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The RS Models 1/72nd Dornier 17 family (http://www.scalemates.com/products/reviews.php?scale=1:72&topic=Dornier%20Do%2017) will have two new members in form of Dornier Do.17E - ref.92071 Source: https://www.rsmodels.cz/en/p/351/92071-dornier-17-e Dornier Do.17F - ref.92072 Source: https://www.rsmodels.cz/en/p/350/92072-dornier-17-f V.P.

Do 17Z-2 WWII Finnish Bomber 1:72 ICM The Dornier Do 17, nicknamed the Fliegender Bleistift or flying pencil due to its slender shape, was a light bomber designed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in the mid-1930s. During the early design period the aircraft was euphemistically referred to as a high speed mail plane, but it's highly likely that it was always intended to fulfil a combat role. The Do17 was able to carry a bomb load of 1000kg, but range was limited when carrying heavy loads. Defensive armament was comprised of MG-15 machine guns carried in various positions in the forward fuselage. This is the fourth or fifth iteration of the newly tooled Do-17 family from Kiev-based outfit ICM, although it is almost identical to the original Z-2 boxing (only the clear sprue has been revised). Inside the very sturdy top-opening box are three largish frames of light grey plastic and two of clear plastic which together hold a total of nearly 200 parts. The airframe is covered in crisp, recessed panel lines which look very good indeed, and the mouldings are crisp and clean. The instructions are an A4 stapled booklet which has been printed in colour and the decal sheet is clear and well printed. The overall impression is of a well-executed kit which looks as though it should be enjoyable to build. Construction begins with the very well detailed cockpit. Interior detail includes the crew seats, rudder pedals, control column (moulded in two parts), radio gear and other sidewall details and a large number of spare magazines for the defensive machine guns. The instrument panel is made up from two parts and is beautifully detailed. Internal frames for the bomb bay and wing spar are also included, as is an optional fuel tank for the forward part of the bomb bay. The upper wing is moulded as a single span, complete with interior detail for the main landing gear bays. The ailerons are moulded as separate parts, which is always welcome. The rest of the flying surfaces follow suite, with the rudders and elevators all moulded separately. The elevator balance mechanisms are also included. With the major parts of the airframe complete, construction turns to the bomb bay and landing gear. Twenty 50kg bombs are included, although whether you use them all will depend on whether you have installed the optional fuel tank first. The landing gear is nicely detailed, although construction is somewhat unconventional. You have to install the interior parts for the landing gear onto the undersurface of the completed wing and then build the engine nacelles around them. This is quite a clever way of approaching this stage of the build and it should work well. The exterior parts of the nacelle have to be constructed with the firewall and engine sub-frame fixed to one half of the nacelle. The engines themselves comprise six parts and include options for different exhaust arrangements. With the engines in place, the rest of the build is occupied with finishing details. The canopy is nice and clear and includes an option for the DF loop, or the later streamlined fairing. Six MG15s are included. The bomb bay can be finished in open or closed positions, and for once you aren't required to simply cut the bomb bay doors apart to finish it in the open position as separate parts are included for that option. Decal options include: Dornier Do 17Z-2 3/LeLv 46, Finnish Air Force, February 1942. This aircraft is finished in a partial white distemper; and Dornier Do 17Z-2 2/LeLv 46, Finnish Air Force, February 1942. Conclusion We waited a while for a nice, modern kit of the Do17/215 family. ICM's effort looks to be slightly ahead of the Airfix kit in terms of detail, and of course they have offered a wider range of variants from their moulds. Speaking of which, the mouldings are high quality, there is plenty of the aforementioned detail and surface structures are fine and crisp. Overall this is a well executed and carefully designed kit which is rich in detail. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

I just purchased this kit and thought I would get in to it while finishing off a few others as well as starting an A-20 in RAAF colours. The kit is nicely cast with minimal flash on the parts. The interior is going to be RLM 02 and the exterior is black, this will be done with various grays at this stage with minimal actual black paint involved. There are some ejector post marks that need cleaning up more than I initially thought, especially in the cockpit area and bomb bay The easy part of gluing in the cockpit parts prior to painting it RLM 02 and then detailing the dials etc. The bulkheads are going in ok and have not caused any problems as yet when test fitted with a closed fuselage. There has been a little more flash than I first thought, nothing extreme, but a little bit. It is a little bigger than I thought it would be. The join behind the cockpit is going to be a problem and will need to be filled with filler or plastic card as I can't quite get it to fit properly. This poor fitting may just change when the fuselage i s actually glued together.

After many months, I've finally summoned the courage to rejoin battle with Classics Dornier 17Z. (my previous attempts are here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234959080-classic-airframes-dornier-do-17z/ ) I started by tackling the ailerons. The Dornier had Frise type ailerons which CA missed. They were cut out, rebuilt with sprue, profiled, trim tabs added, and reinstalled with brass wire hinge supports. then onto the tail, the Do-17 had a trimable horizontal stab, which was completely absent. The stab was assembled, then cut off, along with the mating surface on the fuselage. Brass wire provides the pivot point, and the center section hollowed out and attached. The elevators and balance tabs were cut of and repositioned, actuators made made for the tabs, and a subtle fabric effect scraped into the elevators, new lower covers fabricated from sheet plastic and milput, and everything positioned as seen in photo's. I've now started working on the chaotic cowl bracing that is so prominent (and missing) . It will be 14 separate pieces of brass wire fitted to each engine. Cheers for now, Colin

Here is my second (and I hope the last) "vintage style" model - Do-17E-1 in 1/72. Made out of the box using very, very old Airfix kit (reboxed in 1990s by Polish SK Model). It was horrible work, but I did it! I used Agama acrylics, which (I think) are little too dark. The wash is also too dark, but it was hard to do something better, because the kit has anti-tank ditches instead of panel lines. The only addition were antenna wires. Aircraft 3Z+FR, KG77, Poland, 1st September 1939. This Do-17 is known as the probably first German aircraft shot down in 2nd World War (1st September 1939 near Olkusz, Poland; shot down by PZL P.11c fighter, collided with another Do-17). So here is my interpretation of it:

As I seem to be on a Battle of Britain kick, I'm starting Classic Airframes Do-17Z (1/48). It's a typical CA kit, very ambitious but quite crude (in places) in execution. Heavy moldings, poor fit, and lots and lots of flash. Relatively thin, crisp transparencies that are slightly cloudy right now, but might clear up with Future. The cockpit has some very nice resin, but it fits in a blank forward fuselage with a truly horrible horizontal seam. I'm starting by adding all the missing interior structure - stringers, frames etc. When this is done, I'll scatchbuild the smaller, missing details, wiring the panel, etc. I'm hiding the seam by putting a .005" skin where visible, and putting the stringers on top of it. There's lots of glass, and I hope it will clear up enough to see the added details. Thanks for looking, Colin

My Vintage Malta- collection is crying for a reason to build a Frog Do-17Z. As far as I know the Germans didn´t use them anymore as bombers in the Mediterranean. But, I wonder if anyone can point we towards information of one used as weather reconnaissance or liaison aircraft by Luftwaffe units in Sicily, and by which unit? One aircraft is enough! Regards, V-P Finland