One thing I want to mention as some of you might notice that I haven't installed the machine guns in the wing. The reason for it is that it wasn't used that often as apparently it changed the flight characteristics of the plane for the worse with negligible returns in firepower. And of course a lot of historical images show not having them installed.
The struggle is real... But you are mastering it in a professional way, with both patience and humor, as in the previous episodes. 😉 Very nicely done, and I've learnt some handy trix while watching this. 👍 Looking forward to the next episode!
Hey, you're out of focus! 😂 Seriously, another great episode, I could feel the frustration literally which is the main theme off the start. Still you pulled it off. Awaiting the best part now: the paintjob. 🍻
What material did you use to clean the excess putty? What type of glue did you use for the photogravures? Thank you, we look forward to the final part of your work!
Mr Dissolved Putty is lacquer based, so any lacquer thinner should be okay. In this scenario I had a bit AK Real Colors thinner left over, but I also used Mr.Color Thinner as well before. Judging by smell, I think Mr.Hobby uses their own thinner to dissolve the putty, so sticking with that should be the safest option. For gluing the photo etch parts I use regular store bought super glue, in this case the Loctite brand, but I also used the Gorilla one. Any cyanoacrylate (CA) glue should do the trick.
Good morning. What brand are the gloves? I just got the Folgore in 1/32, I didn't know about all these problems... I was content with getting the right version...
I use Unigloves brand and get it from Amazon. But I think any brand will do, the only thing that matters is that it has to be nitrile and powder free. Especially powder free! Well, it is sadly the usual Italeri quality. So if you are used to that, it shouldn't come as a surprise.
I've been waiting so long for Italian planes to return to 1/32 and Italeri kind of drops the ball in a costly way. I hope this doesn't discourage another company from producing other Italian aircraft.
Yeah, they really shamelessly overpriced this one. I am hoping that if anything it will encourage others as regardless how big of a shameless cash grab this is, it did sell really well and and that just shows how open the market is for anything else than the common suspects.
Este caza italiano era mejor que otros modelos pero faltaban pilotos veteranos para sacarle partido. Muchos pilotos italianos no estaban a la altura.podia enfrentarse a muchos cazas aliados sin embargo aun asi el Macchi-C 202 Folgore era superado por otros cazas aliados mas modernos.el armamento no era una maravilla tampoco.solo dos ametralladoras Breda-Safat encima del capo del motor de 12'7mm y otras dos de 7'7mm en cada ala..
Thanks for the detailed info. I read similar things as well. At its debut, it was a formidable opponent, but it was outclassed soon by the newer Spitfires and the ever growing presence of American fighters. Italian engineering and manufacturing just wasn't up to the task back then. Which is a shame as the platform was great and it could've been so much better which was proven by the 205 Veltro to some extent. But regardless of how well it performed, for me the 202 is and always will be one of the most beautiful aircraft of WW2.
Too few, too late. The first line was still made up of Fiat C.R.42 "biplanes". The Italians could only have won if the Germans had won. The production of the MC202s is spoken of in the order of a thousand, while the P-51 or now I don't remember if the Spitfire is also spoken of in the order of tens of thousands... The skill of the Italian pilots was not in question, however.
@@massmara5579 I think the MC.202 wasn't that late, but I agree that there were too few of them. The industry just wasn't there to satisfy the demand. What was late though were the upgrades. Whilst all the allied opponents it faced started to have better engines, canons, etc.. The Folgore only got extra machine guns in the wings, which made the flight characteristic worse, so a lot of pilots didn't use it. The Veltro was late though and weakly armed in the beginning. And let's not even mention the G.55.
@@rogueplastic Both the 205 and the G55 produced in the order of a few hundred and the Re2005 in the dozens… I agree with you. The Italian industry was not ready.
One thing I want to mention as some of you might notice that I haven't installed the machine guns in the wing.
The reason for it is that it wasn't used that often as apparently it changed the flight characteristics of the plane for the worse with negligible returns in firepower.
And of course a lot of historical images show not having them installed.
Yet another excelent build episode. Startng to look like a beautiful MC 202.
Thank you!
Ура, 3 часть!
The struggle is real... But you are mastering it in a professional way, with both patience and humor, as in the previous episodes. 😉
Very nicely done, and I've learnt some handy trix while watching this. 👍
Looking forward to the next episode!
Thank you!
Happy to hear that I managed to teach you some new trix 😄
Another excellent walk through. Thanks for pointing out the possible building errors that might occur. Ice progress so far ✨👍✨
Thank you very much!
Hey, you're out of focus! 😂
Seriously, another great episode, I could feel the frustration literally which is the main theme off the start. Still you pulled it off. Awaiting the best part now: the paintjob.
🍻
Out of focus? My hand looks great in those shots! 🤣
What material did you use to clean the excess putty? What type of glue did you use for the photogravures?
Thank you, we look forward to the final part of your work!
Mr Dissolved Putty is lacquer based, so any lacquer thinner should be okay. In this scenario I had a bit AK Real Colors thinner left over, but I also used Mr.Color Thinner as well before. Judging by smell, I think Mr.Hobby uses their own thinner to dissolve the putty, so sticking with that should be the safest option.
For gluing the photo etch parts I use regular store bought super glue, in this case the Loctite brand, but I also used the Gorilla one. Any cyanoacrylate (CA) glue should do the trick.
Good morning. What brand are the gloves? I just got the Folgore in 1/32, I didn't know about all these problems... I was content with getting the right version...
I use Unigloves brand and get it from Amazon. But I think any brand will do, the only thing that matters is that it has to be nitrile and powder free. Especially powder free!
Well, it is sadly the usual Italeri quality. So if you are used to that, it shouldn't come as a surprise.
I've been waiting so long for Italian planes to return to 1/32 and Italeri kind of drops the ball in a costly way. I hope this doesn't discourage another company from producing other Italian aircraft.
Yeah, they really shamelessly overpriced this one.
I am hoping that if anything it will encourage others as regardless how big of a shameless cash grab this is, it did sell really well and and that just shows how open the market is for anything else than the common suspects.
Este caza italiano era mejor que otros modelos pero faltaban pilotos veteranos para sacarle partido. Muchos pilotos italianos no estaban a la altura.podia enfrentarse a muchos cazas aliados sin embargo aun asi el Macchi-C 202 Folgore era superado por otros cazas aliados mas modernos.el armamento no era una maravilla tampoco.solo dos ametralladoras Breda-Safat encima del capo del motor de 12'7mm y otras dos de 7'7mm en cada ala..
Thanks for the detailed info. I read similar things as well.
At its debut, it was a formidable opponent, but it was outclassed soon by the newer Spitfires and the ever growing presence of American fighters.
Italian engineering and manufacturing just wasn't up to the task back then. Which is a shame as the platform was great and it could've been so much better which was proven by the 205 Veltro to some extent.
But regardless of how well it performed, for me the 202 is and always will be one of the most beautiful aircraft of WW2.
Too few, too late. The first line was still made up of Fiat C.R.42 "biplanes". The Italians could only have won if the Germans had won. The production of the MC202s is spoken of in the order of a thousand, while the P-51 or now I don't remember if the Spitfire is also spoken of in the order of tens of thousands... The skill of the Italian pilots was not in question, however.
@@massmara5579 I think the MC.202 wasn't that late, but I agree that there were too few of them. The industry just wasn't there to satisfy the demand.
What was late though were the upgrades. Whilst all the allied opponents it faced started to have better engines, canons, etc.. The Folgore only got extra machine guns in the wings, which made the flight characteristic worse, so a lot of pilots didn't use it.
The Veltro was late though and weakly armed in the beginning.
And let's not even mention the G.55.
@@rogueplastic Both the 205 and the G55 produced in the order of a few hundred and the Re2005 in the dozens… I agree with you. The Italian industry was not ready.