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Old 07-06-2021, 10:51 PM
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Smile Fiat G50 Early Zio Prudenzio in 1/100 Scale

Well friends here we have another 1/100 scale model made. This time an Italian aircraft: the Fiat G50 Freccia. Introduced in 1937, it was the first series-produced Italian monoplane fighter, after notable success in combat in the Spanish Civil War, the G50 entered service in the Regia Aeronautica and is one of the main Italian fighters. Like most designs in Fascist Italy it was highly maneuverable but had low power and weak armament characteristics that proved fatal in World War II against more advanced Allied aircraft. The exception was the Ilmavoimat aircraft that fought in the winter war and the continuation war that performed remarkably against the Soviet aviation I-15bis and I-153 biplanes as well as the subtype variants of the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane. Model by Zio Prudenzio representing a Freccia from the Regia Aeronautica employed in the defense of Rome in 1938.



























Like other Zio models it is relatively difficult to build especially the wing. On small scales it is not practical to use the double tab system that Zio used in its designs. The original scale of the model if printed on A4 paper is 1/60, quite reasonable. Considering that it is a handmade model and using non-professional drawing software 20 years ago it is a remarkable model. I still intend to make the version of the "Prima Serie" used by Aviazione Legionnaria in Spain in 1937.
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Old 07-06-2021, 11:30 PM
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Thank you for sharing. Interesting to see the tricolori tail flash, and the enclosed cockpit of the original marks. Zio's models were some of my first planes in paper, well before I was a "Papermodeler."
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Old 07-07-2021, 05:12 AM
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Another gem, Péricles!

You certainly get the most out of these models.

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Old 07-07-2021, 05:34 AM
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And another one done well!
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Old 07-07-2021, 08:19 AM
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Beautiful airplane. Pristine build.
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Old 07-07-2021, 08:54 AM
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Thanks my friends!

How to say I must build another G50 from Zio, the other models I have from the series I will make from other editors in the future. But Zio's other versions aren't bad for the 100 scale.
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Old 07-11-2021, 08:32 AM
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Extraordinary work Pericles !!! I started in this hobby with the Zio designs that I found by chance on the net, I have a special affection for these designs and I love seeing them so magnificently constructed.
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Old 07-11-2021, 10:08 AM
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Thank you Sergio! I make another G-50 soon but the next from Zio is a Aviazione Leggionaria plane...
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