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Hi Everyone, Once in a while, a kit you've wanted forever comes along. For me, it was the Dornier Do-217N. That's the nightfighter variant of the bomber. The N version originally had defensive guns in a dorsal turret and ventral tub which was faired neatly into the fuselage. The AIMS Conversion set provides the fairings that cover over those defensive positions like the plywood fairings used historically. The Conversion also supplies some very nice Photo Etch which I will endeavor not to stuff up. The first photo etch I dealt with were the seat belts. I annealed them hoping to get natural shape and droop. A good modeller might have thinned the seats before adding the PE belts. I used formula 560 Canopy Glue to hold the belts before zapping them with CA. Unfortunately there are very few Dornier resources, and I couldn't find the attachment points for the belts. So, I took my positioning from JU-88 pictures. Did I say I'm very inexperienced with PE? It looks rough, and I'm sure someone else would do better. I used white glue to thicken the heads of the control knobs. The rudder pedals were part of the conversion, too. I took a guess on the control knob colors. White, brown, and black. I used various shades of RLM 66 for the interior. My reasoning is that the components would have been delivered from different factories and then assembled into a complete cockpit at the Dornier factory. Finally the exterior fairings. The resin parts fit pretty good, and there are no bubbles to be found on my set. The kit is pretty nice. Great details but soft plastic. The usual ICM weakness. There are some sink marks, but nothing heart breaking. Thanks for looking! Gaz