[Faucon]

I'm sure someone who knows something about 3D will help you, just a question of time

[Loht773]

Holy....!

Finally!, the French Spitfire!, the D 520!


Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


xD


I hope you get pleny of help!

[hakjar]

Great job mate, seems you picked the right plane to begin with

[332Sqn_Per]

Great job mate, seems you picked the right plane to begin with

Thx matey! Well I always had a soft spot for this beauty...
Hope I can make her justice! :lol:

[332Sqn_Per]

Small update:

[BH_Blue]

oooh sexy D.520, very sexy

[Claymore]

Nice :!: very nice :!:

I see with pleasure that the blus prints sent to you are very helpfull

May be you know the fabulous Lemog'sweb site this can help you too.

On this pics you can see that the wheels are tilted inward:

[332Sqn_Per]

Hey Claymore! Very nice website, thx alot for link. Made me think: Bloody crap, why don

[folgore83]

A rare video about Dewoitine D.520 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpilvRFP ... re=related

[332Sqn_Per]

Lovely, merci bien!

A rare video about Dewoitine D.520 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpilvRFP ... re=related

[vtrelut]

Bonjour!


I would like to just add my support for your work.

Campaigns featuring your future beauty over France or the Med are ready to welcome her... :wink:

Take your time, have fun with this project, and do not hesitate to ask for detailed information.

As Claymore suggested, the Docavia book about the D-520, with English texts and plenty of pictures, could be of interest to you.

If you wish, I am sure that some French members would also be willing to send you photos of the D-520s still existing in museums or restoration shops in France; post in French forums, you may be surprised by the treasures that exist...

Anyway this is a great project. THANK YOU SO MUCH to reveal it and to update us here. :!:

Cheers!

[Guest]

WOW that is fantastic, except that its coming from me, an ultra noob.

[B50]

I started doing exactly the same thing you're doing about two weeks ago.

I just have so much going on with work and everything else that I simply don't have time to do this.

You're about 10 time farther than I am, twice as fast. If I find anything that will help I'll let you know.

I found a great set of drawings online, that even show some cutaway detail, and some others that show cockpit layout and other things. If you need them, I'll post, time permitting.

My thoughts have leaned over to modifying an existing model (haven't had the time to start), after reading some threads where people have done this with "mesh hacks".

Perhaps one could:

1. Mesh hack the front end of a LaGG-3 (Klimov 105 is based on Hispano-Suiza 12Y series) the shape, cutouts, louvers and pipes are basically the same. Put it on an IAR80

2. Change the shape of the IAR 80 to match the profile of the D520. I saw a thread where somebody corrected the Dihedral and shape of the P-40's body to look correct.

3. Add the centerline cannon from the MS406 model.

4. Map the 3D for skinning

5. Fix a mountain of bugs, and that's it

hock:

Anyway, I share your interest in this project and will help in any way my limited skills allow

B50

[BH_Blue]

Per, I so wish I knew where to begin in modding to help you but i dont; I ca nonly sa ygood luck and may the modding lords grant you safe passage.

[332Sqn_Per]

Hey lads, thx so much for your support. It means the world really!

B50, great idea about the hacks, but I rather do a new plane all together since I get to learn 3D modelling. That way there is something in it for me, aside from the fact that I might get to fly the D.520 in some distant future on, for instance, WoE server which I like very much!

S! all and hope you find the time B50 to get going again.