From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ricardo_Salam=E9?= References: <6DD5B693C2271F4AB1BDED53B559552D3DFB67@mailccs.eniac.com.ve> Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Do_355=B4s_Planes_for_the_gallery_section__?= Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:52:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_011A_01C40EE7.363E3FE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011A_01C40EE7.363E3FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do 355=B4s Planes for the gallery sectionHi Ricardo, Thanks for sending in your Do-335 article....both models are beautifully = made. I'm catching up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow = response. I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ricardo Salam=E9=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:28 PM Subject: Do 355=B4s Planes for the gallery section=20 Hello Mr. Banford=20 Here I am sending pictures of my two Do 355. The pictures are in the = Zip files identify in order. You can put my personal Email If any One = like to contact me ricardo_salame_paez@hotmail.com. The text is Below. = Please tell me if you receive the files. Thanks for your time=20 Ricardo Salam=E9 P=E1ez=20 "The Do 355 A1, Pfeil and the Do 355 A6 Night Fighter"=20 by "Gil Ricardo Salam=E9 P=E1ez" One of the most rare aircraft that flow at the end of the WW2 was the = Do 335, design by Dr. Claudius. It was one of the must controversial = machines that the Luftwaffe have at that time . The Do 355 was modified = into a number of variants: day fighter, heavy fighter, night fighter and = bomber and trying, but unfortunately it was another case of too little = too late. The best models that was available of the Do 335 at the late 80 and = early 90 was the DML / Dragon Models versions, but the only bad thing = that the model has form me, is that is made1/72 scale. I am a 1/48 = modeler, the Monogram version need a lot of modification and the = weren't't available any aftermarket kits for this models. So I love the = design and I decide to collect all 4 versions. As always happened in the = modelers life, you finish a model and a new one arrives the market. = Today Tamiya release a wonderful model in 1/48 and there are a lot of = conversions of CMK, Aires, and Eduard to make all the models that you = want.=20 These are my first two models of my collection of 4. The first one = that I build was the Do 355 A1. I decide to modify the control surfaces = of the tailed a put down the flaps and open the access doors of the = engines. The assembly was very easy but I have a few problems with the = weigh. I painted the underside in Aeromaster RLM 65 and the upper = surface Aeromaster RLM 81. I used masking tape to provide the camouflage = patron then applied Xtracolor RLM 82 to complete the upper camouflage = colors. I do the weathering with a combination of chalks=20 For the second version I do it "Out of the Box" DML 5009 Dornier = 335-A6 Night Fighter, DML-5010 and apply the Aeromaster RLM 65 to all = the kit and the made a blue gray spot of the camouflage patron. I also = use chalks to do a little weathering to the exhaust, the canon and the = paneling. For what I know this Night Fighter version never flow its more = like a Lutf 46 air plane. The only disappointing that I found in this kits are the cockpit the = don't have any god detail in the control panels and don't have any seat = bells. But you can correct this with the Eduard or Airwaves PE kits. The = art of the Box are excellent and plane assembly very smooth it have few = details in PE and a very good engines for a plastic kit. This kits were = finish in December of 2002 This will be a nice models for your collection. If you like to make = any comets feel free to contact me=20 Saludos desde Venezuela=20 Ricardo Salam=E9 P=E1ez <> <>=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_011A_01C40EE7.363E3FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do 355=B4s Planes for the gallery section
Hi Ricardo,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Do-335 article....both models are beautifully made.  I'm = catching=20 up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll = e-mail you=20 when your article goes on ARC.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ricardo Salam=E9
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 = 1:28=20 PM
Subject: Do 355=B4s Planes for = the gallery=20 section

Hello Mr. Banford

Here I am sending pictures of my two Do = 355. The=20 pictures are in the Zip files identify in order. You can put my = personal Email=20 If any One like to contact me ricardo_salame_paez@hotma= il.com.=20 The text is Below. Please tell me if you receive the files.

Thanks for your time

Ricardo Salam=E9 = P=E1ez=20

"The Do 355 A1, Pfeil and the Do 355 A6  Night Fighter"=20

by=20 "Gil Ricardo Salam=E9 P=E1ez"

One = of the most rare=20 aircraft that flow at the end of the WW2 was the Do 335, design by Dr. = Claudius. It was one of the must controversial machines that the = Luftwaffe=20 have at that time . The Do 355 was modified into a number of variants: = day=20 fighter, heavy fighter, night fighter and bomber and trying, but = unfortunately=20 it was another case of too little too late.

The = best models that=20 was available of the Do 335 at the late 80 and early 90 was the DML / = Dragon=20 Models versions, but the only bad thing that the model has form me, is = that is=20 made1/72 scale. I am a 1/48 modeler, the Monogram version need a lot = of=20 modification and the weren't=92t available any aftermarket kits for = this models.=20 So I love the design and I decide to collect all 4 versions. As always = happened in the modelers life, you finish a model and a new one = arrives the=20 market. Today Tamiya release a wonderful model in 1/48 and there are a = lot of=20 conversions of CMK, Aires, and Eduard to make all the models that you = want.=20

These are my first=20 two models of my collection of 4. The first one that I build was the = Do 355=20 A1. I decide to modify the control surfaces of the tailed a put down = the flaps=20 and open the access doors of the engines. The assembly was very easy = but I=20 have a few problems with the weigh. I painted the underside in = Aeromaster RLM=20 65 and the upper surface Aeromaster RLM 81. I used masking tape to = provide the=20 camouflage patron  then applied Xtracolor RLM 82 to complete the = upper=20 camouflage colors. I do the weathering with a combination of chalks=20

For the second = version I do it=20 =93Out of the Box=94  DML  5009 Dornier 335-A6 Night = Fighter, DML-5010=20 and apply the Aeromaster RLM 65 to all the kit and the made a blue = gray spot=20 of the camouflage patron. I also use chalks to do a little weathering = to the=20 exhaust, the canon and the paneling. For what I know this Night = Fighter=20 version never flow its more like a Lutf 46 air = plane.

The only = disappointing that I=20 found in this kits are the cockpit the don=92t have any god detail in = the=20 control panels and don=92t have any seat bells. But you can correct = this with=20 the Eduard or Airwaves PE kits. The art of the Box are excellent and = plane=20 assembly very smooth it have few details in PE and a very good engines = for a=20 plastic kit. This kits were finish in December of = 2002

This will be a nice = models for=20 your collection. If you like to make any comets feel free to contact=20 me

Saludos desde=20 Venezuela

Ricardo Salam=E9 = P=E1ez <<Do335A6zip.zip>> = <<Do335A1.zip>>=20
  

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