1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

[zetman]

Hi there after a long period of absence.
When you have two little monsters among your feet crowling,shouting crying or loughing all the time,touching everything in an effoert to learn,and in this stage believe me they are learning by puting everything in their mouth or listening to the sound is made by dropping and breaking everything...there are not much you can do,trust me.
Finally stole some time of valuable sleep,very late at nights in order to build my latest project.
More models understructure are yet waiting the time to be completed.
This is my resin model:

[zetman]

Some reference photos first:

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

[zetman]

The cutaway "bible" blueprint (here is b/w print with the inner frame stracture marked with grey colour):

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

This is what inner frame the kit gives:

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

Starting constructing the frame with evergreen plastic rods:

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

And here producing some resin avionics,using Instant mold

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

[zetman]

Here you can see the cockpit costruction.First with the pilot's appartment:

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

Some structural glue-failures will be repaied soon.

[Second Air Force]

This looks like a great thread, and welcome back!

[zetman]

Here you can see the construction of the rear gunner's machine gun.Note that Royall Hellenic Air Force had ordered a signifficant number of Belgian manufactured Browning FN32 7,62mm cal. in early 40ies to arm all types of aircrafts.So none German aircraft type like Do-22 or Hs-126 were delivered with German made machine guns.

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

For the construction were used modified parts from British Mk.II Browning 0.303 with the magnifficent Master's alluminium barrel.

Then it was mount it on the D.W.N Hebert type susspension which is made of soldered copper rod.
Need only to be added the almost finished ammo feed tray (could be placed both sides,deppended on the gunner's decission),the "vane" type foresight,which is not glued in possition.It is placed backward properly connected with a rod with the front smaller foresight which is not added yet.
And last,a bag under the main gun body for collecting the empty ammo shels.

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

[zetman]

This looks like a great thread, and welcome back!

Thank you my friend,glad to read you all once again.

[Sall]

Wow! What a magnificent work!!!
Glad to see you here again,it is real pleasure!

[No.1]

Excellent one Greece as well Finland have also land version of the type, do you consider to make it?

[draken35]

Interresting airplane and your start is stunning!!!

[No.1]

Long time ago I have researched this airplane and based on blueprints, manual and archive images I have made precise dimensional sketch (hope one day will make scale technical drawings). Hope this will help you...

[zetman]

Thank you Sall,glad to see ya all again.
No1,you are wright,almost in all planes floats were replaced by wheels and served as recce.

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

You have done such a nice artwork pal.Below you can see a retouch vintage  coloured b/w in order to finish a Hellenic profile in the future.

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

Thank you draken
 

[No.1]

Nice colors mate, very nice. Did they flies only in two colors? I hear that there is few samples of PZL fighters in three top colors.

[zetman]

The initial war camo order included a two colour scheme of tan and green on the upper surfaces,and light blue beneath.
But many other colour schemes apeared due to lack of paints.PZLs were an exception.Some planes had already been painted in camo before arrived in Greece like Potez 631 and Bloch MB151 which maintained their initial camo.All other like Blenheim,Fairey battles,Bregeuts 19,Tiger Moth etc,were painted in the above camo.

[zetman]

Leaving the gun aside,three pilot's oxygen bottles were made out of plastic rods,copper wrapped round a needle for the tube and the manometer (air presure bezzel) from a punched plastic disc with a printed instrument on it,sealed with a drop of kristal klear to depict glass.

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940

1/48 Planet models Dornier Do22 Floatplane of Royal Hellenic 12th Navy Sq. 1940