+++ FINISHED! +++ Dornier Do 24T, Luftwaffe Seenotgruppe 3, 1942 (Italeri 1/72)

[jrlx]

 

Hi again,

 

I haven't been updating this thread but I've been slowly working on this build and have progressed a lot. So, it's time to bring the thread up to date, which might take a few posts over the next few days.

 

Having painted the underside colour, it was time to mask this colour in order to paint the top camouflage.

 

First, I delimited the areas to protect, using Tamiya masking tape. Here's a general view of the hull:

IMAG5305

 

Detail of the sponson's underside masking:

IMAG5306

 

Detail of the tail plane underside masking:

IMAG5307

 

Delimitation of the top and lower surfaces around the tail plane edges:

IMAG5308

 

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With the delimitation done, I filled in the remaining surfaces to protect with masking tape:

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I also delimited and protected the lower half of the engine nacelles:

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To be continued. Thanks for looking.

 

Jaime

 

[CedB]

Good job Jaime! Crikey, that's a lot of tape...

[corsaircorp]

Hello Jaime !

Very nice work on your kit, I really enjoyed it

Thank for showing your chipping method.

Can't wait to see her finished !

Sincerely.

CC

[Ex-FAAWAFU]

Jaime, I have only just found this thread, and read it from the start; some really good work on a wonderfully elegant aircraft.  Definitely got my attention.

[jrlx]

On 26/04/2018 at 07:48, CedB said:

Good job Jaime! Crikey, that's a lot of tape...

Thanks, Ced! Indeed a lot of tape but I thought it would be more resistant to handling than kitchen cling film.

 

 

On 26/04/2018 at 10:19, corsaircorp said:

Hello Jaime !

Very nice work on your kit, I really enjoyed it

Thank for showing your chipping method.

Can't wait to see her finished !

Sincerely.

CC

 

Thanks, CC! I'm using this method for the first time but I found timing is very important: painting should be done immediately after the chipping fluid has just dried and chipping should be done immediately once the paint has just dried. Otherwise it's difficult to chip the paint and control of the results is very limited.

 

On 26/04/2018 at 12:57, Ex-FAAWAFU said:

Jaime, I have only just found this thread, and read it from the start; some really good work on a wonderfully elegant aircraft.  Definitely got my attention.

Thank you very much! The Do 24 is indeed a beautiful aircraft.

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

[ClaudioN]

On 8/28/2017 at 1:05 AM, jrlx said:

Unfortunately, in my brief search online I couldn't find any information on this specific aircraft. From the Group name we can only know it was used for maritime search and rescue operations.

 

Anyway, I can't resist a Luftwaffe aircraft with yellow under-wing tips, so this will be the chosen scheme

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

Discovered your build right now. Very nice job!

I have one in the stash, which might eventually become a MLD Do. 24K. Much to learn from your work.

 

Yellow under-wing tips are typical Eastern front markings, suggesting a Black Sea based unit.

I made a brief Google search, finding that a Luftwaffe unit called III. Seenotgruppe did indeed exist and operated in the Black Sea. However, note the difference from the Italeri designation "Seenotgruppe 3". If I understand correctly, the Do 24 may have been on the strength of Seenotstaffel 8, under III. Seenotgruppe.

 

HTH

Claudio

 

[The Spadgent]

Looking great Jamie. Your masking is impeccable. 🦊

[jrlx]

This thread is way behind the actual build now, as I'm in the weathering phase already.

 

Anyway, continuing with the thread updating, the next task was masking the underside of the wings. I started by delimiting the edges:

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Next, I covered the remaining area with kitchen cling-film:

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Here's how the leading edge delimitation between top and bottom surfaces turned out:

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The same for the trailing edge:

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I also masked around the edges of the underside of the elevators but didn't mask the undersides completely:

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According to pictures of the real aircraft, the wing struts had their bottom extremities painted like the top colour of the fuselage. Here's an example:

 

I took measurements on the picture and determined the length of each strut that should be painted in the top camouflage colour:

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Then, I cut templates of the required width to mark the area to be painted. These templates were wrapped around the corresponding struts:

IMAG5319

 

The edge of the area to be protected was marked using tape:

IMAG5320

 

Finally, the rest of the strut underside was protected and the template removed, exposing the length to be painted in the top camouflage colour:

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Of course, for the lateral struts the top surface was left unprotected, as it will also be painted in the top camouflage colour:

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The process was repeated for all struts.

 

Here are the central struts:

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and the lateral struts:

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To finish with the masking, I protected the tips of the propeller rotors:

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That's all for now. Thanks for looking.

 

Jaime

 

 

 

 

 

[amblypygid]

Very precise work, Jaime!

[CedB]

Seconded! Great work Jaime

[jrlx]

On 28/04/2018 at 21:03, ClaudioN said:

 

Discovered your build right now. Very nice job!

I have one in the stash, which might eventually become a MLD Do. 24K. Much to learn from your work.

 

Yellow under-wing tips are typical Eastern front markings, suggesting a Black Sea based unit.

I made a brief Google search, finding that a Luftwaffe unit called III. Seenotgruppe did indeed exist and operated in the Black Sea. However, note the difference from the Italeri designation "Seenotgruppe 3". If I understand correctly, the Do 24 may have been on the strength of Seenotstaffel 8, under III. Seenotgruppe.

 

HTH

Claudio

 

Claudio,

 

Thank you very much for your interest and for the information on possible unit to which the individual aircraft I'm building could have belonged. In fact, the unit emblem has the initials "3/S.N.G." around the white seagull, so it may indeed have belonged to 3/Seenotgruppe, instead of Seenotgruppe 3, has identified by Italeri.

