Adam Poultney Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 How is the old Airfix Do17E kit? What can I expect from it? Raised panel lines? Awful fit? Is the detail decent? I'm not too bothered by it being too detailed, especially on the interior. Anything else I should know about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I built one years (and years) ago and haven’t revisited the kit. I don’t remember anything about accuracy beyond it looked like a Do 17E. It is from the raised lines and lots of rivets era but what I recall was reasonable fit and adequate detail for the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) It is from 1972. Here are the parts and instructions: https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Dornier-Do17-E-F.html Edited December 31, 2018 by Orso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Well worth the effort and one of the best Airfix kits of its era,...... I have happy memories of this kit. As others have said, nice detail, good fit and recessed panel lines as far as I can remember,..... what I do remember being surprised by was the excellent tread detail on the tyres and detailed undercarriage. Good luck if you build it,....one of the better kits from the 70`s, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Raised rivets, but not that many as on their older ones and not as pronounced as on some contemporaries as e. g. the Islander or Hurri IIb. Main panel detail IIRC is actually mostly recessed. Basic cockpit detail for a rather confined space. I‘d rate it as one of their better kits from the era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Not bad overall, typical Airfix from the era, some scribed (soft) panel lines and limited rivits, Engine nacelles were complex to assemble and IIRC are supposedely oversize. limited cockpit detail, heavy tread details on the wheels, very much a product of its time. Edited December 31, 2018 by Charlie Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 OK, what are the advantages of the RS kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Availablity? Choice of variants? Finer parts? But really not a lot in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, dalea said: OK, what are the advantages of the RS kit? Dont have one so cannot comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I started one years ago- from peeking back in the musty old box, (Don't you just love the aroma of old kit boxes?) it was actually pretty nice for its day, as has been pointed out. Nacelles were over-complicated; wheel bays had no structure or detailing, transparencies were thick but clear and fit fairly well; fabric needed to be sanded down quite a bit to be more in scale, and if so, you would really need to replace all the flap actuator fairings. For some reason, which escapes me now, I replaced the kit horizontal stabilizer and fins with the ones from the Monogram Do-17Z, which just needed a very slight trimming to fit...maybe it was the chord/shape of the kit stabilizer. With new transparencies (Falcon or Squadron?) and some cockpit detailing, (I think I was using those bits from my Monogram kit as well as its MG's to dress it up.) and some work in the wheel bays, I would think you could get a very nice model. The Monogram wheels were also better in appearance, I haven't seen the RS kit, but it would probably be better, but a lot more expensive. I still have an unbuilt Airfix kit in my stash. Bet @tonyot would be the man to see for more information. It sure is a handsome airplane! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hello, I had the Airfix to be used with a Frog Do 17Z to make a Do 17P. My impression was similar that one of the best Airfix kits of the era. I can't comment RS E-type but at least the P has better detailing level in general and clearly more detailed interior and thinner clear parts. I would say that Airfix is a good kit and RS even better. Both are definately builadle depending on modeller's preference. Cheers, AaCee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TISO Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Nice kit. Softer scribed lines small amount of rivets (airfix riveter was on vacation that day), nice canvas under wings AFAIK there is a bit of a hump on fuselage - wing joint but nothing a file and sandpaper wouldn't cure. BTW While there is no interior Extratech produced a rather comprehensive PE set for this kit which included quite comprehensive cockpit detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, TISO said: Nice kit. Softer scribed lines small amount of rivets (airfix riveter was on vacation that day), nice canvas under wings AFAIK there is a bit of a hump on fuselage - wing joint but nothing a file and sandpaper wouldn't cure. BTW While there is no interior Extratech produced a rather comprehensive PE set for this kit which included quite comprehensive cockpit detail. Never used photoetch. I tend to build straight out the box, except the decals sometimes (mainly swastikas for my Luftwaffe aircraft). I'm trying to find a masking set for it though with no luck so far..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernandocouto Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Built a Bilek rebox over 10 years ago. Fit should be OK but my copy heavily wrapped. RS is quite expensive and harder to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolMikeD Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 The kit is eminently buildable. sanding off the rivets is easy - rescribe if you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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