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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I covered the fuselage with the first coat of paint. It is metallic gray. I am delighted, because my rivets come out really well and in addition, the plane start…

The windshield of the Potez 58 is a bit tortuous to put in place with a very curved frame and many rivets to reproduce To make it, I cut the…

I have summarized on video the 500 hours I spent building the Potez 58. Below, the first part of the video. The second part… when the plane is finished. https://youtu.be/kL9Tw2e9ldc