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GROUP BUILDS => 2010 Group Builds => The Knackers Yard => 2010 1 Week Group Build => Topic started by: Ed S on July 16, 2010, 09:34:45 PM

Title: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 16, 2010, 09:34:45 PM
I'm going to give this a try. I have a lot on the agenda in real life for the next couple weeks, but I'm going to give this a try. 

I'm building a Dornier Do-335 Pfeil as a fast strike fighter.  I'm still undecided on the colors and markings, I have a couple of ideas.  I guess I need to decide in the next day or two, so I can get it painted.  The kit is the old 1/72 Lindberg.  Here is the obligatory box and parts shot.

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The kit has very little detail. The cockpit interior consisted of a pilot and a poorly done chair.  So I found some parts in the spares bin and cobbled together an interior.   The kit fit together really well. considering how old it is.  Here is the underside, assembled with some putty.

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And here is the upper side, also puttied with a first coat of paint in the cockpit.

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Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Taiidantomcat on July 18, 2010, 07:14:27 AM
Said it before and I will say it again... You are a machine Ed   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 19, 2010, 09:13:52 PM
PSR is finished (fortunately, there wasn't much).  Here is the underside with paint.  You can see the new pylons under the wings.

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Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Taiidantomcat on July 20, 2010, 07:42:14 AM
Excellent paint. Very smooth  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 20, 2010, 09:20:27 PM
Got the basic upper surface painted "sand".  Here's how it looks.  Although, I think the flash on the camera washed out the color.

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Tomorrow (Wed) is monthly local IPMS club meeting.  I don't expect to get much done on this tomorrow, so next update will probably be Thursday.

Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 22, 2010, 09:14:44 PM
Some progress this evening.  It now has camo.  A couple shots using the flash and a couple without the flash, just for comparison.

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Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Mossie on July 23, 2010, 02:09:04 AM
JAWS style camo on a Pfeil, great! :ph34r:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Taiidantomcat on July 23, 2010, 08:05:05 AM
Love the JAWs!!  :wub:
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Post by: NARSES2 on July 23, 2010, 01:19:36 PM
Stunning  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Green Dragon on July 23, 2010, 06:32:21 PM
That's just too good Ed! Looking forward to stealing seeing this finished.  :thumbsup:

Paul Harrison
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: nev on July 24, 2010, 02:07:01 AM
Wow, there are several really high quality entries this year.  This is one of them :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Weaver on July 24, 2010, 02:02:14 PM
Oh year, that's looking really good - nice one! :thumbsup:

Makes me wonder about a twin-turboprop version proposed by Dornier Gmbh to the US Army COIN requirement in the 1960s.....
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: arkon on July 24, 2010, 06:02:37 PM
paint makes me think ww2 italy
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 25, 2010, 05:28:35 PM
As the Austro-German Republic faltered under weight of the the Roman Empire's onslaught in 1943, many of the top scientists and engineers were able to escape to friendlier places.  Very often they were able to take much of their secret research and plans as well.  Several of the senior Dornier staff ended up at the Helwan Aircraft plant in Egypt. Work started almost immediately on their newly designed fast strike fighter, the Do 335 Pfeil, which later became the HA-135 Anteater.  Available in numbers when the Roman Empire invaded North Africa, they constanly proved the value of the design.  During the Battle of Alexandria, they were directly involved in the defeat of the Imperial Fleet.  This 5th Squadron a/c was credited with 3 direct hits on the destroyer "Venenzia" causing it to sink within hours of the attack.

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Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Eddie M. on July 25, 2010, 06:45:25 PM
I really digging the whole look of this, especially the paint work. Top notch!!
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: sotoolslinger on July 25, 2010, 08:26:06 PM
Beautiful work ( someone please explain JAW's for us dummies) :wub: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Ed S on July 25, 2010, 08:50:37 PM
JAWS was a USAF flight evaluation named Joint Attack Weapons System in the mid-late 70's.  It mostly involved the A-10 Warthog.  A couple of the A-10's were painted in a "polka dot" camo scheme since referred to as the JAWS scheme.

Check this out.  http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/a10ajawsschemesdb_1.htm (http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/a10ajawsschemesdb_1.htm)

Ed
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Weaver on July 26, 2010, 12:53:10 AM
Oh yessss! That's a cracker! Nice one Ed!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: NARSES2 on July 26, 2010, 03:33:03 AM
Love it  :thumbsup:
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Post by: McColm on July 26, 2010, 03:52:53 AM
It's great. :thumbsup:
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Post by: Taiidantomcat on July 28, 2010, 03:09:06 PM
Excellent as always Ed!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: And here we go...
Post by: Mossie on July 28, 2010, 04:15:42 PM
Different look for the Pfiel, great finish Ed! :wub: