Work In Progress Pictures
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5 7 May 2015, 21:00
Ben STONEI've got this kit also but mine came with lots of flash, broken struts and missing booms. Looking good so far.
7 May 2015, 21:46
Hanno KleineckeThe Schneider Trophy virus spreads around ! Not an easy one I presume ? I like this plane a lot, but didn't dare to buy this kit,
so I´m curious on your progress . Great work so far ! Pleas keep sharing your wip pics ! 🙂
8 May 2015, 06:48
Kees KleijwegtIndeed mates, not an easy kit. Lots of sanding and filling required. One half of a float was that bad, that I decided to make it a waterline model. The detail is rather good though and the subject is great, kind of a Ferrari on floats! 🙂
8 May 2015, 07:46
Hanno KleineckeYes, it is a beautyful looking aircraft desing ! It´s a real shame that you can`t look into the box prior to the purchase, and for the rather poor quality it is far too expensive .
8 May 2015, 08:04
Kees KleijwegtI bought the tiny monster for about €25,- at the Aviation Megastore www.aviationmegastore.com
8 May 2015, 08:45
Hanno KleineckeI`ve seen it for € 49,- at 1001 Models. € 25 is OK I think, so I might give it another thought.....
8 May 2015, 08:52
Choppa Nuttawow, I saw €25 and thought yeah that is expensive ! Then I saw €49 and thought that is ridiculously expensive !!!!
8 May 2015, 10:16
Hanno KleineckeYou`re right, for broken and incomplete parts even for € 25,- you have to be extremely keen on this bird....
But I must admit, I think I am..... 😄
8 May 2015, 10:52
Ben STONEI bought one on eBay for $35au which included postage. Massively overpriced but I've never bought a resin kit before and I doubt their sales are anywhere near mainstream brands
8 May 2015, 12:57
Choppa Nuttalove the shape of the engines cockpit pod, looks like a flying race car ! 🙂
12 May 2015, 22:36
Kees KleijwegtYeah Choppa, it's meant to race and it's Italian so it is red (national race colour for Italy). You do the math!😉
13 May 2015, 17:11
Kees KleijwegtBen, I used Alclad 'polished aluminium' on the fuselage and on the prop spinners, 'white aluminium' on the prop blades. The props are obviously not fitted yet.... More pics to come
13 May 2015, 17:12
Choppa Nuttayeah 🙂 just love the shape of the fuselage, Italians really do have style 🙂
13 May 2015, 18:34
Erik LeijdensInteresting subject Kees. Something different hey 👍 Coming along very nice.
15 May 2015, 19:48
Kees KleijwegtYes Erik, different indeed. I like the Italian racy "feel" of it. Building the kit is rewarding, but also a kind of a struggle. For one it's really tiny and fit is poor in places. The use of a jig is inevitable and I replaced some resin bits with metal tube/wire.
15 May 2015, 20:26
Kees KleijwegtThanks for the kind words mates. Still some rigging and decals to do, and a "watery" base.
18 May 2015, 09:58
Bart Goesaertvery nice work on this one, wanted to add this one to the stash, as for building "something else", but got a little discouraged... also by the fact that I don't have a lot of building time left lately and that my stash is quite large... :-$
18 May 2015, 13:50
Ben STONEKees, I'll be interested what you do with the windshield/canopy. Going from the one in my kit it's terrible.
19 May 2015, 01:50
Juergen KlinglhuberWalter, I have seen your model in real just a view weeks ago in Ried. What a wonderful model - Great Work! Congrates!
1 November 2019, 19:20
bughunterOh Kees, that is a very nice model 👍 Racer and floatplane - always a very interesting combination. This bird looks really elegant! Really pitty, that I missed you in Ried.
1 November 2019, 20:16
Jensexotic, awesome, a super cool model, color and build are 👍 👍 👍 I'm speechless 🙂
2 November 2019, 12:48
Kees KleijwegtThank for the kind words mates, much appreciated! 👍👍
I finished this little racer in 2015, but I think someone else took his or her model to Ried.
Because if you mean the German place near Augsburg (found it on Google maps), I have never been there 🙂🙂
5 November 2019, 20:45
Juergen KlinglhuberHi Kees. I apologize, you are right: I mixed it up. The show was 3 weeks ago, I noticed this plane and when I looked the kit up in Scalemates I found yours - making the wrong conclusions. Nevertheless - You did an excellent job !!
6 November 2019, 06:19
Kees KleijwegtThanks Slavo and Kerry 👍 It's been a while I finished the kit but I think it's a remarkable aircraft every time I see it. Kind of like a Ferrari with wings 🙂
24 May 2020, 13:43
Bart Goesaerttrue, nice work on this one... ordered a few kits from Karaya, after a few months I checked what the problem was and I got the question if I really wanted to order what I've ordered...
18 June 2020, 13:08
