Macchi C 202 Folgore - battle testing a pre-production model

[zenrat]

The RW Folgore first flew in August 1940 and entered service in July 1941.
But what if pre-production examples had been battle tested with Luftwaffe JagdGeschwader over the Channel and the Home Counties?

I'll be building one of these

and painting it almost as it should be but with a twist.  I want to do smoke rings but haven't decided whether to do the full German markings or just give it a yellow nose.

[Captain Canada]

Full German 

[Old Wombat]

Full German 

With smoke rings?



Interesting!

[zenrat]

Hmmmm, maybe white or yellow bands across the wings with the balkenkreuz on top of them as though the Regia Aeronautica markings had been painted out.

[Old Wombat]

Why not just have them in Italian markings, with Regia Aeronautica pilots flying beside their Luftwaffe counterparts?

They did elsewhere.

Gives you scope to imagine an Italian Western European camo scheme (incorporating smoke rings ).

[Captain Canada]

I like the smoke rings with German markings. The painted over idea would work as well, but it just sounds so different I think it would really stand out.

[TallEng]

How about some sideways thinking? sand and spinach smoke rings just isn't going to cut it in the Northernish European theatre,
but if you want smoke rings (very Italian) why not replace sand with one of the German colours of the BoB? or to be more (less) precise,
an Italian version of said colour? either a Green (i suspect the smoke rings would be equivalent to the RLM 71? so a base of Black green 70
or the Italian equivalent and the lighter smoke rings over. or the Italian equivalent of Grey 02 with the smoke rings. and to finish it all off
Full Yellow RLM 04 theatre markings. (full yellow nose etc?
Just my idle thoughts....

Regards
Keith

[Hotte]

I like the smoke rings with German markings. The painted over idea would work as well, but it just sounds so different I think it would really stand out.

like here:
MC 205 January 1944

http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/908/pics/2_2.jpg

Hotte

[Captain Canada]

Just like that ! After seeing that tho I think it would even better with a yellow nose.

[zenrat]

Nice pic.  Thanks for all the input guys.
Much as I like the idea of a smoke ring scheme in RLM colours my smoke ring decals are printed in green on clear decal paper and so are a bit on the opaque side.  They really need to go over a lighter colour.

Just like that ! After seeing that tho I think it would even better with a yellow nose.

I think I agree with you Cap'n.  Although I may well change my mind after examining my paint choices.

[Dizzyfugu]

Full German 

Second that. A RLM 70/71/65 livery could also look interesting on this one?

[NARSES2]

Nice pic.  Thanks for all the input guys.
Much as I like the idea of a smoke ring scheme in RLM colours my smoke ring decals are printed in green on clear decal paper and so are a bit on the opaque side.  They really need to go over a lighter colour.

I've a few sheets of Mike Grant smoke rings and have used them over a light grey before and they looked good ? So over one of the Luftwaffe light grey's or even the Italian underside grey ?

[zenrat]

Second coat of interior green on the interiors today.

[Captain Canada]

Does a double interior make an exterior ?

[zenrat]

Do 2 ins make and out?
2 inns make the start of good night out in my book...


I did some gluin' today.
Fuselage halves together and wings on.  While it looks great on the sprues (crisp detail, no flash etc) fit isn't the best and it's going to need some PSR.