Michael_C opened this issue on Dec 16, 2023 ยท 16 posts
Michael_C posted Sat, 16 December 2023 at 10:38 AM
In the 1920s the French ship-building company Dyle et Bacalan culminated their foray into aircraft manufacturing with the twin-fuselage DB-70 air transport. Here are some early renders as I build up this future product.
Michael_C posted Tue, 19 December 2023 at 9:15 AM
More parts built. Still lots of work to do. Eventually everything will be symmetrical about the cockpit section.
Michael_C posted Sun, 24 December 2023 at 1:43 PM
Most big part modeled, Beginning to tackle the cockpit. There's a photo of the instrument panel. Not sure about the throttles. They may be on the panel.
Michael_C posted Sun, 31 December 2023 at 12:28 PM
The airframe is pretty much finished. Still some refinement to do and UV mapping.
Michael_C posted Wed, 03 January 2024 at 4:47 PM
Michael_C posted Thu, 04 January 2024 at 12:00 PM
Most way rigged. Much texturing to do. The DB-70 has a full interior. The literature describes two configurations the airliner, one for day flights and one with berths for night flights. The prototype was also outfitted as a military transport. The figure will include prop sets for these options.
Michael_C posted Sat, 06 January 2024 at 4:00 PM
My DB-70 is based on a number of historical photos, some magazine and newspaper articles from the time and Phillipe Rennesson's modern paper model. His design is also based on the historical material. The photos show a paint scheme but are all in b&w. Phillipe used blue in his paint scheme but I chose to use red instead. Here are some renders showing some of the still in-work materials.
Michael_C posted Mon, 08 January 2024 at 12:43 PM
Michael_C posted Fri, 12 January 2024 at 2:41 PM
I've found a number of small problems that I'm fixing. Meanwhile the interior is mostly textured and I'm building props to furnish it. The passenger compartments on each side are divided into 1st and 2nd class sections. The lounge in the center will have tables and chairs. There are no photos of the interior so the aircraft being designed the late 1920s, I've chosen an art deco theme.
Michael_C posted Tue, 16 January 2024 at 1:06 PM
Slow going. I found a few small problems that needed fixing. Here's the fully furnished airliner interior. The 2nd class cabin is now partitioned off.
Only one DB-70 was built but it had at least three configurations as it was modified during testing. This is the paint scheme for the military transport.
ashleyb posted Thu, 18 January 2024 at 1:04 PM
Can't wait to see this finished!
Michael_C posted Sat, 20 January 2024 at 12:09 PM
Getting closer. Renders of the cockpit (reasonably close to the historic photo) and propeller blur prop set.
Michael_C posted Tue, 23 January 2024 at 8:30 AM
Contemporary writing described how the DB-70 would be configured for night flights. The side cabins that during the day accommodated 10 passengers each would each have eight berths. Arm chairs in the central saloon would accommodate eight more passengers. The writing further describes the berths as being convertible to seats. There are no photos or drawings of this configuration but an early illustration of a Pullman railroad car fits the description, so that's what I used for the night flight setup. These are prop sets but each upper berth can be folded down into a bench.
Compare this render with the day configuration shown a few posts above:
Michael_C posted Mon, 29 January 2024 at 5:44 PM
Michael_C posted Thu, 01 February 2024 at 8:39 AM
Michael_C posted Tue, 13 February 2024 at 8:21 AM
