Alain Gadbois Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Great project! Nice to have a French aircraft in this GB. The Bloch 152 wasn’t the best performer, but was sturdy enough and really has an interesting look! Alain R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Alain Gadbois said: Great project! Nice to have a French aircraft in this GB. The Bloch 152 wasn’t the best performer, but was sturdy enough and really has an interesting look! Alain Thanks you Alain, I agree. I've always liked the French aircraft of 1940, and have the Azur kits of each of them. The MB 152 was not the best, but as you said it was a sturdy aircraft and fairly well-armed, definitely better than the Caudron. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) You guys may already know but Marcel Bloch was the original name of Marcel Dassault how will later be the father of the Mirage family just to quote these. Edited September 15, 2023 by Loic MikeMaben, Gazzas, R Palimaka and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) I've been in a bit of a holding pattern as the summer winds down...and I spent the last couple of weeks gathering info but mostly attempting to figure out 1938-1940 French Air Force camouflage. That is a bucket of worms! I've seen so many charts of equivalencies and comparisons, none of which agree with each other...not sure I know much more than I did at the start lol. Anyway, I think I have an idea of what colours I'm going to use based on the research of others here and on other sites. The paint collection so far as I try to sort out a choice, likely it will be a combination of Tamiya, Gunze, and PollyScale : And getting a start on cleaning up and assembling the cockpit parts. Not too badly detailed, it'll be a good basis for me to fit it out. There is a bit of PE in the kit for the cockpit, and I'll have to do something about the seat...it's not quite right. I love detailing cockpits, to me it's the heart of the model. Since there's no 3D printed cockpit available, and not likely to be, I've stolen the instrument decals from a FW-190D. ( I bought a 3D printed cockpit for the FW) I'll separate the instruments out and use them to dress up the instrument panel. Hopefully this French lady wont mind German parts...and that wasn't meant to sound that way. Found this drawing online in another build and it should prove useful: Sorry, not very exciting but it's an actual start! Richard Edited September 26, 2023 by R Palimaka Loic, BradG, Gazzas and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) hi the seat itself is a piece of art .... Alain BTW , if you don't want to rack the brain with the seat .... If you are open to spend a little money , "Renaissance model " provides the seat https://www.renaissance-models.com/ter/index.php/avions-toutes-echelles/echelle-1-32 Edited September 26, 2023 by alain11 R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, alain11 said: hi the seat itself is a piece of art .... Yes, abstract art. They tried I think, but it's too "solid" compared to the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 52 minutes ago, alain11 said: BTW , if you don't want to rack the brain with the seat .... If you are open to spend a little money , "Renaissance model " provides the seat https://www.renaissance-models.com/ter/index.php/avions-toutes-echelles/echelle-1-32 Wow! Thank you, I had no idea that existed. That would save a lot of time and frustration. I also like the 1/32 French pilot figure they have. Thank you Alain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 That seat really looks nice, and 8 Euro seems quite reasonable. Now that Caudron C561 is hubba-hubba! R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, Mark_C said: That seat really looks nice, and 8 Euro seems quite reasonable. Now that Caudron C561 is hubba-hubba! 8 Euros is not bad at all! And that Caudron is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 3 hours ago, R Palimaka said: 8 Euros is not bad at all! yes indeed ( I have one of this stuff ) and as you said , it will save time ......and nerves or ... you try to tackle this Alain picture from the WIP linked upward Loic, Landrotten Highlander, BradG and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 Haha! I saw that and immediately got a headache thinking about it! His seat is a work of art, there is no way I could do that, I can't solder and my eyes are not what they used to be. I think buying the 3D one is the safer way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 8:13 AM, alain11 said: hi the seat itself is a piece of art .... Alain BTW , if you don't want to rack the brain with the seat .... If you are open to spend a little money , "Renaissance model " provides the seat https://www.renaissance-models.com/ter/index.php/avions-toutes-echelles/echelle-1-32 Thank you again Alain. Placed an order for the seat (ordered two...just in case I damage one getting it cleaned up ) and the pilot figure. Not sure how fast they can deliver but I can work on the rest of the cockpit and there is plenty of detail work to do on the rest of the kit in the meantime. I'm still kind of amazed, and happy, that someone would produce a 3D printed seat for this kit. alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 if you are planing a whole riveting , sure you will get headache , , but I think that this kind of WWII aircraft deserve it , at least to get a nice weathering effect Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 Thanks Loic, but I don't think I'll go that far. I may add a few more rows of rivets and panel lines, but I won't do the whole thing. I want to actually finish this one in time, for a change. As for the weathering, I will be keeping that to a minimum too. According to the history of the unit, the pilots accepted delivery of the aircraft at the factory, so they would be brand new. Maybe a few chips and a few oil stains, not much more. Loic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Very nice work! R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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