beppe Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Hi folks, I am looking for informations over a devoitine D-520 based in Rayak lebanon, I think it was Jean Tulasne's one. According a old carpena sheet, it was painted sand overall Does someone have some informations about ? Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Hi Joseph, There is a photograph here, first column, second row - is that the one? Hard to say what exactly the colour scheme is, but it does appear to be the same on all the uppersurfaces that are visible... Edit - another picture here, if you are able to access Pinterest. Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Yes that's the one. Tulasne was indeed flying a MS-406 when he escaped. Thanks Stew, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Stew Dapple said: another picture here, if you are able to access Pinterest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 (edited) Dang it now i want to do one of these 😐... anyone know if theres a decent one in 1/72 ? Decent = looks good. And is reasonably accurate ? Edited September 5, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 25 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Dang it now i want to do one of these 😐... anyone know if theres a decent one in 1/72 ? Decent = looks good. And is reasonably accurate ? You had but to ask! Hasegawa, Hobbyboss, and RS Models all did D520's in 1/72, with the RS Models kit considered to be the best in scale with the Hasegawa kit a close second. The Hobbyboss kit is one of their snap-fit kits, and although simplified, can be made into a decent model, but by the time you spend the money for the cockpit, decals, and etched detailing set, you could have either of the other two and not have to do all the work involved in opening up the cockpit and wheel bays. See the links below. Heller and Frog also did a D520, and they were decent, but the Hasegawa and RS Models kits are much better. Hope this helps! Mike http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/kits/rs92097reviewmd_1.htm https://modelingmadness.com/scott/allies/previews/has/51348p.htm https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/fr/bakerd520.htm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks 72 ... good to know these are out there. Now just to grab one when i see it. I found the Smer version already on my online search for $7.95 on sale. If i can spare the $ i may grab it. If not i will look for the hase version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Sure not Bleu Clair overall? FErnando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 9 hours ago, Fernando said: Sure not Bleu Clair overall? FErnando Or maybe sacre bleu? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 you may say so fernando. I saw an overall light bleue and a profile with chamois upper and bare metal lower. My preference goes to overall chamois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 The chamois color is very light. On the pic the contrast with the white of roundel is too high for to be chamois color. In grey scale, chamois and white are near. Chamois paint(catégorie M-2) was used only to coated interior surfaces not exposed to corrosion agents. The camouflage color paints for exterior surface were M-1 category. For these reasons, i think this D520 was not in chamois color 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Well, it may be, those aircraft weren't used in ops, as for corrosion, I think that Rayak is located in levanon, and corrosion wasn't the number one problem, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I`d alway thought that it was a light blue/grey colour,....but French aviation is not one of my strong points,.....never really considered overall sand! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) Hi Tony, An old carpena set gave humbrol 84 as color which is midstone , but it could indeed have been painted light bleue Edited September 12, 2017 by beppe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I know that photo is better then drawing, howevr it is nice if someone else takes responsabiity for interpretation of photo. I found two profies of sand painted Dewoitine 520: As far as I can undertand somthing from decent Molier language it looks that No 302 was for some time allover alu, whereas here it has bue-gray bottom whereas No 397 is overa sand. Profies come from this booklet: Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Dewoitine D,520, Algeria, Jack Canary Collection https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/sets/72157633279699475/with/8663871088/ No Lorraine Crosses but likely a very similar colour there 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 may be entirely aluminium dope finish as all french liaison aircrafts of this period? on right, comparison between one color pic and b& w conversion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well the D-520 wasn't a liaison aircraft as far as I know. I read it or they were used for training. I do think they were left over from the Syrian campaign of 41. What puzzle me is why they took the time to repaint it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, BS_w said: may be entirely aluminium dope finish as all french liaison aircrafts of this period? on right, comparison between one color pic and b& w conversion Is this a two seat D-520 I see on the pictures ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 yes, it was two seat and dual control, D520DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Please remember that the D.520 remained in French service until 1953. I always understood that the D.520DC was used in North Africa painted white after the war. What s the date for the Jack Canary photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 If you are refering to the pictures taken at Rayak, it was before november 1942. I mean summer or fall '42 as cne Litolff appears on it. he went to fight in Russia with the G.C.3 normandie in november '42 and was killed in action during the Kursk offensive in '43. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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