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Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary & Dornier Do17z


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Been working on these on and off for about 7-8 months, pleased with results overall. All Airfix, it's 75th Anniversary box and a cheeky Dornier which I had to add as there was a spare place on the stand which I sprayed black and painted the little Airfix logo :smile:. Heinkel fuselage windows were a pain in the.... Dornier was a lovely build but daunting, not a beginners Airfix kit in my mind. No issues on the other kits. Nice to not have to fiddle with undercarriage for a change! Might go back and add some more weathering at some point but moved onto a B-29 now...

 

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10 minutes ago, Darby said:

Lot of plastic going on there. I do like the wingy things with black crosses. Just about to start the Do17, any pitfalls to expect?

I would be careful with the interior, it's complex and unusual (to me). Like a lot of modern Airfix kits, there are some tight fits so painting the parts first might cause issues. But no faults with the kit that I could see, its very well engineered

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4 minutes ago, pizzapaolo said:

I would be careful with the interior, it's complex and unusual (to me). Like a lot of modern Airfix kits, there are some tight fits so painting the parts first might cause issues. But no faults with the kit that I could see, its very well engineered

Cheers, I've had a tight fit twixt wing/fuselage on the Sea Hurricane but the worst tolerance I deal with on a daily basis is Plymouth. Planning to stuff as much in the cockpit/fuselage then paint it before closing up. Fingers crossed.

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1 hour ago, Simon382 said:

Great looking montage of a very worthy subject. All you have to do now is add a Bf110, Ju87 and a Ju88 and it'll finished lol

And a Defiant, Gladiator and Blenheim 1............. just for balance.

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12 hours ago, Darby said:

Lot of plastic going on there. I do like the wingy things with black crosses. Just about to start the Do17, any pitfalls to expect?

Lots of sticky out things like cockpit machine guns to snap off :wall:

 

@pizzapaolo Can I ask what make of paint you used on the Dornier please.

Thanks

 

 

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11 minutes ago, glatisant said:

An early JU88 A1 would be fantastic.

Not really my strong suite, German bombers.  Is that the version they were using during the BofB? 

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This is the formation flying from Hell! You wouldn't find me in any of these aircraft, no matter what!

Flying safety notwithstanding, it is a truly magnificent display, and each model deserves kudos!

 

Congrats

JR

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That is a great set of well made and painted models - look great together on the stand.

 

Love the colours of the Lufty birds - although you say that you used Vallejo can you specify which numbers please?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Phil

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