Dewoitine D.520 – Tamiya 1/48
Lieutenant Pierre le Borgne, Groupe de chasse II/7, 4ieme Escadrille, Alger, Algeria, June 1940
Cockpit Area
Fuselage
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- photo-etched seatbelts installed
- corners of the seat back frame opened
- diagonal seat braces added
Fuselage
- radiator outlet door thinned to a more scale appearance
- all lift points and vent holes drilled out e
- exhaust pipes drilled out
Wings
- pitot tube replaced with hypodermic needles
Paint and Decals
- airframe painted with Xtracolor X384 WWII Kaki, X386 WWII Ombre Calcinee, X388 WWII Gris Bleu Foncé, X389 WWII Gris Bleu Clair, X103 Insignia Red FS11136, X124 Blue FS15109 and X141 White FS17875
- all markings are by Aeromaster from sheet 48-094
- aircraft weathered with chalk pastels
References
- Le Dewoitine D.520. By Raymond Danel and Jean Cuny, Docavia Publishing, France
- Dewoitine D520. Published by Editions D.T.U. Sarl, Clichy, France
- Dewoitine D.520 Published by Books International by W. Baczkowskis
- Correspondence with Pierre le Borgne