psdavidson Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Well, this is a surprise I hadn't planned to take part in this GB, but due to an unexpected turn of events in the Revell-o-Gram GB, a kit I thought inedible illegible inelligible is in fact OK Thus, I find myself with a Do 17 in the vicinty of the workbench Pressure from The Management @vppelt68 pointed me in the direction of it's rightful residence, so here we are It'll be an OOB build using thes bits of plastic And these decals I think I'll go against my norm and build it wheels up to go on the stand How long is there left in the GB ....... More soon(ish) /P 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Pressure, no, just a gentle push towards right direction 😊. I'm very glad to see a/your Monogram Do 17 here! V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 6 hours ago, psdavidson said: I think I'll go against my norm and build it wheels up to go on the stand At first glance of the sprue I thought there might have been parts for a little known AWACS version of the Do-217! AW 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) I spent a lot of the (short) time I have available cleaning up the crew and very basic cockpit They've now been primed and covered in RLM02 (not the pilots) I need to let that dry off. The instructions have a paper cutout for the IP but fortunately there's a decal thses days, so that will go on after a quick coat of clear. Paint up the pilots then I can button 'er up. More soon(ish) /P Edited July 2, 2022 by psdavidson Staff difficulties, Hampton Wick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Well at least you get a full crew! My 217K only has 3 men/seats, which was correct for the E version but a fourth crew member was added when extra guns were provided in the rear canopy as in the 17Z and later versions. When I first came across this boxing I thought it was probably the old Frog kit, but apparently not. My Monogram Tigercat had a paper I/P as well, but as it was an original there was no dec to replace it. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 12:41 PM, PeterB said: Well at least you get a full crew! My 217K only has 3 men/seats True, but it means there are 4 peeps to paint Speaking of which... I managed a little bench-time todat so the crew were given some dabs of paint to make them look pilotey I also splashed a little paint in the cockpit to make it look slightly cockpitty Good enough for the ceiling I went to stick the decals on the IP when I noticed a problem. I had only painted one side, the other being bare primer. The dacals were already in the water 😬 It'll have to do. You'll never notice once the dust starts accumulating on the greenhouse More soon(ish) /P 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 In the immortal words othe Bard Charlie Brown, "Oh, good grief" 2 weeks left in the GB and I've not stuck any plastic together. This is what comes of being conscripted persuaded to join late in the day Glue at the ready, shall we begin Start with the cockpit internals Then stick the fuselage halves together It's lining up quite well considering the age of the kit On to the wings, which will need a hacksaw to get through those sprue gates .... Don't worry, I didn't It's starting to take shape. The joints will need a bit of tidy-up but don't look too bad It will be in-flight, hence the stand at the back of the picture. It'll save some time if I don't need to stick on the u/c More soon(ish) /P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 Sticking more bits of the plane together today The fuselage went together well. The same can't he said for the wings It's not going to be a museum kit, unless they have a chamber of horrors More soon(ish) /P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Yay, a 2 week extension I might get this thing completed Most of the remaining bits have been stuck on and the plane's been primed. For some reason, I have no photos On to the colouring-in painting I've sprayed the underside RLM65 Just ignore the huge gaps everywhere, I'm going to... That was Thursday Today, I masked the underside and covered the top half with RLM71 I'll let that dry off, then on to masking for the camo and spraying with RLM70 More soon(ish) /P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 I spent the morning masking up for the RLM70 which then was sprayed on Next up was the yellow on the wings They may be a bit narrow, never mind And then unmasked It'll do More soon(ish) /P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 That looks very nice 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Nice paintwork! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 Thanks everyone Time to get some stickers stucked The numbering on the decal sheet doesn't seem to totally match the numbers on the instructions so I'll be winging it a little Also ....... I'll just say this now ............ I hate stencils More soon(Ish) /P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 Decals finished This is the same pic I posted in the VW Egg Girls thread Did I mention I hate stencils? There are a few errors due to me having the instructions oriented incorrectly And there's also quite a bit of silvering which I hope will disappear with MicroSol (but probably won't) Onwards and upwards More soon(ish) /P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Now who'd actually love stencils? Not me... Nice looking Dornier! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Allrighty, I'm calling this one done Not my best work, it certainly wouldn't win any prizes. It's passable and it was (mostly) fun, which is the whole point after all. Paints by Vallejo Model Air, primer by Halfords, glue by Tamiya, coffee by the gallon. ☕ The silvering on the decals didn't disappear with MicroSol or the flat coat, but it's not too obvious as long as you're not actually looking at the model I'll post up some gallery pics soon(ish) Thanks to @vppelt68 for persuading me to take part at the last minute and to everyone else who posted likes or comments in the thread, or even just followed along /P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 You really built a nice little Dornier from that vintage kit! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 She looks very fine to me, well done! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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