I’ve had the song “Spanish Bombs” by The Clash stuck in my head all week. In fact the record it’s on hasn’t left my turntable since Monday. With my Hs 129 finished, I figured I’d start on a bird from the Condor Legion, a Do 17P. The “P” variant was the recon version, and I’m pretty excited to finally build this sucker. The kit was a Christmas gift from…wow…five years ago…has it really been sitting in my stash that long? So it’s high time that this bird gets built. I’ve never worked with Photo Etched metal before, or resin parts, so it’ll be a bit of challenge…one that I’m more than willing to take on! 
I always liked the Do-17. Looking forward to the build.
BK
I keep waiting for someone to produce some pre-Z model Do 17 in 1/48… I’ll probably be waiting for a very long time.
Nice, will be watching this. last year I built a Ju 87A in the pre war scheme. I really liked the scheme and want to do one on a larger wing surface like the Do 17. And I also have their other 17P kit, with the early war markings, so will be keen to see how it builds up.
Great kit, great taste in music…
Last time I saw the Clash was in Europe, in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Melweg “Milkyway”. Great band for their time. I think it was during the late '80s? Looking forward to your build. I’ll be following it closely.
Toshi
Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone! Bish the paint scheme was one of the things that made me want to build this plane. Ajd, hopefully someone will make a pre-z flying pencil in a larger scale! And as for you Clash fans, it’s good to see I’m not the only one out there who appreciates good music! I never got a chance to see them however, in fact I believe they broke up the year I was born. I’ve made a bit of progress over the past few weeks. I got over my fear of photo etched metal parts almost immediately, due in no small part to the tips that were spoken of in the May 2013 issue of FSM. The cockpit is all set, and I’m working on the engines and cowlings currently.
Great start! I have the Airfix “z” variant sitting in my desk drawer waiting for me to make that first cut. You may inspire me to get cracking! Look forward to more updates.
Nice start. Are those seat belts included in the kit.
I had never thoguht much about that scheme until i did the Stuka.And i really liked it but would liek to see it on a large winged aircraft, so i am looking to do it on an He 111 and one of these, i know RS have quite a few Do 17 kits in 72nd scale.
I figure you for a “Rock the Casbah” guy. Nice flying pencil so far. I look forward to your progress. Joe
Cool song and even a better kit, nice cockpit details.
Toshi
Bish, what scale He-111 are you looking to build? Is it 1/72 Roden kit? And the seatbelts were included with the kit. I’m really having a good time with the photo etched parts, they’re really not as difficult to work with as I thought! I completed one of the engines tonight, lets just say there was A LOT of sanding involved before I was able to piece everything together. I had to apply a decent amount of filler putty in between the gaps of the engine cowlings. But everything is all set with it, and I’m content. So far this isn’t the best kit I’ve worked on, but it’s definitely not the worst!
lawdog, I DO have a copy of “Combat Rock” in my vinyl collection, and now that you’ve reminded me I think I’m going to have to listen to it [H]
Great start! I love painting engines (my fav bit of any kit)
BTW, if you like the Clash, check out my band: https://www.facebook.com/EnemiesOfPromise
I do build in 72nd. I have thougt about the Roden kits, only because they are the only option for early 111’s. But i have read they are not greta kits. But the early P’s were also seen in this scheme and i am planning on getting the new Airfix P-2.
Thnaks for the infoon the belts, i like the look of those.
Well it’s been a busy few weeks, started a new (old) job, vacationed in Vermont, and moved in with my girlfriend. It’s only been in the last week that I’ve been able to sit down at my (new) workbench and get crankin’ on the Do-17! The landing gear in this kit are, well, mini kits themselves. Between the tiny PE parts and thin plastic pieces, it was a challenge to put them together! But they’re completed now, and I’m happy. Also, it’s kind of nice when your ladyfriend not only embraces the fact that you’re a modeler, but leaves you notes at your workbench…am I right, folks? Oh and AdeB, I checked out your band on Facebook, you guys rock!! I liked your page too!
I’ve been getting some more work done on the Do-17. Setting the cockpit inside the left fuselage half was…let’s just say it was a bit trying. The directions for this kit as I have probably stated are not the best, so you’re really on your own with this one. But I was able to put it in, as well as a the bulkheads.
Putting the fuselage together was not the easiest task, either. There are no alignment pegs/holes to assist in putting this thing together, so you’ve really gotta be careful when you reach this step. I ended up using an old vise that my grandpa made in 1941, and some of my girlfriend’s rubber hair ties to clamp both sides together. Due to the slight pressure I was putting on the model via the vise, I opted to use super glue as opposed to plastic model cement, which I was afraid might warp the fuselage in conjunction with the pressure from the vise.
Aside from assembling the tiny machine guns, I’ve begun cementing the clear plastic parts to the fuselage. I’ve got tomorrow off from work, so I’m hoping to get some more quality time with this kit. With the hard part (hopefully) over, I’m looking forward to getting this thing finished up!
Great progress on this. The Clash is awesome, I like their “Rudy don’t fail” song, I came across their “Rock the Casbah” music video on Youtube and F-4s are the jet fighters, pretty cool. I’m an Iron Maiden fan, would love to model one of their touring 757s, even the 747-400 that they’re going to use on the Book Of Souls tour next year.
I’ll be following this one.
I’ve run into another snag with this kit. To put it bluntly, the wings do NOT go on easily. You’ll have to sand, and sand, and sand, and sand some more to get them to fit onto the fuselage. I may have sanded a bit too much, so now I’ll be making darn good use of my filler putty. Am I discouraged? Absolutely not. And hey, I managed to attach all of the clear parts!
Hey 7474, glad to see there’s another Maiden fan out there, as well as another Clash fan! This one’s for you: a trooper flag I got a few years back outside Buffalo on their “Maiden England” tour:
Progressing well. Looks like there’s some interesting challengers with this kit.
That fit looks horrendous…good luck in sorying that mate!