a real off topic here- Plastic model kits mouldings for sale

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

well, i wellknow this is absolutely not the right place to ask, but u know..every tip is always wellcome, on every matter,almost 4 me.

I have to sell 4 plastic model kits mouldings from Delta 2 planes.
Being the owner of the castings and mouldings(currently under deposit in Italeri spa),I was looking to sell those somewhere.

The 4 models coming from these are all italian subjects in 1/72 scale,with the same quality of airfix of early '70s, but done in steel (and not alu ones),and they can produce several milions more kits.
Subjects are:
-Sm.55x
-Campini Caproni
-Mc.72
-Macchi mc.205

I enclose some small pics of theme:

s.55x

C.Caproni

mc.72

Mc.205

with the exception of mc.205 and some few resin mc.72 those subjects never have been realised by others until today.
The asking for the complete 4 mouldings in steel is for 15.000euros, and anyone working on plastic mouldings wellknow whatare prices for today's new plastic moulds.

Dunno..hope ron will not ban me for this off topic,I try advertise also here cause this kind of modelling is definitely born in Uk and USA and many of u here inside.

Hope i didnt bore u all guys /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lurk.gif

Paolo

 

[Ron Earp]

That s55x is a hell of a plane. Anyone know how many of those were produced and what their fates were? Beautiful, if odd, lines with a very almost futuristic look about it.

 

[David Morton]

Ron, At least 25 flew en masse to the USA led by a guy called Balbo, in an article written by Stan Stokes.
In December of 1928 Balbo visited America, and he immediately began planning in his mind the possibility of a massed flight to America. In 1931 Balbo took 12 SM.55X flying boats to Brazil, and by 1933 he was ready for his trip to America. Utilizing 25 aircraft Balbo once again chose the reliable SM.55X. The route would include stops in Amsterdam, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Montreal, and finally Chicago. On July 15, 1933 Balbo’s aerial armada arrived over Lake Michigan. Hundreds of thousands of spectators jammed the Chicago shoreline to welcome the aviators. Four days later Blabo lead his team to New York, where they made several passes over Manhattan before landing at the Coney Island seaplane base. The Italians drew huge crowds in New York, and Balbo traveled to Washington to meet with President Roosevelt and Wiley Post. Mussolini grew jealous of the attention Balbo was receiving and wired him to return to Italy. He later removed him as head of the Aeronautica and sent him to Libya as Governor /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bash.gif. Balbo’s epic fights were a watershed in the transition of aviation from the pioneering efforts on single aviators to the discipline and organization required to operate a modern air force

(Stan Stokes)

 

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

eheh, I knew REAL plane enthusiast here inside /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I have a lot of italian websites explaining well all the history of those incredible flyiers.

Just I found THIS WEBSITE where u all can read the great adventures of italian fleet before second world war.

Italo Balbo was killed with his SM.79 over Cyprus, but it was a sort of "guided friendly fire"....under special order arrived directly from Mussolini....but that's another tale.

Paolo