Hallo my friends,how are you? I'm back with a Breda 65...
July 3 2009 at 2:00 PM
Fabrizio (Login Naples57) HyperScale Forums from IP address 87.19.36.184
I'm happy to be here again. For months I didn't write on this forum, but be sure I opened it almost every day and enjoied yous posts. I must admit I passed trought a period of indolence and, as always in spring, I went into a kind of "aestivation" (word found on the dictionary: "summer dormancy". Do you use it???). In this period I like to spend my time outdoor.
More, I choose a demanding job: to build the AZmodel 1/72 Breda 65 A80.
I always loved this oddy plane, with its squared canopy and big fuselage. The model is perfectly moulded, with a wonderful surface detail and beautiful accessory. Nevertheless it's really a short run and need a lot of parts to be added from plastic rods and plasticards. The worst, for me, was the canopy in acetate: I hate them! I often left the model for days and days on the bench witout working on it.
But now it's over and I'm really happy to have it on my shelf.
I'd like to show you it with the Bay of Naples in the background, but we had a tropical wether in the last days: almost every afternoon a sorm of 1-2 hours and/or a grey sky. Sorry (dear Serge, I envy your garden )
This plane is a Breda 65 with FIAT A80 engine of the 159 Squadriglia, based in varius fields in North Africa in 1940, at the beginning of the war.
The camo is a non standard (non standard was -is- standard, in Italy) Giallo Mimetico 1 and Verde M. 1, with Grigio M. undersides. I used Tamya and Lifecolor paints.
I hope you like it.
so well done, superb paint and weathering work, a model than we don't often see built up. Great job Fabrizio, nice to see your work again.
PS: Don't envy me amico mio, it's rainy here since one week and it will be the same **&*&?%$%?&* weather for all the next week.
Serge Dompierre
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But there has always been something I like about it! I wonder if the pilot had distorted vision peering through the slanted glass? You did a great job on the painting and details! If I ever see the 1/48 kit I am going to pick it up and build it!
This message has been edited by Bill_Cronk from IP address 71.2.180.6 on Jul 3, 2009 3:02 PM
Now, I understand the reason of your long absence. That's a total beauty. No words. By the way, I was contacting you by e-mail, wondering what end you have done (che fine avevi fatto, in inglese).
Glad to see you back.
I decided to send a new post only when I finished the model, and so I did. Of course I enjoy HS forum during this weeks and can say that you are doing very beautiful models: bravo! Thanks a lot for your kind words.
A presto...
Very neat aircraft !
I have a soft spot for these Breda designs and I have the Azur kit - I don't know how it compares to the AZ Models kit, but it isn't looking that bad.
I love what you did to the AZ Models kit - it looks stunning, it is a very nice camo scheme, and extremely good weathering, making it look highly realistic
It's nice to see you back Fabrizio, of course I'm looking forward to more of your work now
Happy to read you| What are you waiting for? I really wish to see your way to the Breda, take your Azur and build it!
Congratulation for your models, I always enjoy with your models on HS.
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