1/48 Macchi MC.200 Saetta

Gallery Article by Robert-Jan Willekens

 

      

This is an old model by an Italian manufacturer of which I forgot the name. It's closer to 1/50th scale, and very crude by today's standards! I modified the kit by adding additional detail to the engine, the cowling, and the landing gear. Wheels were replaced by True Detail weighted ones.

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The model was painted in markings representing the 22nd Gruppo Autonomo's 362th Squadron, flying from Krivoy Rog on the Russian front in the summer of 1941. 

Yellow theatre bands are carried, similar to those used by the Luftwaffe. Additionally, the white triangles were employed by the Italians only. Markings came mostly from my spares.

Robert-Jan Willekens

Photos and text © by Robert-Jan Willekens