1/48 Tamiya Dornier Do 335 B-2 (Finished)

Another beauty. In an ugly airplane kind of way. It'll never win a beauty contest but I would build one on a heartbeat

Lawdog,

Wow! Another fantastic WIP! It's shaping up extremely nice! Looking forward to seeing the decals on...

Joe - 

I can't believe how wonderful your pit looked and the build and paint job are OUTSTANDING. It gives me something to strive and look forward to. You have definitely set the bar Sir. Beautiful job! 

Looking super good. The paint work is just fantastic.

BK

Thanks Guys, Brandon, its fairly big, considerably longer that the P-47.  It was comperable in weight though with a max take off weight of just over 21,000 lbs (the P-47 was around 18,000 I believe).  I'm sure the lion's share was from the two engines.  

Sorry its been so long since an update but life gets in the way of modeling sometimes.  Anyways, where was I?  Oh yeah, I shaded the lines for the paint scheme.  Norrmally I only prime the seams, as I go by the motto of the less layers of paint the better, especially on those kits with shallower panel lines. I'm building one of 2 B-2 Zerstorer planes built, that being V14, which is one of the kit options. I went with RLM 81/82 over 65 (My research showed that very late war stuff could be either 65 or 76, I dared to be different).  Here I fired my version of 65, half XF-23 Light Blue and XF-2 Flat White.

After some postshading for weathering (I'm not going to go crazy here as these didn't see combat), I layed down Gunze RLM 82.  Perhaps I'm not used to late war stuff, but I thought it would have more brown in it and perhaps look a little less like my grandfather's 1973 Ford Maverick.  Oh well, Gunze knows better than me.  I added a smidge of XF-2 and lightly streaked it.     

Now the fun part.  I used Tamiya tape for the splintering then filled it in with the cheap stuff.  I also preshaded those exposed panel lines again. 

I then put down the RLM 81.  I added some XF-57 Buff and streaked the color as well.  After some postshading heres we are.  

Gloss coat and decals soon. 

SUch a nice cockpit, as always. I, too, think this is one cool bird, since it's so unlike anything else. GLad to hear it's coming along well. Just how big is it? Are we talking bigger than a P-47?

-BD-

Looking great.  I have the A version of that kit with all the CMK goodies to convert to a B-1, open up both engine bays and the upper fuel cell behind the cockpit.  Hope that mine looks as nice as yours it turning out!
<Matt

Dam Joe!! Blowin' right through this one!! You make it look WAY too easy sometimes there good buddy!

Looks like she is coming together nicely.

Thanks guys.  I got some bench time in last night. It consisted of me and my trusty bottle of Tenax.  So far this thing has nearly built itself.  The fuselage lined up beautifully and the top insert fit nice.  I spot glued it, as well as the top cowl, in place to avoid panel line loss due to the "hot" Tenax.  The wings went together without issue and are designed to snap in place, which alleviated any wing root issues. Very nice touch.  I'm really enjoying this build so far.  I should be painting soon..

I'm glad to see this WIP.  I'm rolling on to the 335 A-12 after I wrap up my Ta-152.  Looking for ward to seeing your progress.  The cockpit looks fantastic!

Glad to see you busy with something you'll enjoy. =]  That's one of the nicest Tamiya cockpits I've ever seen.  That some sort of fluke?! lol.

What always amazes me about this aircraft is the size compared to other fighters.  It was a monster.  I've built the revell one and have been toying with the idea of getting this kit.

I always liked the 335 and I think it is one of the coolest experimentals ever. Your work is exceptional as usual. Good to know you don't need extra pit bits for this one so I won't waste the money on a pit when I add one to the stash.

Bk

I've always wanted to make a Tamiya version of the Arrow.  Instead, out of nostalgia, I purchased the Revell brand Arrow.  I'll be watching closely as this maybe my next build!  Great job on the cockpit, it looks superb.

Toshi

Man you're right about the cockpit. I do have  the "double throw down" Aires set with mine along with the landing gear internals and all that stuff for one of these jobs (which I do have in the stash). These pits of yours always turn out great and this one is really coming to life with all that detail.  Looks good so far Joe!

None saw combat.

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Another nice looking pit Joe, be looking forward to seeing what you do with this.