1/32 Do 335 M13 from HK Models

[PhilJ]

Hi Steve, I know little about the 335 and it's something I'll get round to I'm sure. It's a cracking finish mate and for the time I'm sure the colours look pretty spot on, what make of paints did you use? And is it RLM 81 & 83?


Cheers


Phil

[yak face]

Flawless Steve , I reckon you enjoyed building this as much as we enjoyed watching it . Its a very interesting looking aircraft and one thats now on my 'to get ' list again!! great work , cheers tony

[stona]

Hi Steve, I know little about the 335 and it's something I'll get round to I'm sure. It's a cracking finish mate and for the time I'm sure the colours look pretty spot on, what make of paints did you use? And is it RLM 81 & 83?
Cheers


Phil

Hi Phil, the official Dornier, RLM approved, paint guide calls for 81 and 82, 81 being the very brown olive colour seen on some late war aircraft and 82 a fairly bright green. I've done this in 82 and 83, 83 being a green olive colour not a million miles away from the RAF's own Dark Green which I nearly used. All these RLM numbers refer to those adopted by model paint manufacturers at the present time.


The paints I've used are the colourcoat enamels, previously produced and marketed by White Ensign Models, now by Sovereign Hobbies.


Why have I used their 83 rather than 81?


Recent research suggests that what we all think of as 83, including all the major model paint manufacturers, is in fact just a greener version of 81. The evidence is stacking up to suggest that the real 83, as opposed to our model paints, was in fact a blue colour used in maritime schemes.


What all this means is that although the paints I have used were labelled 82 and 83 by White Ensign/Sovereign (and would be by everyone else) they more accurately represent 82 and the greener version of 81.The reason I believe that this greener version was applied to the Do 335 is the unofficial description given by Dornier to both camouflage colours as 'dunkelgrun' or dark green. I can't imagine anyone with normal eyesight describing the browner version of 81 as a dark green, indeed descriptions exist (from Messerschmitt for example) describing the browner version as just that, dark brown.


All the current RLM paint ranges that I am aware of use the numbers 81 and 83 to describe two different colours as two different standards, whereas in fact both these colours are just versions of 81. The historic 83 was something quite different.


Cheers


Steve

[Guest]

Steve another masterful build with the awesome back story to go with. I really like that you take the time to do just that,thank you!

[bazers]

Breat build Steve painting and weathering top notch it benifits from the figs as it was big.

[Guest]

Another cracker from your workbench, Steve!!!

[flyjoe180]

Fantastic looking build Steve. Your research and background information on this machine makes the build that bit more interesting. Great work.