JWM Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Hi, Next German birds from my shelvs. A Dornier-217 family members. Different as much as possible (engines, cockpits, wings). One is Dornier Do 217 K-2, a long wingspan version used for anti-ship attacks using guided bombs. It is 6N+BD from Stab. IV Gruppe KG 100, South of France, 1944. She opearated on Mediterranean Sea war theatre. It is RLM 72/73 camo overpainted by RLM 76 "waves". The second one is night fighter Do 217 N-2 (scratch conversion from N-1 in box), 3C+HM, 4./NJG4 based in Junnicourt, France also in 1944. This is RLM 75 waves over overal RLM 76. Comments welcomed Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Do 217 K-2: Do 217 N-2: Edited July 26, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice work J-W! I like both, but my preference is for the night fighter version based on the sleek sinister look it has. I would like to complete mine sometime soon, always the same story though! Too much other work to get done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice paint work, it sent my eyes funny looking at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 whoaaaa..serious paint work there..brilliant!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I like them both congratulations! My preference is for the long wingspan K-2 ....the camo is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Masterful use of the brush stick there. The Dorniers that sank the Roma were from KG 100, am I correct? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thank you Gentelmen for kind words. The Dorniers that sank the Roma were from KG 100, am I correct? I think so, but it was as far as I remember with Hs-293 missiles not Fritz-X. I do not remeber if they were fired actually from Dorniers KG-100, I am sorry... - but this is very likely:) Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Fritz-X carrying Dorniers of KG100 did for the Roma. Two lovely builds there, J-W. Both very sinister, dangerous-looking planes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thank you Mitch for correcting! - and for comment cheers Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great builds with a superlative paint job, well done. The bombers who sunk the Roma came from KG100 there was a documentation in the "Flugzeug Classic" magizine. Sold my Do 217 N/J this spring on Ebay . After seeing your builds, maybe a mistake. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thank you Bernd - I hope still you can buy it back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thank you Bernd - I hope still you can buy it back. We will see, still got two bombers (to do) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrywac Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Couple of nicely builtmodels and I do like the Luftwaffe "Wellenmuster" camo (translation Wave Pattern) it makes them look very different to the stock schemes I presume they were airbrushed, what brush and paints were you using? I notice the pattern on the Nachtjager is a lot "rougher". Was this from photos or airbrush problems (no criticism intended, it took me several goes to get a good one!). I know from reference photos the real thing varied considerably as airfield conditions for field camo were often not ideal and the skills of the individuals applying them also varied which gave a big variety 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I presume they were airbrushed, what brush and paints were you using? I notice the pattern on the Nachtjager is a lot "rougher". Was this from photos or airbrush problems (no criticism intended, it took me several goes to get a good one!). In both cases it was a normal ("hair" not "air" ) brush work with Humbrol enmalies. I used a my own mix for RLMs colours. I dilute with thinner. I was doing those Dorniers one after another or even rather simultanously. It was about 2000. The difference in "sharpness" of waves was intentional. The profiles for them published in some Czech model magazine showed this difference - Nightfighter N2 was sparyed with diffesed borders of waves, whereas bomber K2 has sharp borders. Using brush it is difficult to made diffuse (or fading) borders of colours - I use technique of dry brush to immitate this lack of sharpness....I am still working with brush, somehow.... Cherrs Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nice builds, both of them! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You must have been all wiggled out after such paint jobs and must have needed a new lens prescription! Not to mention the valium to stop you shaking... Great paint jobs with a brush, of all things. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Nightfighter squiggles are the law! If you stare long enough at them you'll see a goat riding a bike. Gotta love the 17 and 217 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thank you Gents for comments I appreciate very much. Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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