Subject: Re: Italeri C.R. 42
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jamie Denton" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 10:43:17 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jamie Denton 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:13 AM
  Subject: Italeri C.R. 42

  Gallery Template #05

  Italeri 1/48 Fiat C.R. 42 Falco 

  by Jamie Denton
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  This is Italeri's recent C.R. 42 Falco in the markings of the aircraft 
  Sargente Pietro Salvadori.  This aircraft is currently in the RAF museum 
  at Hendon, having landed due to engine trouble near Orfordness on the 
  south coast of England in the Battle of Britain.

  Italeri's kit is a new tooling and at least to my eyes looks very much 
  like a Falco, correcting a few of the omissions of the older Classic 
  Airframes kit (most notably the intakes on the leading edge of the lower 
  wing root).  Construction is generally trouble free with few gaps to be 
  filled (nothing worth getting filler out for), however care should be 
  taken on the cowling as the fit of the parts is not very positive.  The 
  only fly in the ointment is the fit of the struts, some of them being 
  noticeably too short to fit without some heavy bending and pulling, 
  which leads to some less than satisfactory joins.  The cockpit was 
  enhanced with Eduard's colour photo-etch set, however some of the 
  exterior details (including pushrods for the control surfaces) were 
  ignored in favor of the sturdier (although admittedly a little 
  overscale) kit parts.  Rigging was done using smoke coloured invisible 
  mending thread.

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  The kit was painted with Lifecolor acrylics. Giallo Mimmetico 3 base 
  coat with a Verde Mimmetico 3 and Marrone Mimmetico 2 mottle over Dark 
  Gull Grey with Tamiya XF-8 for the yellow nose.  As an aside, the model 
  was first coated with Lifecolor Dark Gull Grey as a base coat, however 
  when the Tamiya XF-8 was applied over this it refused to dry properly 
  and stuck to the masking tape.  This was only discovered after mottling 
  the rest of the aircraft and not having the heart to risk ruining the 
  rest of the model, it was sanded, repainted and sealed with future, 
  which at least dried it hard, so the cowling is a little below par. 

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  The decals are mostly from Sky Models excellent "Fiat CR.42 pt.2" sheet, 
  however the kit national insignia were used on the upper surfaces as the 
  ones from Sky Models were slightly transparent.

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  Photos and text © by Jamie Denton

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