Dorner Do-22
From Europe to Africa

After swift invasion of Yugoslavia by German forces in April of 1941, Yugoslav Dorniers 22 embarked on an epic 2000 km journey across the Mediterranean. Taking refuge on Crete and Corfu in Greece, they finally reached Abu Qir in Egypt. They joined units of RAF stationed there and were offered a new home and a chance to fight again.

This kit of the Do-22 Seaplane matured in my stash for at least a decade and now I finally conjured the grit and motivation to tackle it. But beyond this, I also wanted to try my hand at modelling a water base to place the model on the waves of the Mediterranean. This meant experimenting with silicon moulding and casting transparent resin — something I never tried before.