, here is a picture of it so far. Needs more paint but this is as far as it is right now.



Gondor
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loupgarou

Difficult (for me) to identify the aircraft from directly above. Cockpit, engine cover and spinner look Me-109ish  ??
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Flyer

Quote from: loupgarou on January 04, 2023, 11:53:03 PMDifficult (for me) to identify the aircraft from directly above. Cockpit, engine cover and spinner look Me-109ish  ??

Going by his blog entries and the fact it looks very Bf-109ish it'd be a Avia S-199.
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kitbasher

Looks more FROG FIAT G50 or Revell Ki-61 (with Bf109F or G spinner) to me.
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Quote from: Flyer on January 04, 2023, 11:59:43 PM
Quote from: loupgarou on January 04, 2023, 11:53:03 PMDifficult (for me) to identify the aircraft from directly above. Cockpit, engine cover and spinner look Me-109ish  ??

Going by his blog entries and the fact it looks very Bf-109ish it'd be a Avia S-199.


I am whiffing the KP S-199, but this is not it.

Quote from: kitbasher on January 05, 2023, 12:45:07 AMLooks more FROG FIAT G50 or Revell Ki-61 (with Bf109F or G spinner) to me.


Close, but the base kit is a Hasegawa kit and your right about the spinner.

I am painting it in a simmilar manner to a late war Bf 109 K-4 but realised that I didn't need some of the upper surface paint to cover a previous owners markings so I have had to sand pack some of the paint on the fuselage sides.

Gondor
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Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Wardukw

Ya know your on to a winner Gondor mate when your build confuses the hell out of blokes ..excellent   ;D  :thumbsup:
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Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on January 05, 2023, 10:24:57 AMYa know your on to a winner Gondor mate when your build confuses the hell out of blokes ..excellent   ;D  :thumbsup:

Ta!

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

PR19_Kit

Absolutely!  Way to go Alastair.
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Gondor

A small update with another picture to see how twisted your noodles are



Of course you know roughly how this is going to end up, but from this side view which shows that the upper fuselage needs another coat of paint, I could make people think that it is Japanese, and of course there is nothing to stop the Italians sending items to their allies in the east is there?  :wacko:

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Flyer

OK I'm seeing way less Bf-109 and way more Kawasaki now... :rolleyes:
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NARSES2

It is amazing how the new spinner changes the look of the entire aircraft.
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Gondor

Quote from: NARSES2 on January 06, 2023, 05:48:24 AMIt is amazing how the new spinner changes the look of the entire aircraft.

I had to fatten the nose a little bit too, the original is a bit smaller.

As for what the aircraft looks like, this is what it is based on.



So you can see the similarities

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Gondor

Further progress due to using Hataka acrylic paint   :thumbsup:



That's the second upper camouflage colour on, yes it will need a second coat in places but it's there. Not 100% accurate but then it's not exactly designed for this airframe. Main wheels are on, the tyres need a touch of paint where I removed then from the sprue as do parts of the undercarriage legs so its really getting there. I could give an estimate on when I will finish it but that would be the kiss of death to it in all probability.

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

NARSES2

I find it interesting that you've got the spinner and props fitted at this stage. They are always (well normally anyway) the last things I fit to an airframe in what is almost a finishing ceremony. Indeed it has become such a ritual that I'm utterly at a loss when I build one of the few jets in the stash  ;D
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PR19_Kit

There's no reason why you shouldn't put a prop on a jet Chris. This IS WhiffWorld remember...............  ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit