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Fieseler Fi 156 'Storch' - Regia Aeronautica.
Rod The Fixer:
Hi all,
I'm starting to assemble this old 1:72 Academy kit to make this Fieseler Fi-156 "Storch":
Credit: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fieseler Fi 156 'Storch' (Stork) Regia Aeronautica.
Castel Benito, Libya, September 1940 M.M. 56631 1° Gruppo Aviazione Coloniale
A quick look inside the box, with Kora decal and Edward detail PE:
by Rodolfo Masti
by Rodolfo Masti
by Rodolfo Masti
by Rodolfo Masti
by Rodolfo Masti
A little Cockpit improvement ...
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
Cockpit painted and first step to improve wings ...
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
Before and after ...
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
Old Wombat:
What, if anything, were those little lumps across the front of the wings supposed to be? ???
apophenia:
--- Quote from: Old Wombat on June 05, 2021, 10:50:43 PM ---What, if anything, were those little lumps across the front of the wings supposed to be? ???
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I imagine they are supposed to represent support struts for the fixed leading edge slats. They do look a bit lumpy and stumpy (the originals are more rectangular). But I guess, in 1/72nd, those supports will be almost entirely hidden by the slats themselves :smiley:
Rod The Fixer:
--- Quote from: apophenia on June 06, 2021, 12:54:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: Old Wombat on June 05, 2021, 10:50:43 PM ---What, if anything, were those little lumps across the front of the wings supposed to be? ???
--- End quote ---
I imagine they are supposed to represent support struts for the fixed leading edge slats. They do look a bit lumpy and stumpy (the originals are more rectangular). But I guess, in 1/72nd, those supports will be almost entirely hidden by the slats themselves :smiley:
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Right ... I'll replace them with pa ...
Old Wombat:
--- Quote from: Rod The Fixer on June 06, 2021, 04:51:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: apophenia on June 06, 2021, 12:54:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: Old Wombat on June 05, 2021, 10:50:43 PM ---What, if anything, were those little lumps across the front of the wings supposed to be? ???
--- End quote ---
I imagine they are supposed to represent support struts for the fixed leading edge slats. They do look a bit lumpy and stumpy (the originals are more rectangular). But I guess, in 1/72nd, those supports will be almost entirely hidden by the slats themselves :smiley:
--- End quote ---
Right ... I'll replace them with pa ...
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Ah, yes! Obvious, when it's pointed out to one. ::) :smiley:
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