Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => April Fool's Day GB => Topic started by: AXOR on March 22, 2012, 08:09:57 PM

Title: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: AXOR on March 22, 2012, 08:09:57 PM

Hi all,I thought to join in this GB.  ;D
I chose Romanian fighter I.A.R.80 in Regia Aeronautica markings...

Alex

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/7005548549_e0fddc3219_b.jpg)

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: Maverick on March 22, 2012, 08:28:22 PM

Looks entirely natural.  The radial is an obvious choice for the Italians.

Regards,

John

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: JP Vieira on March 22, 2012, 09:54:10 PM

Very good.
Welcome aboard this GB :)

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 23, 2012, 02:07:41 AM

That is nice.

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: Brian da Basher on March 23, 2012, 04:41:24 AM

Bellissimo! It never occurred to me just how "right" an IAR-80 would look in Italian markings and a desert scheme. Incredible work!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: AXOR on March 23, 2012, 05:47:06 AM

Thanks a lot guys !  :)
These days I'll try to finish another profile of IAR-80,this time with Romanian markings and winter camo.

Alex

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: AXOR on March 24, 2012, 12:07:58 AM

As I said below...I.A.R.-80 Romanian AF,eastern front and winter camo.

Alex

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7008700415_dfc7c2bd48_b.jpg)

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: Empty Handed on March 24, 2012, 03:04:02 AM

Gorgeous work!!!

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 24, 2012, 04:51:51 AM

Damn that is good - prove that wasn't for real!

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: AXOR on March 24, 2012, 09:48:16 AM

Thanks

Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 24, 2012, 04:51:51 AM

Damn that is good - prove that wasn't for real!

Hehe...well,I did not find any picture to prove the existence of this kind of camo on IAR 80,according to books that present this subject during the war those fighters were painted in two ways : dark green/dark earth-upper side and light blue underside or dark green-upper side and light blue-underside,after the war entirely light blue.
Howerver,some planes were temporary painted in this way : IAR 39 and Henschel HS-129...and this was actually my source of inspiration

(http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/313/pics/12_3.jpg)
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/a/313/12/0 (http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/a/313/12/0)

(http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/319/pics/12_10.jpg)
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/o/319/12/1 (http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/o/319/12/1)

Alex

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: JP Vieira on March 26, 2012, 04:24:46 PM

Great one in winter camo

Title: Re: I.A.R. 80 foreign service
Post by: Empty Handed on April 16, 2012, 10:38:03 PM

That Italian one is tasty!