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Revell 1/48 Dornier Do 217E-4 Bomber


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Hello Chaps,

 

This is another build that I completed during the "Photobucket Saga" preventing me from posting photos, but now, service has resumed.

 

I built this kit straight out of the box except for after-market resin wheels and scratch-built seat-belts, and, I have to say that it was a nice kit that went together very well without the need for filler. It has a well detailed cockpit, but unfortunately, my photos do not include a view of the cockpit complete with the steering column and bomb-sight in place, but everything else is shown.

 

This kit would be far improved if it had a fully loaded bomb bay with bomb bay doors in the open position to show its load, and, two BMW 801L engines that you could display with the option to have engine cowlings open or closed.

 

Ha well, I can dream.

 

Apart from those wishes, I really enjoyed the build. I borrowed a Luftwaffe Pilot and rear gunner/ radio operator from my Revell Pro-Modeler 1/48 Heinkel He 111 build to give an idea of the scale of this aircraft.

 

I hope you like the following results of my efforts as much as I enjoyed putting it together....

 

 

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Well there she is, the third Luftwaffe bomber added to my growing collection, now sitting next to my Ju 88A-1 Bomber and my Heinkell He 111 H-22 bomber.

 

If you'd like to see my YouTube 'Build Updates" + "Final Reveal" videos for this build showing how I built this model, then here are the links to those:

 

 

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Thanks in advance for taking a look and leaving any comments, much appreciated :)

 

In the meantime, happy modeling and have fun!

 

Cheers, :drink::drink:

Martin :)

 

 

 

 

 

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Just looking at this on my phone, however I thnk I need to fire up the desktop to view these images a little lager. Either way, she looks very impressive and it's great to see that you've achieved this with minimal AM parts. The supurb finish however lifts this to an entire higher catagory, that's not easily achieved. 

 

Very impressive and very well modelled. Cheers.. Dave 

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On 8/1/2017 at 3:29 PM, Silver Fox said:

Not a kit you see build very often, yours does look great. Reminds me of my many attempts at the ancient Airfix kit.

 

Thanks Silver Fox, greatly appreciated. If the Airfix kit was 1/48, I would have given that one a try....1/72 scale is too small now for my aging eyes.

 

Cheers :)

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