Hello all, the skin is now nearing completion.
The fuselage crosses are now where they should be as in the photographs I've seen of one particular much published photograph where the aircraft carries the code 1 and the fuselage badge of 612a Squadriglia.
I couldn't find any reference online as to the colours of the squadriglia badge seen in the Black and white photos
so had a go at it anyway. As you see I'm not very good at it.
But it will have to do. It appeared to consist of
a Heron within oak leave clusters topped by a crown. The colours are a guess and until something more concrete
shows up this is how it stays.
The rudder crest I'm not sure about but it looks near enough for my purposes.
There is a badge on the nose which eludes me, it would appear to be a combination of a cross in a circle
attached to an arrow type motif, but exactly what it is I could only guess at, probably the insignia of Italy's
Sea rescue service.
Anyway the hunt continues.
Wishing you all the very best, Pete.