1/48 High Tech Dewoitine D.501

Gallery Article by Andy Irving

History
The Dewoitine D.501 was a low-wing monoplane fighter with fixed landing gear and was the first Dewoitine fighter to abandon the parasol wing layout. It was a clean, modern aircraft that equipped most French fighter units in 1938; a number were still in front-line service in 1939 but were retired before May 1940. The D.501 differed from the D.500 in having a engine-mounted 20mm cannon, firing through the propeller hub. 260 built.

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The Kit
The DW501 is from a "high Tech" French kit, a real job to build. the kit comprised of Plastic, Resin and Brass, very little of which fit. I found this kit was grossly overpriced for the quality received.