Zappata-Messerschmitt Z.333. heavy-fighter/torpedo-bomber.

[CSMO]

I built this one for a group build on another site. The premise is that in 1938, Diamler-Benz motors were in short supply, so the Germans sold the 110 airframes to Italy minus the motors. Philippo Zappata, the designer of the CANT Z.506 & Z.1007 tri-motors modified the airframes.
Italian fighter jocks refused to fly it, preferring agility at all costs, as it was too clumsy. They added tankage and made it into a torpedo bomber. As it was standard practice to mount The machine guns in the cowlings of fighters they just tripled the standard installation for plenty of firepower.


The model is the 1958 Airfix kit, with Hasegawa Zero 52 cowls, 14 cylinder motors, props, and a torpedo from the scrap-box.
I chose the old segmented paint job for the COOL factor. paint is Xtracolor Afrika Korps Desert Yellow, Signalbrun, RLM89 Grun over Model Master U.S. Neutral Gray. I think this little spud looks pretty good, so I thought about sharing it with you guys.  

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Adios, Larry.

[PR19_Kit]

Nice one, a three engined Me-100, what could be more Italian? 

[Father Ennis]

Excellent !!!

[Tophe]

Unusual and pleasant...

[dumaniac]

great concept - love the radials

[tc2324]

 

Love the idea.

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice one, a three engined Me-100, what could be more Italian?  

Second that. VERY nice idea and execution  

Deserves IMHO a Whiffies nomination!

[NARSES2]

I really, really like that 

[Army of One]

Different.....love the paint scheme......

[pyro-manic]

Trimotors rule. Fact. Good stuff!

[Hotte]

A real Italian 
Gread idea!

Hotte

[James]

That looks great. Trimotor = Italian to me. 

[Weaver]

That's a cracking idea: I love it!