1/72 Planet Models S.211

Gallery Article by Gareth Phua on Aug 9 2003

  Singapore National Day 

 

This is the Planet Models 1/72 SIAI Machetti S.211 resin kit. The model was given to me as a gift. It was started on but only halfway. I worked on the cockpit, cleaned up the seamlines, scratchbuilt new intake splitter plates and added the pilots. The aircraft depicted here is one from the RSAF's 130 Squadron, based in RAAF Pearce.

 

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Somehow, the biggest problems were with the cockpit area. I had an extremely tough time getting the pilots to fit into the whole cockpit tub. Not all 1/72 pilots are created equal it seems.

Decals were quite flimsy and I managed to damage 2 of them, though I'm lucky to be able to find replacements but certainly not from the distributors who never even answered my email requests :-( .

Gareth Phua   Wingnuts Singapore

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Photos and text © by Gareth Phua