**** DONE: 1/48 Potez 631 - Night War of WWII

[JKim]

Bike seats... that is pretty funny. I wonder how well belts worked on a seat with no backrest.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

There is a French modelers website and one version of this model had scratch built different backings for the two rear seats. I will attempt to do this mod as it makes perfect sense and it wss built by someone who knows more about this plane than I do. Will try to write up more info from the pdf file I recieved... thanks again for sdnding it to me... it has been very helpful.

 

[fubar57]

Innards are shaping up nicely Bill.



Geo

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Okay, was able to get some work done recently. The seats have been upgraded to include a back, the most logical I could find and make. The backing was cut and shaped from sheet styrene the back support was made from Coors beer can. I also have an update with the control panel. Thanks all for your patience. I am currently working on the engines. They are resin but I have cut out the lifters to use wire instead of what the kit has and am also adding spark plug wires. Also started in on the landing gear and wheels. Here are the most recent photos. Any pointers would be great. Thanks all.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wildcat]

Doing great work there.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Looks nice and great research!

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done.

 

[Torch]

Looks great...

 

[JKim]

Great touch on the backrests! You have a good knack for the scratchbuilding stuff!

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice work Bill. Beer can aluminum is a great scratch building material although I prefer Miller

 

[Airframes]

Forgot to mention - Techmod have just released three decal sheets for the Potez. Might be of interest ?

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Having lived in Colorado for so many years, it could only have been Coors.

 

[fubar57]

Nicely done Bill.


Geo

 

[waroff]

I'm currently researhing the oxygen bottles. The German bottles were light blue; US had yellow, green, steel with green top or od green; British seems to have had steel or od green. So far I have not found anything other than steel or white for the French but I have my doubts. The kit has errors in the instructions so I just want to be sure. Does anyone know what color French oxygen bottles were at that time?

The oxygen lines and bottles were white in the french chart colours 1940 about fluids
codage couleur des canalisations et bouteilles

 

[waroff]

Bike seats... that is pretty funny. I wonder how well belts worked on a seat with no backrest.

The gunner or radio had a large belt which had a lug on RH and LH side. Under the seat there was two wtraps with buckles with quick release.to connect the lugs
These straps could rotate and slidding along the seat support, so the crew could move in any direction(Joachim seatbelt for gunner)

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Thank you very much Waroff, that helps greatly.

 

[Crimea_River]

Very nice work Bill. Beer can aluminum is a great scratch building material although I prefer Miller

Sounds like neither of you are using real beer cans.