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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on April 16, 2021, 03:33:18 PM

Title: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 16, 2021, 03:33:18 PM
Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B was always for me strange Sparviero, as well for the three engine machines was more common. This is Azure kit I have from 2016., it was intended to be built for magazine but Editor never give me green light to start a build. As well a lot of time pass away, and build as review is now obsolete, I decide to make it for my self. Its look like so simple kit, not so many parts and few resin parts. Not sure did I ever before build anything from Azur, so this will be nice to know better about its parts quality. No idea about the accuracy of the kit and have no options to check it out.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on April 18, 2021, 06:44:14 PM
interesting subject, looks like a complex kit, looking forward to see it done !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 18, 2021, 08:56:16 PM
Only glass look complex and I will not bother with kit at all, strait from box build :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on April 19, 2021, 02:24:25 PM
The molds form Azure/Frrom are made by Special Hobby. Azure/Frrom is French. The kits are following the same progress than Special Hobby kits; so the first Azure are pleasant short runs but the last realisations are GREAT short runs !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 20, 2021, 07:14:42 PM
Thank you for explanation, information's are worth to be known. Here I cement almost all elements inside and next to do will be painting. Instruction repeat old mistake where is for interior color suggested pale green (if I am correct, Verde Anticorosione) but this paint was used as base and over this was applied medium grey color. So I will paint it like that. No idea how accurate is this color inside S.M. 79 preserved in museum, but it show how this have to look like.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 21, 2021, 09:13:37 AM
All subassemblies are included inside and all painted in uniform grey color. I choose this color on photos, which is lighter then have to be but as well cockpit is so closed, not much light inside, it would look better in darker surrounding.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on April 21, 2021, 12:05:47 PM
Good work, mate!
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72Thank you so much :) To regret, n
Post by: No.1 on April 21, 2021, 03:35:55 PM
Thank you so much :) To regret, not any specific photos of Romanian version which I do in moment, so as reference I use Italian three engine cockpit photos, in hope to manage anything of info about interior paints. As can be seen oh photos, pilot instrument color is two color, central is black, outside panels are dark grey, pilot stick metal color, handles black. Most of the rest panels as well equipment is in black color. Basic interior is medium grey but here is also seen light green, with options that frame tubes are very light grey. Rear bottom section of the fuselage, in area of rear gunner, is in some kind of buff color. Pilot seat can be covered by red brown wood or field green fabric. Area of corrugated surface look like to be wooden color, medium brown, with light brown stripes. Hope this will helps if anyone of you decide to build this kit.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on April 22, 2021, 03:37:25 PM
Nice progress and excellent documentation!
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 25, 2021, 09:09:50 AM
Thank you :)) little step forward on this subject ;)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on April 25, 2021, 09:47:32 AM
:-ok
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on April 28, 2021, 08:50:28 AM
Great progress and thank you for sharing the documentation !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on April 28, 2021, 09:13:28 AM
You are all welcome :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on May 01, 2021, 04:06:01 PM
Here is situation in the moment- fuselage is joined without any difficulties and half's fit perfect. Note that it does not include any kind of pins and holes, but need to be adjusted by hands. Join area is in first moment just roughly sanded and later, when I add wings, tail surfaces and cockpit elements, will add some filler and sand it all over with fine sanding paper. Nose is consist from two half's and as well windows frames are so tiny, need maximum attention with cement use. Wings are not complicated, few plates at inner side of top wing surfaces and then all merged together.