On 28/04/2018 at 22:54, The Spadgent said:

Looking great Jamie. Your masking is impeccable. 🦊

 

16 hours ago, amblypygid said:

Very precise work, Jaime!

 

16 hours ago, CedB said:

Seconded! Great work Jaime

Johnny, Cheris, Ced, thank you very much for your interest and kind words!

 

Cheers,

 

Jaime

 

[bbudde]

That looks great as said somewhere above. Nothing more to say fom here.  Keen on your further progress. Cheers

[jrlx]

6 minutes ago, bbudde said:

That looks great as said somewhere above. Nothing more to say fom here.  Keen on your further progress. Cheers

Thanks, Benedikt! Very kind! 

[Azgaron]

Interesting plane! Excellent work so far!

 

Håkan

 

[jrlx]

20 minutes ago, Azgaron said:

Interesting plane! Excellent work so far!

 

Håkan

 

Thank you very much, Håkan!

[TheBaron]

Hello again Jaime!

Shades of the GB! I'm so glad to see the work on this continuing!

Immaculate masking (why is something as apparently simple as masking a straight line along a wing edge so damnably satisfying? 😆)

 

Looking forwards to further paint magic.

Tony

[jrlx]

6 hours ago, TheBaron said:

Hello again Jaime!

Shades of the GB! I'm so glad to see the work on this continuing!

Immaculate masking (why is something as apparently simple as masking a straight line along a wing edge so damnably satisfying? 😆)

 

Looking forwards to further paint magic.

Tony

Hi Tony,

 

Thank you for your interest and kind words! The build is approaching its final phases. I still have to apply some weathering, using enamels and oils, then apply the matte coat finish and, finally, glue all parts together. This thread is rather behind the build now but with my limited time I've been having to choose between progressing with the build or updating the thread.

 

I hope to post some updates soon.

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

[jrlx]

Hi again,

 

After the work reported in the last update, I was finally ready to start painting the top camouflage. So, I applied a couple of coats of scratching fluid, let it dry for a while, and painted the lighter green:RLM 72. For this I used Tamiya's XF-26.

 

Here's the result on the fuselage (the starboard sponson wasn't painted, as it will be painted fully in RLM73):

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The paint dried for a while and, then, using wet stiff paintbrushes and a toothpick in places, I scratched the surface:

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I think the drying time I allowed to the scratching fluid and paint was a bit too long, as it was a bit difficult to scratch the paint.

 

The same approach was followed with the wing: scratching fluid + painting + scratching.

 

Here's the wing after painting:

IMAG5330

 

Detail of the scratched surface:

IMAG5331

 

The central engine nacelle, which was painted RLM 72, was also painted and scratched:

IMAG5332

 

Finally, the top surfaces of the wing struts which were RLM 72, were also painted but not scratched:

IMAG533

 

Thanks for looking

 

Jaime

 

[CedB]

Very nice Jaime, that scratched effect looks very realistic. Good job!  

[Azgaron]

Nice job with the worn surfaces!

 

Håkan

 

[jrlx]

1 hour ago, CedB said:

Very nice Jaime, that scratched effect looks very realistic. Good job!  

 

1 hour ago, Azgaron said:

Nice job with the worn surfaces!

 

Håkan

Ced, Håkan,

 

Thank you very much!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

[amblypygid]

Lovely work, Jaime.

[jrlx]

13 hours ago, amblypygid said:

Lovely work, Jaime.

Thanks, Chris! Much appreciated!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

[jrlx]

Hi again,

 

Here's another update. Having painted the lighter top camouflage colour (RLM 72), it was now time to mask the model in order to paint the darker colour (RLM 73).

 

I started by delimiting the areas to protect:

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IMAG5335

 

IMAG5336

 

Next, I covered the rest of the areas to be protected with a combination of masking tape and kitchen cling film:

IMAG5337

 

IMAG5338

 

I did the same to mask the top surface of the wing:

IMAG5339

 

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That's all for now. Thanks for looking.

 

Jaime

 

 

 

 

[jrlx]

Hi again,

 

The model was ready for painting the darker top camouflage colour: RLM73.

 

In the beginning of the thread I said I'd use Gunze's H308 as an equivalent to RLM73. However, it was too close to Tamiya's XF-26, which I used as RLM72. So, I decided to use XF-27, which was listed as Tamiya's equivalent to RLM73 in the colour conversion chart I looked at initially. The difference between the three colours can be seen in the following pictures:

IMAG5415

IMAG5416

 

The painting procedure started by applying a couple of coats of chipping fluid to the areas to be painted RLM73. When the fluid was dry, I applied the RLM73 paint.

 

When the paint was just dry, I wet the areas to scratch with water and used a stiff paintbrush and a toothpick to produce the chipping. Then, the model was put away to dry fully before removing the masking.

 

Here's the result on the fuselage:

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IMAG5342

 

Details of the chipping:

IMAG5343

 

IMAG5344

 

The masking tape took a bit too much of paint with it here, in the join of the two colours, on the walkway:

IMAG5345

 

IMAG5346

 

IMAG5347

 

IMAG5348

 

The masking tape also damaged the underside of the starboard sponson and part of the hull painting just aft of the sponson:

IMAG5349

 

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IMAG5351

 

The damages and excess chipping will be repaired later but, overall, I was quite pleased with the results, even if they can be considered a bit on the heavy-handed side. I managed to get a good mix of chipped areas where metal or primer layer (RLM02) or a combination of the two were visible.

 

The wing top surface was also chipped but just on the area where the maintenance personnel would walk on.

 

Overall view:

IMAG5352

 

Detailed view:

IMAG5353

 

Painting of the wing struts and other small parts was finished:

IMAG5356

 

As well as of the engine nacelles,  which were also chipped:

IMAG5357

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Jaime