1/72 Reggiane
Re 2005 Sagittario Scratch built, based on Pavla Kit
So far, my attempt to produce an accurate 1/72 Re 2005…
Part 1: Construction
It was just a
weekend project, quick build, almost OOB, only a few minor improvements had to
be done ;-) ( LOL):
- the fuselage reshaped and
re-scribed because of its asymmetry;
- the fairing behind the cockpit
is a modified part from the MC 202 by Italeri;
- the nose section replaced with
the scratch built one (also due to asymmetry );
- the wings were warped
(probably due to the nature of the styrene used being somewhat like feta
cheese) and had to be given a framework to obtain the correct shape;
- the cockpit canopy supplied
with the kit (far from perfect) was replaced by the one from the
Falcon set. This required, of course, some additional adjusting;
- the main wheels are the parts
from the MC 202 by Italeri, slightly enlarged to scale with Mr. Surfacer,
flattened and with some detail added;
- the main landing gear legs are
made of brass tubes;
- the entire airframe was
re-scribed. The raised or overlapped surface elements are represented with
Mr. Surfacer.
As for the fit of
the parts, I would rather give no comments about this... Anyway, it seems, I was
still able to use a couple of original resin parts such as cockpit and the tail
wheel. All other small parts were after all scratch built or extensively
modified. The pilot’s seat, for instance, was originally rather
1/48 than 1/72 and just didn’t fit into the cockpit!
All major construction steps can be seen on the photos.
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As seen on the pictures, it
would not also be that wrong to say, that this kit is actually by Gunze
(due to the amount of Mr.Surfacer used)…
Just for comparison: here
here is this Pavla "masterpiece" built mostly OOB or at least
without major corrections.
Note the asymmetry of the fuselage and the wings.
My only hope, I
haven't to commit suicide because of the release of a new 1/72 Re 2005 by
Italeri or MPM/Special Hobby to soon...
Igor Svetlov (IS)
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