Potez 58 – Page 2 – Joël GAUTRON

Stupidly forgetting the tank

Post author:eol37
Post published:August 30 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

What an idiot I am … I forgot to slide the tank before closing the cockpit … I only realized it last night and it really kept me awake. But…

Marouflage and coating of the fuselage continued

Post author:eol37
Post published:August 13 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

I continued my work on finishing the fuselage.To begin with, I lightly sanded the coated fiberglass with 320 paper. I then used a professional car sealant to correct the last…

POTEZ 58 : The aircraft pedals and yoke

Post author:eol37
Post published:July 20 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

I've started reproducing the pedals. I couldn't find a representation of the systems on Potez 58. There's no documentation available. But the Potez 58 is a direct derivative of the…

Model details of the Potez 58

Post author:eol37
Post published:July 15 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

J I continue my model learning by reproducing as much detail as possible of the cockpit equipment. On the program today, the lever located on the left side of the…

The continuation of the realization of the cockpit

Post author:eol37
Post published:July 7 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

After having finished (for the moment) with the seats, I go on with the details of the cockpit and in particular a series of push buttons present on a lower…

Front and rear seat adjustment system

Post author:eol37
Post published:July 2 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58 Tutorials

I finished the seats by reproducing the slide systems that allow the seat to be adjusted forward and backward according to the size of the pilot. I used 2 mm…

The front seats

Post author:eol37
Post published:June 26 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58 Tutorials

I continued to reproduce the seats to scale to dress my cabin.Reproducing the front seats, seems more complex than the back seat. Fortunately in the documentary resources provided by the…

Potez 58: The seats

Post author:eol37
Post published:June 11 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

After a long period of shutdown due to COVID-19 and the confinement period, I worked again on the details of the cockpit of my Potez 58. I am fortunate to…

Ignition, the magneto

Post author:eol37
Post published:March 21 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

And yes, the magneto which allows ignition when starting the engine on large aircraft is not yet reproduced on the dashboard. It is located on the far left; the number…

How I reproduced the rivets on the dashboard

Post author:eol37
Post published:March 19 2020
Post category:Balsa scratch built scale model Potez 58

The dashboard is not yet finished. It lacks a lot of details and in particular the rivets fixing instrument and those allowing to fix the board on the chassis in…