Macchi C.200

[phantom II]

Hello all ! Finally able to get away from that 109 and get back to the Macchi

Decided to paint the tactical markings rather than using the kit decals

So, here we are . The last 2014 update

Happy new year everyone :drinks

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Nice!

 

[jknaus]

James

 

[phantom II]

Well, today I had some dead time, so I picked up a test mule and shot some olive green .

Follow by some light tan but it turned out looking more like gray . Need to work on the shade

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Well, today I had some dead time, so I picked up a test mule and shot some olive green .

Follow by some light tan but it turned out looking more like gray . Need to work on the shade

Cheers, Christian B)

I wonder Chris, if you did the tan first on top of a white base and then do the green, how would it turn out?

 

[phantom II]

Well, I thought about that long and hard before I started and concluded that spraying the stripes was easier than making the spots. ( now the plane is already green )

I'm afraid I was still using enamels as a frame of reference though . They are not translucent.

I think we'll be ok. I'll just mix some paints. There seems to have been a good deal of variations in their sandy colors anyhow.

Besides, we have no old Italians in the club ( yet )

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[phantom II]

Bob, I was not dismissing your idea . It would have been somewhat closer but it needed some yellow anyway.

So, there's a couple test sprays at different viscosities .

That's a lot closer

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Wow, that's the same color that's on the right side?

 

[phantom II]

Yup, just added a bit of lemon yellow and a shade of white.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[SA Dave]

That looks real interesting I always admire good AB control like that :woohoo:

 

[phantom II]

Thank you Dave I hope I can do as well on the real subject .

This used to be easier with enamels but we'll see. It seems to get trickier the more you sprays.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[phantom II]

Meanwhile back in the sandbox, I've had some painting sessions over the last couple of days .

Believe it or not I had a hard time adjusting my brain to paint in a larger scale .

I'm thinking these Italian painters must have lived an interesting life :frantic

Thanks for looking in . Hope you like it .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[MrT]

Yep I like it.

Terry

 

[moon puppy]

All that good Italian wine. How much did you have doing this?

It's a Masterpiece Chris

 

[jknaus]

Thats a hard cam to paint and I think you pulled it off to perfection. Very nice Chris
James

 

[SA Dave]

Awesome Chris

 

[ij001]

That's just superb, Chris. Did you spend any time over at Stormo ?? - Great resource for all things 'Italian'.

Ian.

 

[phantom II]

That's just superb, Chris. Did you spend any time over at Stormo ?? - Great resource for all things 'Italian'.

Ian.

Thanks Ian but no, I did not . I had lots that Webb site during one of my computer hick ups and forgot all about it.

I just went with some of the info I had but looking at some of the color chips they displayed, I might have gotten the darb brown wrong . :S Oh well, I like it the way it is, so I won't change anything. :drinks

Thanks for pointing me back to the Webb site though

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[phantom II]

Thats a hard cam to paint and I think you pulled it off to perfection. Very nice Chris
James

Thanks James . Been wanting to do a C.200 for a long time now .

Barney providing me with such a bargain in 1/48 certainly pushed me over the edge .

Perhaps I'll run across a C.205 which is ( in my mind ) an even more delightful aircraft/paint scheme.

Of course by now you have probably discovered I have a weak spot for Italian even over German paint work.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[phantom II]

All that good Italian wine. How much did you have doing this?

It's a Masterpiece Chris

Actually none Bob. I probably should have.

I have never developed a taste for Italian Red wines. A real shame since the aircrews used it for bribes when they flew in.

I'm a German white wine type which is in a totally different solar system altogether. Makes me think in grays though

Cheers, Christian B)