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Pimp the Sultan of Brunei's ride (Dewoitine D500)

Started by proditor, May 12, 2010, 07:16:03 PM

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proditor

I got bored waiting rfor the paint on the Super-Poli to cure.

So, this is a SMER 1/72nd scale Dewoitine D500.  Going to be getting an additional wing, more guns, and appropriate markings to hang around during the Spanish Civil War.

Pic 1, what I've managed to slap together so far.



Pic 2, got the cockpit done and buttoned the sucker up.


sequoiaranger

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Your second wing is in the mail. Looks like a good project. It's an elegant little warplane

Looking at the kit's wing, you might make the (wider?) D.500 wing the TOP wing, with the (skinnier?) J2F wing as the bottom. I'm sure your muse will guide you correctly.
My mind is like a compost heap: both "fertile" and "rotten"!

proditor

Please go take a look here: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,28555.msg431567.html#msg431567

In a nutshell, thanks to Sequiaranger, I have an awesome upper wing now. 

As to the armament, it currently has the two cowl 7.7 mm MG's, and the 2 underwing 7.5 mm MG's.  I'm thinking of adding a lewis gun on the top wing for sheer overkill.

Thoughts?

proditor

Here's where we are now:



More info (but not much) in the thread over on the Spanish Civil War GB, over here: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,28555.msg431567.html#msg431567

Taiidantomcat

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