Jean-Michel

The English language doesn’t exist – it’s just French that’s badly pronounced

ImagesDéfense - Le pilote arrive dans son cockpit et suit les derniers préparatifs de son technicien.

Hello, here a collection of french Lockheed, maybe you will find some info... ImagesDéfense - Recherche Avancée - page 1

I use domestic Mirror polish.

Am I the only one who had fitting problems with the Mc202 kit? many gaps (almost 1mm) with the engine cowling. This kit seems t be built with open engine compartment only... if you close all engine panels, it doesn(t match at all).

All is in the title and in this link (Caudron, Levasseur, Morane-Saulnier) : Plans de constructeurs aéronautiques sur des appareils civils et militaires (XXe siècle) - Mémoire des hommes (defense.gouv.fr)

I remember, I saw one of the D520's in flight in a meeting at Le Bourget in 1980. It's story, here (unfortunataly, he crashed in 1986) : D520_408.pdf (bibert.fr)

In the middle of the page (Musée du Bourget), you can appreciate the kill ratio : Dewoitine D 520 - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (museeairespace.fr)

Don't forget you can find all original plans here : Dewoitine - Danel (56 J) AD31 - Archives départementales de la Haute-Garonne To find the plans, on the left window, click on : + Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Midi (SNCAM). Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE). +Conception et fabrication. + D.520, monoplace de chasse and then, on the main (right) window, find Plans de fabrication. (février 1939 - juin 1940) you can choose wich part you want to see : "groupe I" for wings, "groupe II" for fuselage...

Here is an analysis :

for a radical removal of the paint, try an oven cleaning foam. Put the kit in a plastic bag, spray, wait few hours, rinse with water. Plastic perfectly cleaned.

pour le camouflage, ce sont les décalques de la boîte ou de la peinture?

here is the url for the drawings of Archives de Haute- Garonne : Fonds Raymond Danel (56 J) AD31 - Archives départementales de la Haute-Garonne click on left part of the web page, on the words : "toutes les notices" or "Avion D.520s.".

They made an excellent D500/510.

Fw190 A was known as "Anton", D was "Dora".