Dewoitine D.500. New photos unearthed

[quang]

GOOD NEWS for the many of us who bought the Dora Wings kit and complained about the lack of documentation about the Dewoitine D.500.

A few rare period photos have been unearthed by the Provincial Archives of the South-West region in France and published today on the internet.
They are original glass photographic plates of exceptional clarity. Check ‘em HERE

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Quang

[Jean-Michel]

new pictures.

You can find the complete Dewoitine notice on french national archives, with a lot of drawings :
Notice descriptive et d'utilisation de l'avion Dewoitine, type D-500, moteur Hispano-Suiza 690 CV, type 12-Xbrs . Approuvée par décision ministérielle n° 1085 2/MAM. 3 du 21 mars 1938 | Gallica (bnf.fr)

[quang]

…and also its companion volume, the manual for maintenance and repair HERE.

I agree that these purely technical documents (in dated French language) are hardly digestible to the layman but the drawings can be helpful if only to add some life to the cockpit.

HTH

Cheers,

Quang

[Hans]

Thanks, Quang, those are very useful. The biggest problem with the kit is the propeller. So far I haven't found any useful drawings or photographs in order to scratch a more accurate one. 

 

Hans 

[Oldbaldguy]

Anybody know how to pronounce “Dewoitine?”  Phonetically would be fine because I have no idea.

[Jean-Michel]

pronounce :

Prononciation de Dewoitine : Comment prononcer Dewoitine en Français (forvo.com)

[quang]

1 hour ago, Hans said:

Thanks, Quang, those are very useful. The biggest problem with the kit is the propeller. So far I haven't found any useful drawings or photographs in order to scratch a more accurate one. 

 

Hans 

Contrary to general belief, the stock kit propeller (and cone) is accurate despite its anemic look  The problem is that that model was seldom used and therefore rarely seen on photographs.

 

The 500 and 501 used a variety of propellers from different brands: Levasseur, Ratier,…

The easiest way is pick a period photograph with the model of your choice and do the research for the suitable propeller.
There are many sites with vintage propellers for sale with clear, usable descriptions.

Cheers,

Quang

Edited June 18, 2022 by quang

[Hans]

Thanks Quang, I didn't know that.!

 

[Mark_C]

Quang, would you know if the stock prop is correct for the 7 D.500s which I believe wound up flying for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[quang]

I wouldn’t know Mark. Unless you have a photograph of the plane you intend to model.

In any case, it would be simple to use the stock kit propeller and swap it with another when you get more info (or not). 
At least it’s what I’d do 

Cheers,

Quang

[Alex]

Great stuff and thank you for sharing!  I have this kit and will definitely bookmark this for reference when I get to it...