jrlx Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) Dear All, Here is my rendition of Italeri's 1/72 Dornier Do-24T1, in the colours of Luftwaffe's 3/Seenotgruppe, 1942 (in a unidentified operational theatre, though it could be the Black Sea, due to the yellow underwing tips). This build started life as my entry to the Flying Boats and Floatplanes GB, which I hosted in late 2017 till mid-January 2018. As usual, I didn't manage to finish in time but I was using this build as a test bed for seaplane weathering techniques, so it would be difficult to finish in time anyway. In fact, it took me an additional 4 and a half months past the GB deadline to finish it... First a few words on the kit itself: Fit is generally good, but I had to fill in the joins between the wing sections and between the sponsons and fuselage. The really worst part, in terms of fit is glueing the wing to the struts and these to the fuselage, as there are almost no location holes to ensure proper alignment. Good detail in the cockpit and engines, the machine guns are not bad either (for plastic parts) There's a lot of surface detail: a mix of recessed panel lines, raised panel lines and rivets. I'm sure there will be people who won't like it but it didn't bother me. In fact, it seems that a lot more panel lines could be seen in real pictures. The kit comes with a PE fret but the instrument panel has no detail for the instruments (it's not a multi-layer panel, like Eduard's current approach, or a metal part + acetate with instruments; there's no decal for instruments either). However, this is a minor point, as the instrument panel can't really be seen through the cockpit windows. The PE walkways are very difficult to bend on the edges (there should be a slight bend, delimiting the walkways laterally) The transparent parts for the side windows are really bad but, again, there's nothing to look at inside and the gun turrets are a bit thick. The transparent part for the cockpit windows is very clear and distortion free but didn't fit perfectly on the fuselage. The instructions are reasonably good but some details are a bit vague (ex: installation of the rear turret, demarcation of the camouflage in the German versions) and there was an error on the decal scheme of the German versions (decals nº 9 should be nº 10 and vice-versa) The decals are very good (Cartograph) Regarding the build itself, some noteworthy points: The kit was built completely out of the box. No after-market or scratch building has been added, with the exception of rigging and antenna wires. I used Gunze Aquous and Tamiya acrylic paints (XF-26 and XF-27 for RLM72 and RLM73, respectively) airbrushed The most important part of the build was the weathering (based as much as possible on period pictures): a lot of chipping was applied on walk-on areas and areas subject to friction or spray of sea water chipping was applied in several layers: aluminium - chipping fluid - primer colour (RLM02) - chipping - chipping fluid - camouflage colour - chipping salt accumulations on the top surfaces simulated with a misty layer of "rain streaks" product, which was then removed almost totally with a brush water line mark created with AMMO Mig's "Nature Effects Dark Slime" grime accumulation and staining of panel lines and panels on the undersides (hull, tail, tailplane) with several AMMO Mig Oilbrusher colours (Dark Brown, Ochre, Olive Gree, Rust) panel lines on "above the water" surfaces were enhanced with a dark brown wash oil leaks on engine nacelles with a "Fresh Engine Oil" product fuel leaks on top of wing with diluted transparent yellow exhaust stains on top of wing using black pastels As a first try with sea plane weathering techniques I'm very pleased with the results. The WIP can be found here. Here are the final pictures. 1. Overall views IMAG5519 IMAG5520 IMAG5526 IMAG5527 IMAG5531 IMAG5532 IMAG5535 IMAG5499 IMAG5503 IMAG5506 IMAG5539 IMAG5521 IMAG5534 2. Details of gun turrets and cockpit Front turret IMAG5522 Cockpit barely seen through the windows IMAG5523 Mid-ship turret IMAG5515 Tail turret: IMAG5516 3. Rigging, antennas and engine detail Rigging between the lateral struts, done with elastic fishing wire, brushpainted RLM65, antenna wires done with AMMO 0,3 mm rigging thread: IMAG5524 Details of engine nacelles and propellers, showing engine oil spills: IMAG5525 IMAG5537 IMAG5538 Some chipping on the propellers, done with a silver pencil: IMAG5536 4. Weathering on the upper surface of the wing Chipping on the walk-on surfaces, chipped paint on nacelles, oil spills, fuel spills, exhaust stains: IMAG5528 Detail of starboard side, showing also some accumulation of salt: IMAG5529 The same for the port side: IMAG5530 5. Weathering on the under surfaces of the wing and tail plane Accumulations of salt and grime and general staining of the starboard underside of the wing: IMAG5540 The same for the port side: IMAG5540 Underside of the tail plane, weathered differently, since it was subject to sea water spills: IMAG5542 6. Weathering of the hull and sponsons The weathering of the hull and sponsons includes: chipping of the paint, showing primer (RLM02) or metal, water line mark, accumulation of grime on panel lines and panel staining and spots of rust: IMAG5543 IMAG5544 IMAG5545 IMAG5546 IMAG5547 IMAG5549 7. Interior detail The following series of pictures shows the finished cockpit before closing the fuselage. It's been weathered with dry brush and wash techniques: IMAG5141 IMAG5142 IMAG5144 IMAG5145 IMAG5146 IMAG5147 IMAG5148 8. Pictures of real weathered aircraft (for comparison) Just for comparison of my weathering efforts with real weathered aircraft, here are period pictures of Luftwaffe Do24s: I hope you like it. All comments are welcome. Thanks for looking. Jaime Cheers Edited June 8, 2018 by jrlx added pictures of interior and of real aircraft 38 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Very Impressive build and weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Lovely build of an interesting seaplane. Excellent and very brave close up details too, some of the best I have seen on here so far. There really is no where to hide .............. adey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 44 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Very Impressive build and weathering 36 minutes ago, adey m said: Lovely build of an interesting seaplane. Excellent and very brave close up details too, some of the best I have seen on here so far. There really is no where to hide .............. adey Thank you both for the very kind comments! Much appreciated! The pictures were taken with a HTC 10 smartphone, which has a 12 Mpixel camera with very good low-light performance. No flash was used, just a desk lamp. I used A3 sheets of white paper has background. Post-processing was done on a simple Microsoft Office Photo Editor, and consisted on simple colour balance and/or brightness adjustments. Cheers Jaime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Beautiful rendition of the gracious looking Dornier! In fact, she's crying out for a topical sea diorama… Impressive modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Totally worth the wait! I just love the weathering, impressively realistic Ciao 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, Spitfire31 said: Beautiful rendition of the gracious looking Dornier! In fact, she's crying out for a topical sea diorama… Impressive modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Thank you very much, Joachim! Much appreciated I still have to try doing a diorama. Sea dioramas are fantastic but look difficult to do convincingly. Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Just now, giemme said: Totally worth the wait! I just love the weathering, impressively realistic Ciao Hi Giorgio, Thanks a lot for your very kind regards! I'm glad you liked it Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Splendid, I like the weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Hairtrigger said: Splendid, I like the weathering. Thank you very much! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Superb!!!!🤯 attention to detail is off the scale. Great work kid. Johnny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 She's a beauty Jaime, a real beauty. You've certainly perfected your weathering techniques - great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Impressive build and great process description! Like reading such articles a lot! And one of my favourite planes too! Not an enthusiast WWII builder- but Do-24 saw fairly extensive post-war service So it's on my plan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 12 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Superb!!!!🤯 attention to detail is off the scale. Great work kid. Johnny. 4 hours ago, CedB said: She's a beauty Jaime, a real beauty. You've certainly perfected your weathering techniques - great job 4 hours ago, Dennis_C said: Impressive build and great process description! Like reading such articles a lot! And one of my favourite planes too! Not an enthusiast WWII builder- but Do-24 saw fairly extensive post-war service So it's on my plan. Johnny, Ced, Dennis, Thank you very much for your kind words! Your interest is much appreaciated Cheers Jaime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Superbly beautiful modelling Jaime! Fntastic on all levels!! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Superbly beautiful modelling Jaime! Fntastic on all levels!! Kind regards, Stix Thank you for your appreciation and interest, Stix! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Sid Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Looks like a lot of work and effort has gone into this. Well done. Maybe its just me but I always think it is odd that larger military seaplanes (or sea patrol aircraft*) are painted with camo more suited to flying over land! Not just German. Think *Condor, Sunderland, Catalina etc. Think forward to more modern aircraft such as Nimrod which seemed to be mainly grey! Friend has just said that the Germans were short of grey paint because all their Battleships and Taxis used it all...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Sideways Sid said: Looks like a lot of work and effort has gone into this. Well done. Maybe its just me but I always think it is odd that larger military seaplanes (or sea patrol aircraft*) are painted with camo more suited to flying over land! Not just German. Think *Condor, Sunderland, Catalina etc. Think forward to more modern aircraft such as Nimrod which seemed to be mainly grey! Friend has just said that the Germans were short of grey paint because all their Battleships and Taxis used it all...... Thank you for your appreciation! Regarding camouflages, it's not only modern sea patrol aircraft that are painted grey. It seems that a lot of modern land based fighters are also grey, since "low viz" camouflages are the main trend now. Anyway, I always choose more colourful camouflages when available, "desert camo" being my favourites Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Sid Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I built most types in my early to late teens. Always preferred the WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft because they looked menacing, had interesting camo and guns sticking out everywhere. Built everything from Fiesler Storch through to the big Heinkels. Now busy running a business and fending off grandsons in my spare time! Still have time to appreciate the work of others though. Some amazing finished projects on this forum and at least I can share the enthusiasm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Cracking job but a really oddball plane. Looks like it was designed by a committee after a visit to the local pub. The weathering looks so real I was about to suggest copper cladding on the hull to prevent the build-up of that green mossy gunk... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Sideways Sid said: I built most types in my early to late teens. Always preferred the WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft because they looked menacing, had interesting camo and guns sticking out everywhere. Built everything from Fiesler Storch through to the big Heinkels. Now busy running a business and fending off grandsons in my spare time! Still have time to appreciate the work of others though. Some amazing finished projects on this forum and at least I can share the enthusiasm. I also built many models as a child and teenager. At the time I built aircraft, war ships and sailing ships. I stopped modelling at 18, when I went to the University. My last completed model was a F18 and I left an A4 half finished. I've returned to modelling four years ago, after reading Richard Overy's "The Bombing War". Apart from being an excellent Military History book, it also reignited my interest for aircraft modelling. I find Luftwaffe aircraft very appealing as well, not only for being the "bad guys" but, like you, for the variety of camouflages. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, Uncle Pete said: Cracking job but a really oddball plane. Looks like it was designed by a committee after a visit to the local pub. The weathering looks so real I was about to suggest copper cladding on the hull to prevent the build-up of that green mossy gunk... Thanks a lot for your appreciation, Pete! Very kind! I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with you regarding the aircraft I find it rather elegant, especially on the side view. Cheers Jaime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Super work, weathering is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Niknak said: Super work, weathering is great. Thanks a lot! Very kind Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Just to let you know that I've added pictures of real weathered aircraft to the original post, just for comparison with my weathering efforts. Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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