Thunnus Posted June 16, 2022 Author Posted June 16, 2022 Thanks guys! Sad to continue with the Dora build after the recent passing of Mr. Jerry Crandall, who was such a great authority on Luftwaffe aircraft and had a great love for the Dora in particular. I'm dedicating this build to his memory. I started painting the instrument panel on the Dora. The body is RLM 66 Dark Grey and I've highlighted the bezels in black. Some of the instrument bezels were made of brownish bakelite and so I've painted the largest bezel in brown. Each instrument will be populated individually using decals from Airscale. The trickiest thing about this operation is centering the small circular decals in the punch... kinda like peering down an anthole. I got this far when I noticed that I was missing some of the needed instruments and had to put in a Sprue Brothers order. Looking at my instrument panel references, I noticed a discrepancy. The photo below is of the D-9 that belongs to the National Air and Space Museum. The largest instrument is the artificial horizon. To the right of that, appears to be the compass, with the variometer next to it. The Vintage Eagle website has two vintage D-9 main panels which show the compass and variometer positions switched. Which one is correct? Or were they interchangeable? Hartmann52, Beaconroot, Greg W and 16 others 17 2
John Stambaugh Posted June 16, 2022 Posted June 16, 2022 Thanks for the pics of Mr. Crandell. Beaconroot, Stefano, Troy Molitor and 1 other 4
Thunnus Posted June 17, 2022 Author Posted June 17, 2022 Staying busy with the two builds, which are coincidentally at about the same stage. While I wait for the interior color paint for the Hien to arrive, I was able to finish the Revi 16B gun sight, which was provided as part of the Eagle Editions cockpit. I added my own reflector glass, tinting one with Tamiya Smoke and painting the edges of the other with clear green/blue. The main components of the cockpit have been painted as well. Nothing added... just careful detail painting of the resin pieces. These pieces were then scuffed up a bit by drybrushing Testors Silver in strategic areas. A dark pastel wash to highlight some of the recessed detail and then a flat coat to seal it off. Stefano, HB252, Jeff T and 17 others 20
Citadelgrad Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 That cockpit is looking amazing, John. Well done.
dodgem37 Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 Careful is right. That is lovely. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1
duke_ Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 16 hours ago, Thunnus said: Staying busy with the two builds, which are coincidentally at about the same stage. While I wait for the interior color paint for the Hien to arrive, I was able to finish the Revi 16B gun sight, which was provided as part of the Eagle Editions cockpit. I added my own reflector glass, tinting one with Tamiya Smoke and painting the edges of the other with clear green/blue. The main components of the cockpit have been painted as well. Nothing added... just careful detail painting of the resin pieces. These pieces were then scuffed up a bit by drybrushing Testors Silver in strategic areas. A dark pastel wash to highlight some of the recessed detail and then a flat coat to seal it off. excellent painting and presentation John! that revi gunsight...just perfect Spyros Thunnus 1
Thunnus Posted June 18, 2022 Author Posted June 18, 2022 Thanks guys! More views of the cockpit with some additional components that have been painted such as the seat, control stick and foot pedals. I received a couple of additional sets of Luftwaffe instrument panel decals by Airscale so I finished up the instrument panels. Here is the main instrument panel fresh after applying the punched decals and soaking in Microsol. Since the resin instrument bevels are deep enough to accommodate this, I like to punch out discs of clear acetate to place over each instrument. I even did this for the lower instrument panel with the instrument dials as small as 1.0mm The instrument panels are done! The cockpit tub and sidewalls have been given additional weathering treatment. I applied a brown pastel wash over a flat finish to purposefully leave some stains. Similar to working with oils except I don't have to wait hours for it to dry. Landrotten Highlander, rafju, Citadelgrad and 13 others 16
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Thunnus said: Thanks guys! More views of the cockpit with some additional components that have been painted such as the seat, control stick and foot pedals. I received a couple of additional sets of Luftwaffe instrument panel decals by Airscale so I finished up the instrument panels. Here is the main instrument panel fresh after applying the punched decals and soaking in Microsol. Since the resin instrument bevels are deep enough to accommodate this, I like to punch out discs of clear acetate to place over each instrument. I even did this for the lower instrument panel with the instrument dials as small as 1.0mm The instrument panels are done! The cockpit tub and sidewalls have been given additional weathering treatment. I applied a brown pastel wash over a flat finish to purposefully leave some stains. Similar to working with oils except I don't have to wait hours for it to dry. Looks great, coming together nicely. Thunnus 1
Troy Molitor Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Some terrific efforts going on inside that pit. Thunnus 1
Sturmbock Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 The details literally jump out at you. Looks very lively and real! Really good. Lutz Thunnus 1
Citadelgrad Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Your detail painting is really spot on, John. Thats really a nice result. open canopy? scvrobeson and Thunnus 2
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