1950
Moto Guzzi Falcone
Colours used
in this example.
Vermilion and Deep red set the main colour direction. Softer background tones keep the motorcycle in focus.
Suggested pencil shades, not exact factory paint matches. Test colours on your paper before building richer layers.
Layer the darker shade around curves.
Use light pressure to preserve highlights.
Leave narrow paper highlights.
Retain lighter edges for definition.
Keep these colours softer than the motorcycle.
Look a little closer.
Explore the details from different angles.
1953 Falcone Sport comparison
1953 Falcone Sport. A later example of the original Falcone family; tank chrome differs from the 1950 finish.
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Source · CC BY-SA 3.01954 Falcone at a show
1954 Falcone Sport with a displayed race number. The numbering is specific to this example.
Photo: SG2012 · Source · CC BY 2.0Falcone front three-quarter view
Original-family Falcone showing the exposed engine and red cycle parts. Exact year is not supplied.
Photo: Stahlkocher · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Falcone Sport brightwork
Falcone Sport 500 photographed in Rimini. Compare the bright exhaust with the painted frame.
Photo: Midnight bird · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Horizontal engine detail
Detail view from the 1953 Falcone Sport photograph.
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Early Falcone finish
The original 1950 Falcone is documented with a chromed tank and a red centre band. Red-painted cycle parts and bright metal provide a period starting point.
- RedTank centre band and painted cycle parts
- Chrome / polished metalTank side panels and brightwork
- BlackSaddle and rubber
Screen swatches are a colouring guide rather than exact paint matches.
Later Sport and Turismo finishes differ. No exact factory red paint code is asserted.
In the photographs
The later Sport photographs show red cycle parts, black knee grips and varying amounts of tank chrome. The Rimini view makes the bright tank panels especially clear. The 1950 model is recorded with a substantially chromed tank and red centre band. Later reduced-chrome finishes explain the family differences without establishing whether any individual example retains its original paint.
- Red
- Chrome tank areas
- Black knee grips
Visual colour guide only. These are not additional factory paint options.
In the coloured example
The red cycle parts suit the Falcone's period appearance. The example uses a cream-coloured tank panel, which should be treated as an artistic choice. A 1950 finish reference calls for reflective chrome around the red centre band rather than a cream-painted panel.
Make the details count.
Keep the horizontal cylinder fins distinct with a sharp grey pencil.
Curve red strokes around the tank.
Shade the lake with light horizontal strokes.
Follow your curiosity.
Model history and further reading.