Dora Wings 1/48th Bloch 152

[keithjs]

My latest project is this Bloch 152 from Dora Wings. French aircraft are not my usual forte but I was initially attracted by the box art.

Quite a nice little kit but some of the parts required some fettling to get them to fit properly. The major area for concern was the unusual way each side of the of the fuselage was in 2 parts and as the fit isn't very good it took a while to get everything smoothed down. The canopy is also only supplied in the closed position which as the cockpit interior is quite basic it wasn't a problem. 

The engine is basic too but most of that is hidden behind the large prop and the same goes for the undercarrige bays. I would assume this was probably down to the lack of detailed information. 

As far as I know there is only one decent book about the aircraft but that was only available from Abebooks at £146!(as far as I could see) I settled in the end for profile no. 203 from Evilbay which is OK but not really much help.

The paint finish is Hakata French Airforce colours. Again, I'm not a big fan of Acrylics but gave them a go to see what they were like. They sprayed OK but I did have to keep cleaning the airbrush tip.

Anyway, thanks for looking and I'm looking forward to their Miles Master and P-43. 

 

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[RMCS]

Fantastic 

[Wulfman]

Excellent build and finish, especially those stripes !

Wulfman

[Epeeman]

Great work - very nicely done!

 

Regards

 

Dave

[stevej60]

Now that's beautifully done Keith,great job.

[SAT69]

Fascinating how camouflage and colorful stripes can go so well together. A very attractive build.