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Double D's :)
- Thread starter matrixone
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Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Wow! Very cool looking!
I Started painting the Do 335B-12 two seat trainer, first the cockpit canopy frames were sprayed RLM 66 black gray and then all areas that were given the Mr. Surfacer treatment were sprayed with gray paint to check for rough spots...all was well and the model is now ready for the camo colors.
After letting the paint dry for a few hours I went ahead and sprayed a base coat of pale RLM 76 on the lower surfaces, I sprayed only on the insides of the panels and tried to avoid the panel lines themselves. My intention for painting the lower surfaces this way was to make it easier to add the pre-shading effect later on but after seeing how the paint job turned out no pre-shading will be done on the lower surfaces because it looks like the pre-shading has already been done and has a natural look to it so I think its wise to leave it as it is. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good!
Matrixone
After letting the paint dry for a few hours I went ahead and sprayed a base coat of pale RLM 76 on the lower surfaces, I sprayed only on the insides of the panels and tried to avoid the panel lines themselves. My intention for painting the lower surfaces this way was to make it easier to add the pre-shading effect later on but after seeing how the paint job turned out no pre-shading will be done on the lower surfaces because it looks like the pre-shading has already been done and has a natural look to it so I think its wise to leave it as it is. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good!
Matrixone
phantom II
Master at Arms
Looking good Les, that would have been an awesome ride won't it? 
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Impressive paint work. I wish I could do that well. I'm lucky if mine looks half that well.
Thanks again guys!
Duke,
The painting on the lower surfaces of the Do 335 was actually easy to do compared to pre-shading, just paint inside all the panels and the overspray will fall on the panel lines giving you the same effect as one would get from pre-shading, not only is this easier than doing pre-shading but saves a bunch of time and paint as well.
Matrixone
Duke,
The painting on the lower surfaces of the Do 335 was actually easy to do compared to pre-shading, just paint inside all the panels and the overspray will fall on the panel lines giving you the same effect as one would get from pre-shading, not only is this easier than doing pre-shading but saves a bunch of time and paint as well.
Matrixone
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Looks good Les! Interesting thought as well. Anything that is easier, uses less material, and works just as well is a good thing.
Thanks for the comments Paul!
I had no plans to replace the pre-shading with the way I painted the lower surfaces, it was just a happy accident. But it looked good enough to my eyes to simulate my normal pre-shading I like to do on my models so I went with it.
I started painting the upper surface colors by mixing up some RLM 81 and spraying that on. When the paint dries for a day I will mask off the splinter pattern and then spray on RLM 82.
Matrixone
I had no plans to replace the pre-shading with the way I painted the lower surfaces, it was just a happy accident.
But it looked good enough to my eyes to simulate my normal pre-shading I like to do on my models so I went with it.I started painting the upper surface colors by mixing up some RLM 81 and spraying that on. When the paint dries for a day I will mask off the splinter pattern and then spray on RLM 82.
Matrixone
Thanks for looking James!
The basic painting of the camo colors are on, also the narrow yellow fuselage band was masked and sprayed on.
In these last two pictures the narrow yellow fuselage band can be seen more clearly, I used the salt weathering technique to simulate some of the yellow paint wearing off.
Below is a color chip of RLM 82 from one of my reference books and my attempt to hand mix that same color for use on my Do 335...below my mix is the Model Master version of the same color, looks like it has a blue tint to it.
And here is the reference book, sure its REALLY old and the text is badly outdated but the color chips and photographs contained within make this a valuable book.
Matrixone
The basic painting of the camo colors are on, also the narrow yellow fuselage band was masked and sprayed on.
In these last two pictures the narrow yellow fuselage band can be seen more clearly, I used the salt weathering technique to simulate some of the yellow paint wearing off.
Below is a color chip of RLM 82 from one of my reference books and my attempt to hand mix that same color for use on my Do 335...below my mix is the Model Master version of the same color, looks like it has a blue tint to it.
And here is the reference book, sure its REALLY old and the text is badly outdated but the color chips and photographs contained within make this a valuable book.
Matrixone
