Hobby Boss 1/72 MC.200 'Saetta'

[papa 695]

Looking very good Doug

[Guest]

That cut out in the cowling, should it be at the bottom ?

My only guess is that HobbyBoss will have you cement the cowl on upside down and that gap is intended for the chin oil cooler intake.


Or, like on the real thing, there should be a flat panel under that gap which sits between the machine guns.

Thanks for the comments, folks. There's a similar (but slightly smaller) cut-out at the bottom, so I'm not too sure what's going on. Also, the locator 'boss' for the cowling is asymmetrical, so it forces you to put it on this way up - all very strange. Anyway, it's fixed now, and the build is complete - I'll post the 'Complete' thread in a few days when I can get some photos organised.

[Guest]

well that turned out fine mate, looks great. good work

[yak face]

Great camo doug , looking forward to the completed pics , cheers tony