1/32 HKM Do335 B-2 Zerstorer

[Steve Brodie]

superb work, as to be expected. how do you combat the dust on all your superbly built models ?

 

[Jakko]

Take photos before they get dusty

 

[BarryW]

superb work, as to be expected. how do you combat the dust on all your superbly built models ?

I dont Steve, not really. I do have a Tamiya anti-static brush but I use it only rarely.

 

[BarryW]

Primer in and wings on....

 

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
As always a great build. All neat and sorted. Looks good under primer - shows how well the construction was done. The lights issue is rather a big mistake by the instruction writer and the proof reader
Jim

 

[Steven000]

Looking good Barry, looking forward to the next step Quite a big model!

 

[Vaughan]

Barry that's one big bird you have there. Looking forward to the camo going down.

 

[BarryW]

RLM76 done.

 

[The Migrant]

That underside looks excellent so far Barry

 

[BarryW]

RLM82

 

[ozdell]

RLM82
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Hi Barry, wow that is different, have to agree not a bad looking aircraft, I reckon we would of being in trouble, was that aircraft used as a in the tank buster roll with those huge canons on the wing give a good punch. Tony

 

[BarryW]

Hi Barry, wow that is different, have to agree not a bad looking aircraft, I reckon we would of being in trouble, was that aircraft used as a in the tank buster roll with those huge canons on the wing give a good punch. Tony

There is a bigger cannon firing through the propeller Tony. .

 

[Jakko]

was that aircraft used as a in the tank buster roll with those huge canons on the wing

The intention behind the big guns on German fighters was mostly to shoot down Allied bombers, not to kill tanks.

There is a bigger cannon firing through the propeller

The wing guns on the B-2 should be the same as the engine gun: 3 cm MK 103’s.

 

[stona]

Hi Barry, if you are doing the one visible in the instructions (M14, RP+UQ) the instructions have got the demarcation of the underside colours wrong at the back in the area of that ventral fin. The underside colour stopped just in front of the fin/back of the radiator intake bulge and gave way to the camouflage colour.



There are a few photos that show this.

M13, RP+UP, which I did with the extended wing tips, was the same.

 

[BarryW]

Hi Barry, if you are doing the one visible in the instructions (M14, RP+UQ) the instructions have got the demarcation of the underside colours wrong at the back in the area of that ventral fin. The underside colour stopped just in front of the fin/back of the intake bulge and gave way to the camouflage colour.

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There are a few photos that show this.

M13, RP+UP, which I did with the extended wing tips, was the same.

Thanks Steve. I will adjust accordingly.

 

[BarryW]

There is a mismatch with the camo pattern in the instructions. Having masked the wings, tail and nose I went up the sides and found that there was no way to carry on the pattern over the fuselage to reflect the plan view iIt was just impossible to reconcile. I suspect that the actual pattern is speculative anyway so I just worked it over the top is the best way I could. This means the fuselage behind the cockpit does not match but the rest does.



RLM81 done


Masks removed


I have a couple of corrections to do, the intake sides in particular. Then a little touching up and detail painting before I mask, to do the markings.

 

[BarryW]

On second thoughts looking at the photo it looks as if how I have done the intakes sides is correct (with the change pointed out by Steve done) and the instructions wrong....

 

[stona]

Looks good.

To be fair I think the instructions have tried to follow the authorised scheme. This is from the handbook for the A-1.

 

[BarryW]

Thanks Steve. The port side is close but the starboard totally different leading to the mismatch.

Now, to correct or not to correct?..... I will think it over. It is still somewhat speculative for this aircraft though.

 

[BarryW]

I decided not to change the camo pattern in the end and got on with some detail painting and then masked up for markings. In the process one of the cannons broke and I have decided to replace them with brass tube, two sizes ordered from John as I am not certain which will fit best.

There really is no excuse not to use masks on these kits. The masking job is so easy, straight lines and just black and white....

I cut up the side crosses to fit around the exhausts.








If you have not used masks do try them. I find masks a lot easier to use than decals with a better result.