Guy Rump Great progress and excellent camo scheme. Following

Stefan Schacht Very nice start, count me in

John Lent Appreciate it. Had a problem with the V-struts that mount to the fuselage--they weren't long enough, so I had to extend them, and after a lot of sanding, I'm ready to mount the top wing to the rest of the aircraft...plan on working that tomorrow.

Alec K Very cool

Dave Flitton Excellent paint job on this!!

John Lent I placed the upper wing on my Fiat CR-32, and I'm working on the landing gear. I have some touch up work on the struts too and I still need to rig the model. I was hoping to have it ready for the Old Dominion show this weekend, but I'm not going to rush it--invested too much time working this model.

John Lent Finally completed my Fiat CR-32. The model represents an aircraft assigned to the XXIII Grupo Caccia, Aviazione Legionaria. The unit was led by Lt Colonel Andrea Zotti, and based at Puig Moreno, Spain, June-July 1938. Used the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, number 96, profile 28 as the basis for my work.

Alec K Nice job on this John

Stefan Schacht well done, i like the camo.

John Lent Stefan and Alec - I wanted to thank you for the feedback. I really enjoyed the build. It got me interested in Spanish Civil War aircraft. I bought a model of the Polikarpov I-15, Messerschmitt Me-109, and Heinkel He-51 that I will paint in their respective Spanish Civil War markings.

Alec K It's a fascinating period, I agree. Same goals here, now to just get some time at the bench

Stefan Schacht very nice

John Lent Thanks Stefan. I enjoyed the build and it gave me an opportunity to learn about Lt Steinhauser's combat career.

Katya Hodgson I love the face!

John Lent Thanks Katya. I think it's a great part of the build; had to use the decal for that one though. My guess is Steinhauser got the idea for the face from Werner Voss. I also have a book that shows a German Airman painted a face on his Fokker D-VI. He named his aircraft "Fratz" and served in a home defense unit.