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Upgrading A GE Fabbri SM-79
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Upgrading A GE Fabbri SM-79
by Epap » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:26 pm
The GE Fabbri Italian diecast series includes an SM-79, which is a highly desirable addition to my collection, however the factory botched the paint job rather badly. Below is a picture of the real plane---its the one on the bottom right rear in the photo:
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Re: Upgrading A GE Fabbri SM-79
by Epap » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:27 pm
And this is the mess that the factory made of the Fabbri model:
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Re: Upgrading A GE Fabbri SM-79
by Epap » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:28 pm
So I decided to repaint the model so it more closely resembled the actual plane with the following result:
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