Fiat CR.42CN - night falco 377 squadriliga

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June 4, 2022
project inventory
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June 4, 2022
Yahu IP - me likey
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June 4, 2022
added fuel/oil lines to the engine and drilled the openings for the spark plug wires
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June 5, 2022
gloss black is on!
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June 5, 2022
Duraluminium for the intake manifold and push rods (there's some burrs to clean up grrrrrrr)
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June 6, 2022
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June 11, 2022
engine all done and the cowling dry fitted
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June 11, 2022
the engine in all its glory
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June 12, 2022
what little will be visible of the cockpit
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June 12, 2022
before scrubbing of all raised details
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June 19, 2022
prototype paper seatbelts
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June 19, 2022
wellp, a little bit too big
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June 19, 2022
version 0.2 looks much better
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June 19, 2022
a start on the actual seatbelts and cushion
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June 25, 2022
first set of scratchbuild seatbelts ever
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July 5, 2022
cockpit finished
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July 5, 2022
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July 5, 2022
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July 5, 2022
a look inside the tub
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July 9, 2022
gun sight in place - note the tabs added to the cowling:
they make the fit to the fuselage much more consistent
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July 9, 2022
mesh added for the oil cooler
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July 9, 2022
soem seams need to be cleaned up on the upper cowl
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July 9, 2022
the spine should be good with some scraping and sanding
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July 9, 2022
the seatbelts in all their glory
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July 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022
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July 20, 2022
seam work makes the dreams work..
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July 21, 2022
adding slots to the spinner
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July 21, 2022
and the clamp ring from stretched sprue
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July 26, 2022
fit on the cowling panels.
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July 26, 2022
added a shim to the biggest gap
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July 26, 2022
masked up and ready for paint
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July 26, 2022
a gloss black base - nice & shiny
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August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
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August 17, 2022
drawing ready to cut masks
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August 17, 2022
marked to position for the white cross on the rudder
Looks skew, but that's due to the angle of the photo
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August 17, 2022
the transition to more blueish uppers
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August 17, 2022
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August 17, 2022
the dirty underside
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August 17, 2022
all blended in
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August 18, 2022
white base down
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August 18, 2022
extra splotchy
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August 18, 2022
fuselage band and cross on the rudder painted with Gunze off white
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August 18, 2022
Lower wing insignia
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August 24, 2022
prop painted
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August 24, 2022
and chipped
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August 24, 2022
individual markings applied with masks
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September 10, 2022
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September 10, 2022
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September 10, 2022
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September 16, 2022
clear red filter for the lowers
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September 16, 2022
clear blue filter for the upper parts;
close to impossible to catch the effect with the high gloss black
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September 17, 2022
flat coat and black wash applied
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September 17, 2022
to filter or not to filter?
the decals look a tad too bright to my eye
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September 19, 2022
oils prepped for filtering
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September 19, 2022
filters applied to the decals
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October 8, 2022
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October 8, 2022
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October 8, 2022
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Comments

24 4 June 2022, 07:39

Rui S
Nice work. Looking good 👍

11 June 2022, 13:49

Sebastian Meyner
Beautiful work so far Joachim 👍

11 June 2022, 14:46

Joachim F. Author
Thanks Rui and Sebastian - the ICM kit really makes it easy 😉

11 June 2022, 20:33

Joachim F. Author
Great Karl - now I want lasagna!
I've experimented with thick aluminum foil and it's either too stiff, or it buckles too early.
Lead foil (from a wine bottle) seems to be more forgiving.

19 June 2022, 15:18

Bruce Huxtable
So the cushion is lead foil? The work on the engine looks great, and I'm watching these other skills and techniques with interest 👍🙂

19 June 2022, 15:47

Joachim F. Author
Indeed, it is! I went a little overboard with the rivetting wheel and now th stitching is a little too heavy.
A slight buffing might do the trick..

20 June 2022, 19:41

Spanjaard
very nice engine. cushion looks good. i have been collecting aluminium foil for a long time. all kind of thickneses can be found 🙂

20 June 2022, 19:45

Joachim F. Author
Thanks Spanjaard - aren't we all colelctors of things that might be useful sometime? 😄
Karl, almost completely agreed. For me it's not about the finished model itself but the path that leads there.
Trying out new things, learning soemthing from failure and maybe improve some techniques/skills a little - that's my reward 😉

25 June 2022, 05:58

Spanjaard
And enjoying looking at them and knowing all that you put in there, even if nobody can see it anymore 😉

25 June 2022, 08:45

Rui S
Yap, my wife says I'm accumulating trash but she also always ask me if I want to keep stuff she finds and may have some use 😉

25 June 2022, 13:08

Michael Kohl
very nice detailing you add here.

16 August 2022, 06:56