Completed Tamiya 1/48 Dornier Do335A Phiel Arrow

[Redstang]

Argh. I have this same kit and planing on starting it soon. Now you beat me to it!!! I’ll be following this though.

[Toshi]

Toshi

Bish

From what i have seen, this is a nice kit. I think we had a couple of these in the 335 GB. And if you want, you can ditch the scheme suggested and make up one of your own.

Yes, just by a simple visual, this kit far surpasses the Revell of Germany kit. I could be wrong but I think the ROG kit is a re-box of the Revell kit. I definately was considering a Night Fighter version! Thank you so much Bish for your continued support in my builds!

Toshi

Well, i was thinking more of a standard fighter, but with a what if it entered service scheme. The one on the box was useon the prototype and is the one most people do. But had it entered full service, i have no doubt it would have had a differant scheme. The NF, of which there was a version intended, would have had radar fitted and would take a bt of work.

Oh, I see what you’re talking about.

Toshi

[Toshi]

Toshi

I did a lot of cutting and yes some of the resin parts specially the engines took a lot of fitting and fiddling around with. I did dot use any pe except for Eduard belts but it has a lot of addedd plumbing and wiring.

Thanks for the info and reply.

Toshi

[Toshi]

This will be fun.

Theuns beat me to the punch. I too don’t know how I don’t have a 335 hidden away somewhere. I only learned of the aircraft on my return to the hobby a few years back, and I think it is a very cool-looking aircraft.

You have fun and thanks in advance for sharing your WIP with us, Toshi.

I recall the old Monogram kit as a child. It’s my pleasure to do so.

Toshi

[Toshi]

Toshi, I think you are the only one around here who could have 17 replies & 158 views in the first 15hrs of posting a WIP…and you haven’t even glued anything together yet!! LOLOL

Seriously though, you have been turning out some beauties lately and you always seem to enjoy the hobby and your threads get some nice conversations going, so it’s well deserved.

Looking forward to seeing this one come together

Thank you for the kind words, I greatly appreciate it!

Toshi

[Toshi]

Argh. I have this same kit and planing on starting it soon. Now you beat me to it!!! I’ll be following this though.

Very cool, I’ll let you know if I come across any issues.

Toshi

[M_Brindos]

No progress pictures yet??! You’re slowing down lol.

If any camouflage pattern is acceptable then that could give you some really cool artistic license freedom with this one. That sounds fun!

[Toshi]

No progress pictures yet??! You’re slowing down lol.

If any camouflage pattern is acceptable then that could give you some really cool artistic license freedom with this one. That sounds fun!

LOL! Thanks for the laugh today, I needed that! I was working on my “Walking Dead” figure all day. It’s difficult for me to get it to where I would like to have it. Don’t laugh when you see it. LOL!

I think I’m going to recruit Mrs. Toshi and my daughter in picking the final coat of paint. This will be fun to see what pleases their taste in camoflauge. Thanks for the support!

Toshi

[Toshi]

This is where I’m at for today. I’m not sure on how to paint figures, I am assuming that I’ll have to keep on painting figures to get better. This one looks like the “Walking Dead” series on AMC. LOL!

Don’t laugh at my “Walking Dead” figure! LOL!

[M_Brindos]

That figure looks good Toshi! He looks like he has some engine greese on his nose though. Mix up a little pink and dab the tip of his nose. Otherwise you have the basics, and some of the more advanced techniques covered already. Your blocking looks good, your colors look about right, your wash has all of the recesses in shadow. Yeah, nothing to be upset with here.

That’s a good looking figure. Maybe some of my tricks are finding their way over there after all. Keep that up and you’ll be producing some life-like pilots in… what? It takes you about 20 minutes to master a new technique… Hmmm… have to account for napping… maybe 24 hours. Yup. 24 hours and you’ll be proficient at painting figures.

Get his nose fixed! He looks great!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[knox]

Toshi, becoming a master modeler is not challenging enough so you are adding master deal maker to the list. I’m glad this isn’t a competitio.

I’m looking forward to the build. gk

[philo426]

Yeah he looks like he was changing the oil and he hit a lot on his face!lol!I have the Tamiya 2 seater version in my stash.

[Toshi]

That figure looks good Toshi! He looks like he has some engine greese on his nose though. Mix up a little pink and dab the tip of his nose. Otherwise you have the basics, and some of the more advanced techniques covered already. Your blocking looks good, your colors look about right, your wash has all of the recesses in shadow. Yeah, nothing to be upset with here.

That’s a good looking figure. Maybe some of my tricks are finding their way over there after all. Keep that up and you’ll be producing some life-like pilots in… what? It takes you about 20 minutes to master a new technique… Hmmm… have to account for napping… maybe 24 hours. Yup. 24 hours and you’ll be proficient at painting figures.

Get his nose fixed! He looks great!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Oh my, I didn’t think it was good at all, I painted the pilots nose, it looks much better. Thank you so much for the feed back and thank you for pointing the nose out. There is a second figure to be part of the trainer (aardvark) version, although this kit is not set up to do so. I’ll practice on the second figure. Thank you so much for everything, I’ve learned so much from you!

Toshi

[Toshi]

Toshi, becoming a master modeler is not challenging enough so you are adding master deal maker to the list. I’m glad this isn’t a competitio.

I’m looking forward to the build. gk

LOL! LOL! Thank you for the laugh and the kind words. Most importantly, thank you for the visit!

Toshi

[Toshi]

Yeah he looks like he was changing the oil and he hit a lot on his face!lol!I have the Tamiya 2 seater version in my stash.

Yes, I’ll be fixing his face this evening. LOL! That’s what I built, the two seater Revell/Monogram kit that I broke last month. Although that kit cannot compare to your Tamiya aardvark. What was cool is you can choose between the single or two seat trainer version.

That’s too bad for me as all the extra pieces to build the two seater version is in my kit yet, the fuselage is designed for only the single seat Phiel. Thank you for visiting my threads!

Toshi

[Toshi]

It’s past midnight and I just finished part of the cockpit. Thanks to M.Brindos, I was able to fix the nose of the pilot figure. That’s the first photo. The second photo shows the instrument panel. Tamiya provides a decal for the panel. It looked too cheesy so I highlighted the instrument panel. Below is what was done for the day.

[plasticjunkie]

If I don’t paint the individual instruments and I use the ip decal, then I punch out each individual instrument with my micro punch set and apply it to the ip. Looks better than using it as one solid piece.

The Tamiya ip is very nicely detailed and can easily be painted.

[Toshi]

If I don’t paint the individual instruments and I use the ip decal, then I punch out each individual instrument with my micro punch set and apply it to the ip. Looks better than using it as one solid piece.

The Tamiya ip is very nicely detailed and can easily be painted.

Thank you for the tip, that’s great to know. Yes, I totally agree with you, the instrument panel is exceptionally well detailed.

Toshi

[Toshi]

Although this doesn’t constitute much, it did take me all day to put together. I was working on the weathering and highlighting. I used some Vallejo and Tamiya Weatherine A, B, C, and F. I still have to touch up the bomb. I’m just waiting for the glue to dry.

Toshi

Forward landing gear bay.

[Toshi]