Neil Merryweather
SMF Supporter
Oooh that's special
SMER FIAT Cr 32 Freccia in 1/48 ( ish!)
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Jim R
SMF Supporter
Better and better Tony. Truly a silk purse from a sow's ear.
Well after real life got in the way and put this and all other builds on the back burner , its now on again !
Finally got the spats and wheels fitted yesterday and also gave the wing a bit of attention . The only rigging on the Cr32 is between the two outer interplane struts , this being done now before the wing goes on . I used bait elastic , coloured silver by running it under a metallic marker pen and glued into holes drilled into the struts . Ive also added the aileron and rudder control linkages using guitar string ( E i think , the thinnest one anyway) .
Poor old Joaquin has now come out from under the masking and the leather cockpit surround has been painted. I had to make the windscreen as it was missing so after several attempts with a card template I cut the screen from some clear acetate . This is now glued and drying and will have the frame sorted later . Not a lot to do now , just attaching the wing and N shaped cabane struts and adding the distinctive bifurcated ( ooh big word ! ) pitots on the wing struts.
Finally got the spats and wheels fitted yesterday and also gave the wing a bit of attention . The only rigging on the Cr32 is between the two outer interplane struts , this being done now before the wing goes on . I used bait elastic , coloured silver by running it under a metallic marker pen and glued into holes drilled into the struts . Ive also added the aileron and rudder control linkages using guitar string ( E i think , the thinnest one anyway) .
Poor old Joaquin has now come out from under the masking and the leather cockpit surround has been painted. I had to make the windscreen as it was missing so after several attempts with a card template I cut the screen from some clear acetate . This is now glued and drying and will have the frame sorted later . Not a lot to do now , just attaching the wing and N shaped cabane struts and adding the distinctive bifurcated ( ooh big word ! ) pitots on the wing struts.
Yes they arent exactly crystal clear are they ! Unlike most of the other markings I didnt fancy trying to paint them pete , would have been cross eyed and blue in the face !
Great stuff. I like the camouflage loads.
Andy the Sheep
SMF Supporter
Absolutely great, Tony. That scratch built windscreen is a masterpiece.
Great work so far Tony, glad to see you back. I hope you mom gets well soon.
Calling this done now. After a final push its had the wing fitted and the last few bits added . The aileron boosters ( winglets , or whatever theyre called ?) took a fair bit of cleaning up and thinning down and were a tricky fit as they are very fragile. The twin pitots were made from brass tube and fuse wire . Anyways heres a few pics to finish off this build thread , including some with the other one I did years ago . More pics to come on a completed thread . Thanks to all who’ve been watching , cheers tony
