1/32 HK DO-335 completed

Ole

Member since
October 2018
From: Central VA

Posted by Ole on Monday, March 4, 2019 11:13 AM

What a masterpiece!

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Jay Jay

Member since
August 2013

Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, March 3, 2019 6:55 AM

2 words come to mind....WOW STUNNING.

I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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RadMax8

Member since
February 2005
From: Cleveland, OH

Posted by RadMax8 on Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:21 PM

Wow, Fermis great work! The finish on this bird is amazing.

Thanks for sharing!

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, March 2, 2019 9:31 PM

Well done, Jeremy. You got the skills!

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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Real G

Member since
May 2011
From: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted by Real G on Saturday, March 2, 2019 8:55 PM

That's a really great finish you got there! It really captures the massivity of the real thing. Well done!

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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bvallot

Member since
June 2013

Posted by bvallot on Saturday, March 2, 2019 8:43 PM

That is quite beautiful Fermis. It’s good to see back on here. I see you’re married now as well. Congrats!

At 1:32 you almost ought to be adding more detailed builds it seems. So much more room. It’d be a shame not to. =]

On the bench:

Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Saturday, March 2, 2019 7:36 PM

Wow that is beautiful! Really well done. Tell me your treatment for the tires.

Thanks,

John

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snapdragonxxx

Member since
November 2004

Posted by snapdragonxxx on Saturday, March 2, 2019 6:14 PM

A wide angle lens will help!

Excellent outcome. You should put them on HK model's FB page!

Here's their latest Do 335 for you

You should try their B-17's or new Lancaster

James

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fermis

Member since
January 2009
From: hamburg michigan

Posted by fermis on Saturday, March 2, 2019 5:54 PM

Got this beast all wrapped up!

Gonna give it a few days for the paint and glue to fully cure...then I gotta figure out how to pack it up, so it gets to the other side of the country...in ONE piece!

Being freakin massive, I couldn't get full body shots in my paint/photo booth.

...and that's all she wrote!

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fermis

Member since
January 2009
From: hamburg michigan

Posted by fermis on Monday, February 25, 2019 8:38 AM

Toast

Got some paint slung at this beast!

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Mopar Madness

Member since
April 2015

Posted by Mopar Madness on Sunday, February 17, 2019 8:26 PM

Now that looks like a kit that is well worth the cost! Oh man, I really want one of these someday.

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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Devil Dawg

Member since
March 2005
From: Lancaster, South Carolina

Posted by Devil Dawg on Sunday, February 17, 2019 3:39 PM

Lookin' good, Mr. Fermis!

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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fermis

Member since
January 2009
From: hamburg michigan

Posted by fermis on Sunday, February 17, 2019 2:31 PM

Thanks fellas Toast

Gotten quite a ways with this one.

Fuselage buttoned up...fit wasn't great, but not too bad. Needed some putty in front of the windscreen.

The wings are several parts, and don't fit all that great. Unless I missed it, there is no part for the landing light. I made one out of a scrap 1/72 250lb bomb...I'll get a shot of that later.

Have done a little bit of "pre-painting", while painting another project.

One other modification.

The radiator(???...piece in the front cowling) is molded smooth/flat. Looking at some pics, it should have a "screen-like" appearance. I happened to have a little candy/goodie bag in my drawer. I saved it, from a wedding several years ago, thinking that it might come in handy for something someday! I cut the pieces and glued them down with diluted white glue(Elmers/water).

...and...all the fiddly bits...

Just about ready to get everything into the paint booth...but I ran myself out of black and white paint. Gotta wait for my order to show up.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Monday, February 4, 2019 3:53 AM

That really does look amazing and some great additional detail. Will be following this one, i really need to get one of these kits.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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snapdragonxxx

Member since
November 2004

Posted by snapdragonxxx on Monday, February 4, 2019 3:36 AM

I built this for the HK stand at Scale Model World show at Telford when the kit was released.

HGW has some fantastic seat belts and masters metal barrels is all you need apart from scratching extra plumbing around the engines.

I would recommend Vallejo's RLM 81/82/83 in a late war 2 or 3 tone splinter camo with either RLM 76 or 84 lower surface.

Your build looks great so far. I do hope that you are enjoying it!

James

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armornut

Member since
March 2007
From: Northeast WA State

Posted by armornut on Sunday, February 3, 2019 6:36 PM

That looks really nice, I almost bought one at a show in Oregon last year, seeing yours wish I had. Thanks for posting and please continue.

we're modelers it's what we do

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fermis

Member since
January 2009
From: hamburg michigan

1/32 HK DO-335 completed

Posted by fermis on Sunday, February 3, 2019 6:09 PM

Got started on this monster, this week.

So far, so good. Parts are all nice and well detailed, and fit together well.

The kit provides cast weights for the nose. One is buried in the front engine and the other sits just behind the firewall (visible in pics).

Only a few additions to this kit...some wiring and plumbing for the engines. In the pit, I scratched the belts with tape (kit provides PE, but looks clunky and crappy), detailed the rear of the IP, and made new throttle levers.

I'm skipping the fuel tank (between pit and rear engine), as it won't be seen.