Dornier 335A-1 Tamiya

Martien Lourens
Die ga ik volgen Erlk .

arne vd burg
ik ook😉

Rob van Dodewaard
Ta dan kan ik uiteraard niet achter blijven ik volg deze ook

Erik Leijdens
Pit is done. Seatbelts are from Eduard. Looking good enough OOB 👍

Rob van Dodewaard
ziet er strak uit

Erik Leijdens
Dankje Rob. Dit is volgens mij een heel erg fijne kit om te bouwen. Ik heb ooit eens die tweezitter gehad..nu al spijt dat ik hem verkocht heb😄

arne vd burg
Rob had ooit ook de 1 zitter 😮

Mike Kryza
I understand a lot, not all...😉 - but it's a nice start. I'm in.

Martien Lourens
Gaat goed Erik. Nice start

Erik Leijdens
Mike, we'll keep it in English from now on. Better for everyone 😉

Rob van Dodewaard
I know Arne don't rub it in But it did find a good home Besides i Always can start building the two seater some....day

Bart Goesaert
Nice cockpit, just to "copulate with ants", the seatbelts won't hang like this in reality

Erik Leijdens
I think i know what you mean Bart. They should be hanging more over the "bump".

Bart Goesaert
You're right, but I don't think it can be fixed ...

Mike Kryza
Hi Eric thanks a lot - it's really better...😉🙂 👍

Aghis Barberopoulos
I have this kit, I am watching with interest.

Erik Leijdens
Well Bart, i could be fixed. But not without some destructive measures. Think i will keep it like it is.. learning moment..

Rob van Dodewaard
Wow Erik already this far

Erik Leijdens
Vacation for two weeks Rob 😉

arne vd burg
looks good erik .
lol ,i just cut some pieces from the sprue for the cockpit 😮
Rob already started?

Rob van Dodewaard
That explains a lot.
Arne I just finished opening up the rear engine bay in preparation for installing the engine i start with the cockpit soon(maybe tomorrow)

Jens
tolle Arbeit , gefällt mir 🙂 👍 die Do 335 immer 🙂 ich werde in Zukunft bei Martien übersetzen lassen 😉

Erik Leijdens
Danke Jens. Die Do335 ist eines schones flugzeug. Was wollen sie ubersetzen lassen bei Martien? Sorry for my German, it's not quite good 😄

Jens
Sorry for my German, mein english ist Google Translate , also Danke für das recht gute Deutsch von Dir 👍

Rob van Dodewaard
looking good

Rob van Dodewaard
Duurt nog wel even voordat ik ook zover ben alles ligt nu zowat stil maar komt wel gauw weer op gang denk ik

arne vd burg
looks good erik
Mine is also on hold Rob (lost the clearparts)

Jens
Moin Erik , welche Version der 335 soll es werden ?? welche Kennung ist gedacht ?? denn , einige waren Naturmetall am Unterrumpf ! Gruss Jens

Erik Leijdens
Ha Jens, es werden den A-1 Version. Keine Kennung, nur ein Serienummer: 1`3. Naturmetall unterrumpf is sehr schon oder mein ist RLM76 am unterrrumpf.

Ich hoffe, dass Sie mein Deutsch verstehen 😄

Jens
Sicher Erik , dein Deutsch ist besser als meine Versuche mit Google Translate 😄 😄 😄 , Für die 1_3 kann man gute Referenzen im Internet finden , ich freue mich auf Deine Bilder mit der ganzen Farbe 👍

arne vd burg
Looks very nice Erik

Rob van Dodewaard
Looking good

Rob van Dodewaard
blijft toch een bizar vliegtuig ziet er ergg goed uit Erik

Erik Leijdens
Added the decals. Aftermarket swastika is used because i think the kit swastika is not correct. All black instead of white outline only.
I'm thinking of giving this bird a satin coat instead of matt i usually use.

Rob van Dodewaard
very nice

Erik Leijdens
Thanks Rob, hope to finish it this week.

Rob van Dodewaard
So fast I will be happy when I will be able to close the fuselage of my DO 335 this week(propably not)

Chris Parsons
Very nicely done!

Bulldog Scale Models
Very nice Erik

Martien Lourens
👍👍👍

Christian Ristits
Looks really great, wow!

