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Lukgraph's 1/32 Potez 25. Converted to Potez 25 TOE. "Pink cruise", somewhere in the Sahara desert, December 1934.

HuberB
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Another build, this time from the Potez 25, a workhorse of many air forces in the 30s.

This is the Lukgraph kit, converted to a "TOE" version with a raft of home-designed and home-printed parts. A lot of time was also spent making sure the kit stayed rigid and solid, given the significant weight of the resin parts (the solid top wing alone is 186 grams !).

The aircraft depicted is the one of the 3 French Navy aircrafts that undertook a raid from Bizerte in Tunisia to Timbuctu, across the Sahara desert. This particular aircraft "BZ 65" is the mount of Admiral de Laborde; who undertoook the raid as an official mission to inaugurate a commemorative plaque in Timbuctu. Hence the presence of his wife, and the subsequent "Pink Cruise" nickname. It was common for the stops in the Sahara to refuel from drums brought there by special "bowsers". The drums, by the way, were not the "standard" oil drums but based on the 70 liters powder kegs.

The drums are also 3D-designed and printed, as is the windsock.

And now for the pics :

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

More pics and some of build log here :

https://hubertboillot.smugmug.com/Potez-25-TOE-1-32-kit-Lukgraph/n-SjShMf

Hubert

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    Great build and colorful representation, Hubert. The Potez is a beauty.

    Cheers Rob

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