Extra work need to fit wings of fuselage. Problem is that wing sleeve is not good and when push wing into that position, you have negative dihedral on wings. Top wing surface on SM 79 series need to be 0 degrees and to achieve that, much of the wing sleeve's need to be sanded, maybe even one mm each side. Final problem which appeared is that surfaces did not match (wing and fuselage bottom), so I need one clamp to make it in level and hold it till cement harden.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on May 01, 2021, 05:08:56 PM
Excellent work my friend!
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on May 01, 2021, 05:59:34 PM
 :-razz
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on May 07, 2021, 04:41:54 PM
This is situation in the moment and must stop for a while as well I have no cement anymore... need to make order...
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on May 13, 2021, 06:27:36 PM
Looks very nice mate !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on May 13, 2021, 06:35:42 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on May 13, 2021, 08:59:51 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 19, 2021, 09:02:33 AM
Back to project, now have more time :)) engine glued as well front transparent cover. On one place cement exceed a bit, result of my temporary lost model ability :-smey
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on October 20, 2021, 06:31:40 PM
Welcome back!
Did you have ever received my invoice?
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 20, 2021, 08:20:21 PM
No, nothing happen
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 21, 2021, 12:24:17 PM
Engine cooler fit to engine. Obvious is very bad match of engine cowling to engine nacelle, I choose option to fit perfect at top and rest will shape with sand stick and filler.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 26, 2021, 04:49:07 PM
Propellers and wheels assembled
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 02, 2021, 09:21:30 AM
Nice progress !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 02, 2021, 10:14:25 AM
Hahaha... you know me, can be faster but... ;)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 03, 2021, 11:32:34 AM
Landing gear is add but not door, they will be placed at the very end (as well need to do some dry brush over landing gear. Cockpit is also masked, some minor details need to be correct and it is on its place now. Small details remain to put on kit but before that need to do some engraving and final surface finish.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 04, 2021, 02:00:41 PM
Looks nice !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 07, 2021, 08:44:00 PM
No, nothing happen

What a pitty with international invoices...
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 07, 2021, 08:44:34 PM
Anyway, excellent progress on the kit!
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 07, 2021, 09:22:57 PM
:(
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 11, 2021, 07:24:35 PM
Some engravings were done and add some windows. Few more details to fit to kit and it can go to painting :)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 12, 2021, 03:01:05 AM
Nice progress
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 12, 2021, 06:12:03 AM
Thanks mate :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 14, 2021, 10:40:36 AM
:-ok
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 14, 2021, 11:44:37 AM
:))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 16, 2021, 12:35:45 PM
Painting started and this is the moment when I realize that all smooth sanding and filler did not make fuselage join line invisible  :-( will let it as is...
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 17, 2021, 08:20:55 PM
Try with a drop of cyano, let dry, then sand it...
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 17, 2021, 08:57:18 PM
Thanks :)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 19, 2021, 03:47:56 PM
Painting somehow started, sorry I did not managed to do more photos  :(
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 19, 2021, 06:49:22 PM
Looks great ! :-ok
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 19, 2021, 08:55:47 PM
Looks excellent !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 19, 2021, 09:19:01 PM
Thanks!! Tomorrow continue ;)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 20, 2021, 01:36:06 PM
Entire kit is painted. Painting instruction is far from reliable but I have no other options but to use them. Archive photos did not bring any additional info, just on visible segments that they differ from proposed pattern. Also, yellows on wings are also on top surface, not only at bottom. Never mind, I feel absolute relaxed during the work, did not bother at all. So the next is clear varnish and decals.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 20, 2021, 04:25:34 PM
Well done ;-)
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 22, 2021, 10:20:34 AM
Thanks mate :-ok decals done, and that was easy, just few of them.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 22, 2021, 03:09:14 PM
Love her!  :-love
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 23, 2021, 10:55:26 AM
For a many of last days I had problems with bad function or hard to function properly with my Aztec. Then I dismantle it and find problems, some paint leak inside and this cause improper function of the airbrush. Clean up did not solve problem, real problem is in metal pin, not visible in photo, who protrude outside and is covered by metal cone. It stuck. So real solution was to cover with cap both of the holes for paint jar and then pour from above some acetone. After few minutes it clear up all stuck elements and I put back my spray head (on photo). Now I can back to project.
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 28, 2021, 02:34:51 PM
Sorry you had this bad luck with your AB, the model looks fine
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 28, 2021, 02:55:33 PM
I solve it somehow but it is matter of time when it will start again with problems...
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 27, 2022, 11:19:54 AM
This is complete somehow... :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: modellius on February 27, 2022, 03:39:56 PM
looks excellent mate !
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 27, 2022, 04:05:05 PM
 :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: draken35 on February 28, 2022, 03:30:16 PM
Very nice result! :-ok
Title: Re: Azur Savoia Marchetti SM 79 JIS/JRS B, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 28, 2022, 05:56:49 PM
Thanks mate :)