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Sunday, 10 March 2013

Finally...

finally, finally... the Pipistrello is finished. Or, more accurately, as finished as my patience will allow. Here it is, reasonably resplendent in its over-water/desert/East Africa anti-camouflage finish:



The smaller aircraft is a Nardi FN305, a very successful trainer used by Italy and the Romanians. It gives some idea of the size of 'the bat'.



Right, SM81 out of the way, so what next? A recovery Hetzer, Peninsular War British in 28mm, a few more War of 1812 in 20mm, or a Hurricane, or a Breda???

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14 comments:

  1. tradgardmastare10 March 2013 at 13:28

    I really like the red/white scheme.
    If you are keen upon planes you should read " Beyond the blue horizon" by Alexander Frater.It is a splendid read indeed!
    What the 20mm 1812 chaps for a change? Or even dip your toe in some Fantasy project...
    best wishes
    Alan

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:23

      Cheers, Alan. I've gone for the 1812 fellows, painting British regulars and Canadian militia. I'll have quite a few British and Canadians soon, but of the Yankee invaders I have none. So, it will be quite a long term project.

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  2. Conrad Kinch10 March 2013 at 13:51

    What was the thinking behind the red and white!

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  3. Anonymous10 March 2013 at 15:11

    A really nice job on that... I've seen b&w pictures of that scheme, but never really registered how useless and impractical it was... or how stunning. Well done that man!

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:24

      Stunning wins hands down any time - when it comes to models! Er, I mean models as in kits, of course.

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  4. Giano10 March 2013 at 16:34

    Very nice! I always like that colour scheme, I guess they considered more important the recovery of downed crew rather than the menace of the almost non-existant Ethiopian air force.

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:27

      Thanks, Giano. It wasn't just the rather knife happy Ethiopians the RA was worried about - too much water (as in the Med), or too little (as in the Libyan desert) was also the issue. And it makes a great finish on kits!

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  5. Mr Grant10 March 2013 at 20:11

    Lovely, lovely stuff. That scheme is stunning.

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:28

      Thanks, Nick. The worrying thing is that I've now found loads of photographs of different Italian aircraft sporting variants of the same finish - but I've got almost no room left for more aircraft. AAARGH!

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com11 March 2013 at 04:55

    Fascinating, First time I've never seen a plane disguised as a circus tent, or perhaps a peppermint stick. Now I'm curious about the under side.

    Pretty handsome finished model though.

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:29

      I like the circus tent! Sadly, the underside is just plain, boring ivory/cream. Oh well, perhaps one can have too much of a good thing.

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  7. DaveM11 March 2013 at 06:25

    Recovery Hetzer! Btw, did you manage to find some chain for your Bergepanzer III ?

    Cheers, Dave

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    1. AlFront11 March 2013 at 15:30

      Hi, Dave. The Hetzer is next on the list (after the 1812 Canadians), and, no, sadly, I still haven't sourced a bit of tiny chain. But I'm keeping a weather eye out.

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