SMER (Heller) 1/72 Dewoitine d501

[Mark1]

Thanks for teaching me how to do a wooden prop, :smiling: :thumb2:

[papa 695]

Looking good

[Tim Marlow]

Good work Tony. Very useful colour is Tamiya clear orange. Gives a great varnished wood effect, enhanced by it drying semi gloss rather than Matt. Consistency takes some getting used to though, and it’s not one for your best brushes! Vallejo clear orange just doesn’t give the same effect.

[yak face]

Good work Tony. Very useful colour is Tamiya clear orange. Gives a great varnished wood effect, enhanced by it drying semi gloss rather than Matt. Consistency takes some getting used to though, and it’s not one for your best brushes! Vallejo clear orange just doesn’t give the same effect.

Yes its a tricky one to brush isnt it tim , gives great results though .

[Tim Marlow]

It does doesn’t it. I’m not even sure what the formulation is though Tony. It’s not like normal Tamiya, it even smells different.

[Vaughan]

Tony that's one very realistic wooden prop.

[colin m]

Nice wood. I've used the same trick with wheels like them. A Lysander I think.

[yak face]

The engine cover and nose have now been fitted . Before I glued the wing top pieces i had to open up a marked hole for the undercarriage leg. Problem is there are 2 holes on each wing , marked A and B , the smer instructions not giving any clue which one to use . Luckily Scalemates website had the original heller instructions to download which showed that A was the one to use. After this the wing tops were fitted. The only joint that needed more than a quick sanding was the rear of the wing bottom to the fuselage which has been filled . The prop has had the endplate painted and the cannon drilled and painted gunmetal . The endplate isnt perfectly round but you can only work with what you get . Next up tomorrow is fitting the radiator, tailplanes and undercarriage.

[yak face]

Airframe all together now , just a few tiny bits to add later .I’m not sure whether to fit the windscreen now or wait till after painting . Next step is to prime the tail with white and once this has had a coat of red it will be masked up and the whole lot will get some nice gloss black primer

[colin m]

I like the look of this strange little thing.

[Tim Marlow]

Interesting bird. It would look good displayed with a model of Indiana Jones!

[scottie3158]

Tony,
looking good, very different to the normal offerings.

[Allen Dewire]

Oh and don't forget Tony........Dora Wings are releasing a D.501 in 1/32 scale, (kit DW32002) if your eyes get too buggy and the nerves are shot from building this one. She is looking mighty nice so far Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[yak face]

Oh and don't forget Tony........Dora Wings are releasing a D.501 in 1/32 scale, (kit DW32002) if your eyes get too buggy and the nerves are shot from building this one. She is looking mighty nice so far Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

It would look great in 1/32 allen , its quite a large wingspan , four feet bigger than a spitfire . I bet its not a cheap kit though .
heres the airframe in gloss black primer and after the vallejo metal color

[colin m]

The nice bit (for me) paint. Looks nice.