Front and rear seat adjustment system
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
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
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
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
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…
Dashboard instruments
I used the rare photos of the full-size aircraft from 1935 to model the locations of the instruments in the dashboard. Subsequently, my friend Alban Dury from the Angers GPPA…
The aircraft dashboard
Let's start equipping the cockpit with the dashboard structure. I am inspired by the 2 rare photos of it. I used layer to trace the shape of the table before…
The cockpit
Any scale airplane model must have its cockpit reproduced. The problem with the Potez 58 is that the full-size aircraft no longer exists and that documentation is scarce. However, thanks…
Finally, I see it, excited and happy
Yes, finally, I see it. After almost 10 years of imagining it, I can finally see it. A provisional cross, but which allows me to imagine the final version. I…
Painting of the fuselage completed
And yes, the paint is not yet dry, but I can't resist the pleasure of presenting you the fuselage with these beautiful colors. I am very proud of it. It…