Here are some in-progress pictures of one of the two Do 335's now under construction.

This model is being built from the Tamiya kit and is O.O.B. aside from the markings.

This first image is of the model just after the masking was removed after painting on the splinter camouflage pattern.

The splinter pattern looked okay but after comparing the model to photographs of the full size Do 335s in my Classic Publications book on the Do 335 it appears nearly all the A-O early production aircraft had soft but tight demarcation lines between the camouflage colors and my model had very sharp lines so I went back over the entire model and sprayed the demarcation lines with the darker of the upper surface colors to soften them a bit and it looks much better than before.


A gloss coat of Future was sprayed on and after that was dry the markings were added.
Also the first stages of weathering was done by using oil paints.



Matrixone

Beautiful!

What paint are you using? The model master bottles pictured?

One of my favs. Very smooth paint, looking fwd to seeing this baby finished!

cheers
Brent

Thank you Mike!

I use Model Master enamels on almost all of my models since they are the easiest for me to get and work well through my airbrush when spraying WWII Luftwaffe camouflage schemes.

One thing about Model Master paints I don't care for is their versions of Luftwaffe paint shades, they don't match up too well with any of the color chip pages I own so I mix my own colors. No, my mixes are not perfect but are closer to the intended shades of paint.

Matrixone

Thanks Brent!

After the oil paints dry I will be adding some paint chipping around a few of the access panels, I want to give this Do 335 a very worn appearance. It will also be getting some special armament.

Matrixone

Hi Les

Beautiful work as ever - it's looking like a another winner already!

All the best

Rowan

Thank you Rowan, much appreciated!


Les

Outstanding airbrushing and initial weathering Les!

Very nicely done Les, I do like the weathering so for and I look forward to seeing this finished

Thank you Ernest and Mal!

No pictures today but the props, landing gear doors, and wheels now have their weathering done to them.

Next I will be working on the special armament for this aircraft.

Matrixone

Here are some snaps of the weathering done so far on this model.




Also painted and weathered (but not pictured) are the exhaust stacks and they are ready to be added to the model.
The special armament I intended for this Do 335 to carry has been built and painted, this will be installed at the very end of the build.

Matrixone

The painted exhaust stubs have been added as well as the landing gear legs.
Before all the landing gear doors are glued onto the model I wanted to add a pin wash using oil paint to the landing gear legs and wheel wells, these two snaps show the results of the pin wash, it may be hard to see but its there! Also a bit of mud/dirt was added to the inside of the nose wheel mud guard.



Matrixone

Your weathering looks first rate!

nice weathering Les




Terri