Dewoitine D.520 question

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One more question, minded to my model I just started to build: cockpit color.
Kit instruction suggest GREY, Gunze H332 but some pictures, included the one above, show a kind of blue, so I'm considering to use RLM 65, what do you think?
Thanks in advance
Alberto
 
The colour for the cockpit interior can be...

either the Blue Nuit FS 35044 - Gunze H326/ ModelMaster1719 or the Gris Blue Ciel FS 34414 - Gunze 314 that seems to be very rare for the D.520 cockpit interior.




So the RLM65 is wrong. The basic paint is the Blue Nuit and the ModelMaster 1719 and the Gunze H326 Blue are a nice equivalent for the colour.
 
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And samples for Gunzo colours... Gunze H326 Blue and Gunze 314 Blue




And for the Model Mster 1719 Insignia Blue and Model Master 2037 Flint Gray



or Model Master 2086 Lichtblau RLM76

 
You might be right. However I wnet through many pictures and almost all showed the same effect we can notice for Curtiss P-40 rear windows. Just the glass makes the surface under it looking light grey especially when the Sun shining. What is more these two colour ( if these are origin colour images at all ) pictures ( scans ) are of qute poor quality. Here are two B&W shots I found via the net.... one with sunlight and the second without this kind of light. The difference is clearly seen... isn't it?



 
Also here a couple of images taken in our time.

The light blue-grey...





and the dark blue-grey..







and another set....



 
Your work is beautifuk!



The Cr is correct...but without the two slots under the rudder pedal.
The two slots were only on the D520DC, twinseat.



cushion and back seat was bleu de nuit as the cockpit area

The area behind the rear window was gris bleu clair or aluminium.
The D520- 603 was a 520DC (twin seat) modified during restoration to obtain a single seat.

radio com


for the camo I use these colors:
Camouflage avions français 1939 (some example of CR 714 and wreckage of Breguet 693 (fin and cowling engine)
for my D520 Tam:
D520 en courte finale....

if you like D520, you may be interested :
Dewoitine 520
Each plan is drawn from the original technical drawings.


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Interior color Dewoitine 520.
Informations Dewoitine in accordance with Ministère de l'Air:
- cockpit visible area was "bleu de nuit" without instrument panel
- instrument panel was "noir mat)
- non visible areas of fuselage interior was "chamois" (not exposed to atmospheric corrosion agent)

french code color bottle
- oxygen: white
- air compressed: blue
 
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Hello Waroff,
I have seen the fantastic work you did on "La patruille simple", congratulation! It's a nice forum, I will follow it time by time.
So I ask you a question: as I will have to modify the radiator, do you have drawings and/or pictures showing its shape at the best?
Many thanks in advance
Alberto
 
Thanks Al,

I can sent you a pdf file at the scale

I need an email

i draw top, side, front only, but there is every stations yet
 
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