Burkhard D
Oh, the paintjob came out very nice! 👍👍👍

soheil moghisi
very nice.

arne vd burg
It looks already pretty good Erik

Jens
👍 👍 👍

Choppa Nutta
very nice. 👍

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates. Glad you like it 🙂

Clifford Keesler
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aghis Barberopoulos
Very good job on the splinter camo!

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates. I still do not know what kind of finish i'll give it. A flat one or a satin. I usually use Xtracolor flat varnish, wich is really really matt. I also have Xtracolor satin varnish but never used it. Gonna spray the satin on a old model today, we'll see.

Bart Goesaert
very nice work on the camo, I'd opt for the satin varnish. Normally I use the varnishes from alclad for the last cote, splendid stuff to work with...

Oliver Peissl
Looks nice up to now!!

Aghis Barberopoulos
These aircraft were not used as much as other operational types, so I would go for a satin finish with wear limited to main access panels. Don't forget this aircraft was built for speed, so I expect its finish to have been more glossy than the average fighter.

Rob van Dodewaard
Erik, check some pictures on internet to see what finish would suit best. the pictures I saw where mostly matt finish

Erik Leijdens
Thanks for the help guys. I've used the satin finish and it turned out good i think. Not to satin but a bit of flat. I like it. Made some pictures in daylight, it looks nice. Too bad i have some silvering on some stencils but i can live with that.

Rob van Dodewaard
is looking good Erik. Ik zie hem morgen wel denk ik zal ik de mijne(nog lang niet zo ver )morgen meenemen??

Bart Goesaert
Looks very good to me. I don't see a lot of silvering, but I always try to remove as much of the carrierfilm as I possibly can to avoid it...

Chris Parsons
I agree, it looks great

Erik Leijdens
Bart, the silvering is on the red stencils on the horizontal stabilizers, it's minimal but it's there

Choppa Nutta
apparently there is a technique to remove the carrier film altogether using enamel thinners.
I have yet to work it out but I heard about it from Flory Models, would love to know what it is exactly 🙂
but yes, great work dude 🙂

Erik Leijdens
Well that is something worth of checking out Choppa. Altough with a proper gloss base and proper quality decals the carrier film almost never is a problem i think

Choppa Nutta
Yeah this is a technique I definitely want to find out about because it removes the thickness from the decal so you don't get any washes collecting round the edges of the decals, plus it guarantees absolutely no silvering ever again 🙂
Most of the time I don't get silvering anymore but sometimes I do on the smaller stencils, the other handy thing about this technique is apparently is that you can apply it directly to a matt finish 🙂

Chris Parsons
My 2 cents worth is that I can ruin almost any decals made by any company, I've taken to painting on the big markings and dry transfers for stencilling.

Michael O'Hagan
Kick ass model lovely finish.

Erik Leijdens
Finished 😄

Jens
just awesome 👍 👍 👍 sorry mein english /Google Translate 😄

Bart Goesaert
Very nice job on this one... this one is moving up in my to do list... hope to get it as beautiful as this one...

Wim van der Luijt
Very Nice!

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates! Bart, you really need to build one. It is a awesome kit. Thanks for the kind words 🙂

Burkhard D
Way cool, Looks great. Also, nice photography zoom/angle😎

Rob van Dodewaard
He Erik looking very good indeed Also very good pictures too now I know where to go too when my Dornier will be ready. Do you already know what the next project will be

Christian Ristits
Very excellent, great Build!

Mike Kryza
Top! 👍

Kyle Davis
looks great nice build

Aghis Barberopoulos
Very nice build and splinter camo!

Cristian Bordina
Great Job!!!

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates!! No Rob i haven't decided yet what to start next. The misses demanded some attention now 😄.
Great to see you all like it 👍

Veli-Matti Sivonen
Nice one! 👍

Christian Meyerhoff
Very well done! I love the paint job!

Rob van Dodewaard
Well that is a very very good cause Ik hoor je wel gauw.

arne vd burg
It looks like a killer build Erik ! The xtra color satin is perfect for the job . Dont think mine will be as good as yours.

Thomas Bischoff
looks great!

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates!

Kerber
Very nice Arrow! I like it!

Erik Leijdens
Thanks James! Yes, the cylindrical nose weight is enough to hold it on it's nose wheel. But, when you want to add a resin aftermarket rear engine you should put in more I guess. Looking forward to your build mate!

Erik Leijdens
Exactly as mine James, just some masks. Pull your finger out of the booze you drink often(😢) and on to the bench!!

Soeren R.
Looks really nice Erik. 🙂