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La Mort qui fauche: Dewoitine D.510 - pt. 5

October 24 2011 at 8:35 AM		Massimo La Civita  (no login)
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Assembly complete: no putty whatsoever on wings and fuselage (fantastic Heller moulds, after 45 years!). I had however some difficulties in keeping the undercarriage struts straight.

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Some details:

hollowed exhausts and air intakes on the nose. Gunsight added from copper wire:

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new gun pods, those of the kit being too small:

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new tailplane struts (those of the kit being chunky), new tail skid supports:

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new access step:

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I've decided to paint the markings for several reasons:
1)painted insignias are cool;
2) blue of the cocardes decals is wrong and off center, so they are useless
3) even if they were right, the kit does not provide a decal for the rudder tri color: if I dare to use wing decals and paint the tri-color only, it would turn out of different shades of color;
4) I have more fun in painting.
So, here is some off-white in the appropriate spots, just to start the job...

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Dan Smith
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All great reasons...

October 24 2011, 9:49 AM 

...to paint those markings! I especially like because you like to do it and they are cool. Can't argue with that, Counselor.

Nice details added too. That one might have just moved up in the to do pile. Keep on posting.

Regards,

Dan From Tacoma, Washington USA

 
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Do it! Spanish Republican or Chinese, or even Japanese...

October 24 2011, 9:53 AM 

...or Venezuelan markings!

 
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Yum, yum! this plastic is shinning like a candy...

October 24 2011, 9:58 AM 

you almost can expose it like that.
The build is gorgeous, i can see that the alu finish will lay on beautifully...

 
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to be honest, there are scratches...

October 24 2011, 10:30 AM 

...on the hard-to-reach areas (i.e. around the legs attachments, around the chin radiator, around the exhaust stacks and so on). Let's hope a good coat of gloss black primer smooths things a bit...

 
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Are you French, Laurent?

October 24 2011, 10:33 AM 

If so, what shade of azure (FS ref. would be appreciated...) should I use for the blue of the national markings?

 
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I'm french but this shade of blue is always a matter of...

October 25 2011, 5:49 AM 

personnal feeling.
To my eyes FS 35190 is the closer... but no brand match it exactly (maybe xtracrylics 63 or Vallejo/Prince August 901)
Some others prefer FS 35177 (lifecolor UA 126, israeli blue) but i find it a little too drab.
But my best advice is Ask M. Jean Barby, he's surely a more reliable source for french colours.

 
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Nice Details, Massimo!

October 24 2011, 11:27 AM 

It's nice to see you're still sweating the little things - they add so much! And oh - that's darn fine drilling work on those exhausts. I have this kit and I know how tiny they are!
Best...Ted...

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(Login StuartMilliken)
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Lovely, precise work

October 24 2011, 5:42 PM 

I second what Ted says about the exhausts; they look great and took real skill to do so nicely.

Stuart

 
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Re: La Mort qui fauche: Dewoitine D.510 - pt. 5

October 24 2011, 5:54 PM 

Oh this is a jem! Looking forward to the paint.

 
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Massimo Magic at work again

October 25 2011, 9:36 AM 

That is impressive, Massimo. Magnificent detail work!

This is one of the few single engined Heller prop planes that I have never owned. And now I want one even more! You are right: It is pretty amazing how well they go together. IMHO Airfix kits from the same period fall a few steps behind (thank God Airfix critters are not watching this forum or I would be flamed...) in terms of fit.

If you'll permit me an observation: You have done an excellent job scribing those wings (wish I had such a steady hand), but the elevator hinge line does look a little shallow in comparison? I realize the pieces are probably rather thin and could not survive scriber treatment.

Looking forwrd to those painted markings!
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Massimo La Civita
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You're probably right, Claus.

October 25 2011, 10:10 AM 

I did not scribe the hinge line because of its thinness and...because of the hinges, that I wanted to preserve: any scribing around those little raised details would require sanding, and subsequent erasing of such items.
Anyways, I'm planning to apply a wash into the hinge lines, but not into the panel lines: this should enhance the first and subdue the latter.

 
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You still have a great eye for detail Massimo

October 25 2011, 10:56 AM 

A very great eye !

Boy, these drilled out exhausts... that's black magic to me, even in my dreams I can not do this

And the undercarriage looks good - I goofed mine up, build it long time ago (though it's a 501, not a 510) :

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I hope you explain in pictures how you paint the roundels... that's something I like to try to - I think...

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Lovely, I've been collecting those french aircraft also..........

October 25 2011, 4:46 PM 

And like you, have no good decals for these kits....

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I have the same circle cutter Dan has but I made my own miniature blade to afix in a drafting compass that I like better.
Can't wait to see how your roundels come out....

Thanks,
Allan

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