Italian S.M.79 Bombers

Here are a couple photos from my first group of 1:600 planes for my future Operation Pedestal game.  In the photos, the planes further off the ground are S.M.79 bombers and the lower ones are S.M.79 torpedo bombers.  The 1:3000 aircraft carrier is the HMS Furious.

My research on paint schemes on the S.M.79 bombers turned up quite a few variations.  I went with as much variation as I could.

I have tried different basing options for 1:2400 and 1:1250 scale planes in the past and have not been very happy with the outcomes.  I am not going with plastic rods and plastic bases.  The rods are wood on a wood disk which is on a metal 1" washer.  The planes are either glued onto the rod in a groove (torpedo bombers) or via a pin embedded into the rod and then in a drilled hole on the bottom of the plane (bombers).

I thought I could not place decals at this scale, but I surprised myself.

Now I am onto the Ju 88 bombers.