1/72 Smer (Heller reboxing)

Dewoitine D-520

by Radim Schimmer, Brno, Czech Republic,  

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This kit I first time built at least  15 years ago. It wasn’t on level I could leave in my display case, so it laid for years in box with another competed kits of similar age. Finally I decided to use it for some masking-painting practice. I stripped paint (using sodium hydroxide), re-filled seams, rescribed some panel lines, made wheel well and cooler inserts to avoid open view to cockpit. I choose to paint model as aircraft made for France Vichy forces and used by Italians.

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The basic camouflage was french with Vichy marking on nose, tail and wings overpainted with italian green and gray. I used Agama alcohol based colors. Decals were printed using laser printer on clear or white decal sheet. For setting decals I used future, for panel lines emphasizing future tinted with brown and black. Final coat was airbrushed Humbrol satin varnish, exhaust and gunpowder stains were done with pastel chalk. 

Happy modelling 

Radim

Photos and text © by Radim Schimmer