"SMER 1/72 Dewoitine D 510" Topic
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| Anton Ryzbak | 18 Mar 2021 10:54 a.m. PST |
I just finished this addition to my collection of fighters with spats. It is a nice kit with good decals. More photos here: link |
Frederick  | 18 Mar 2021 11:06 a.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell | 18 Mar 2021 2:47 p.m. PST |
It was nice of Wiki to include a picture of your assembled model in the article.  Another lovely spat-plane! Jim |
| 79thPA | 18 Mar 2021 3:05 p.m. PST |
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 deadhead | 18 Mar 2021 4:33 p.m. PST |
Talking of spats (and we certainly have of late). The idea is of course that they were a mark of obsolescence. They created drag and along came the Bf 109s who slaughtered them. But retractable undercarts need thicker wings and hefty machinery to operate. If your wheels are fixed, like a Gladiator or Swordfish, why then add spats, which just increase the frontal surface area, however now streamlined? OK, they look better I do agree. How much difference did they make to performance of what was probably an underpowered plane anyway? |
| fantasque | 18 Mar 2021 4:34 p.m. PST |
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| Anton Ryzbak | 18 Mar 2021 5:12 p.m. PST |
Deadhead, I think that it was a style thing…..the spats on the Northrop Gamma were simply crazy; smaller ones that tightly enclosed the wheel might have helped streamline things but all those struts in the airstream can't have been good. The Arado AR-80, a competitor for the BF-109 specification, started with retracting gear but switched to fixed to lighten the load after several failures at cycling. It was a time of transition but they were still working out the details. I just think that they look cool. |
| Gunner Dunbar | 18 Mar 2021 5:41 p.m. PST |
Great work, I'm starting to add some planes to my 20mm WWII ground projects, always nice to have good inspiration. |
| mildbill | 19 Mar 2021 5:23 a.m. PST |
D520 was one of Frances' better aircraft. |
| 7dot62mm | 19 Mar 2021 5:50 a.m. PST |
Beautiful! I built one as a kid, Monogram… no, Heller I think. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 19 Mar 2021 6:48 a.m. PST |
It started out as a Heller kit and the molds have passed through many hands over the years. SMER does a good job of casting and usually has very good decals |
| Disco Joe | 19 Mar 2021 7:58 a.m. PST |
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