Tobruk de Torch 1/48 Dewoitine finished

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Greetings all,

I’ve been at it again. Here is my latest build for my local club challenge. This model will be going into the National Model Expo. 1/48 Tamiya Dewoitine D.520. What a pleasure it was to build this kit, everything went together easily, the only area i had issues with were the side windows. This was no fault of the kit, just my bad habits I suspect. The cockpit is pretty much stock with the exception of Eduard belts and I used aftermarket dials (decals) on the instrument panel. she was painted with ModelMaster enamels and the decals are from Iliad. They went down beautifully. I gave it a black water colour wash. First time I’ve done this and I think it turned out OK, I need more practice though. Any tips in this area would be appreciated. Finished off with ModelMaster Matt lacquer. Please post comments. There are more pics on my blog if you want to check them out.

It’s nice to see Aircraft is back on top of the forum list. I apologise for the photo quality.

Cheers - Leo

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Leo-

Thats a really nicely done model. I have this one in the stash and has some resin that the seller threw in...youre giving me inspiration to build mine!

Nice work,

Len

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Really nice kit Leo. Some good work on the tires…they look like they sure could use some air. Thanks for sharing

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Lovely job on an obscure subject.

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very nice enjoyed seeing the pics .

Ron

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She looks great to me, really nice job on the camo.

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Thank-you for the positive comments. I forgot to mention the wheels are aftermarket resin, and now I look at them closely I reckon they are a bit overdone. I think Tamiya should bring the Dewoitine back as it is currently OOP, it is just a great kit.

Cheers - Leo