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Revell 1/48th scale Dornier Do 217 E-5 Finished


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A long time stash lurker gets revived due to a group build(Mainly so I can crib tips and find lots of info)👍

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Laid out in all its glory in my organized and tidy work area................................................

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Will be doing the version from 4./KG100 with the high demarcation line and side mottling, Well, That's the plan.

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It also gets round the problem of the joint as on some other kits - my Frog 17-Z for example, though on that one it is covered by the white walkway? lines. I presume this is yet another re-boxing of the Italaeri kit as it was then,  that started life as a K1 in 1977. As I said elsewhere they certainly got good value from the moulds!

 

Pete

 

Later,

 

Ignore the above as I have just realised it is 1/48 - really must get some new reading glasses!:banghead:

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Hi @Carts,

good to see the large Do 217 getting some love. A great kit but seldomly seen built 👍

 

1 hour ago, vppelt68 said:

WOW, that's a very interesting way to split the  fuselage and wingparts

A typical Revell move: A parts layout to allow multiple variants (new forward fuselage for K and M-variant, Daimler Benz engines for the M, long wing for K/M subvariants) but without ever using this options. They did the same on the Bv 222 and on the Ju 290 they could have released the whole family too. 

 

Cheers

Markus

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My understanding is that the Dornier  and the Ju.52 did not sell in the expected numbers, which would explain why they are not more commonly seen as finished models.  I suspect that this read across to their large 1/72 kits too, despite the considerable justified praise heaped on them.  However the change of ownership appears to have reduced any chance of seeing any major variant re-releases of these subjects.

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Been cracking on with the interior, as my knowledge of the Do 217 is right on a par with my understanding of quantum physics the idea was to make it look busy, and not much will be visible once all closed up 

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In situ 

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I think the fuselage join may cause me some problems

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Still good fun being had :)

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Chalk me up as another who thinks your cockpit detailing is excellent. Really nice work there :)

 

James

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Thanks all for your comments👍 No matter how I tried to "fettle" it, I really couldn't get the top fuselage to fit without an obvious "step" being visible, So placed some spacers in the fuselage to bow it out, seems to have worked.

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Unfortunately I seem to be heading towards the horror that is masking🤪 Did manage to pick up a mask set so should be less of a pain

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The engines just really snapped neatly into place

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The glide bomb is an intresting subject in its self . Good fix on th efuselage and the upper wing joins look like they worked out well .

Are you going to do  this in luftwaffe maritime colours ?

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On 5/14/2022 at 5:24 PM, Mottlemaster said:

The glide bomb is an intresting subject in its self . Good fix on th efuselage and the upper wing joins look like they worked out well .

Are you going to do  this in luftwaffe maritime colours ?

Will be doing the version from 4./KG100 with the high demarcation line and side mottling, Well, That's the plan.👍it may change

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  • 2 weeks later...

My router decided to give up the ghost and shuffle off to internet heaven, Having been without the distraction of the internet, rapid progress made on the Dornier👍

Getting masked up 

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Getting some paint on 

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As of this evening.

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Wow, great progress. Shows that hanging around in modelling forums adversely affects ... well, modelling :D I really like the mottling you've done, looks excellent. Guess we'll see her in the Gallery soon?

 

Cheers

Markus

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