I recently noticed a pattern between Spanish and Italian. If a Spanish word contains a J following a vowel, it may have an Italian counterpart which has GLI instead. I've found only a few such couplets so far but still, a nice little tool.
paja > paglia, straw
mejor > meglio, better
conejo > coniglio, rabbit
bagaje >bagaglio, baggage
1/48 Italeri kit presented as a sorta F-4G Phantom in my own version of the TAC Euro 1 camo scheme. Colors based on the palette shown in the Milspec decal package for this plane, I thought the tones were a bit more lively than what I'd seen elsewhere. Colors hand-mixed using craftstore acrylics, then hand-painted over hardware store primer. Uneven final colors due to applying assorted shades of dry pastels. I have never liked the look of the Phantom's 20mm nose cannon, so I left it off. Good riddance.
Usual finish of handpainted craftstore acrylics and dry pastels. Moss groundcover from the roof gutter. I bought these kits about 50 years ago, took me this long to think of a diorama for them.
