All good to go looks like, Pedro @holzhamer!

Looking great, Pedro @holzhamer!
I like your work to bring out the details in the landing gear area and cockpit. I have never used oils for deepening the impression of details. I might try...

@fiveten Spiros, even though today we have ready to use panel washes, which are generally fine products, I still prefer to mix artist oils to do washes and other things. Their only issue is a rather long drying time (overnight dry is usually enough). Try them one day, you will be pleased once you master their use. Just make sure you gloss the painted surfaces before applying them

Thanks Pedro @holzhamer. I will definitely give them a go!

Thanks Tom! I feel that the scheme I’ve chosen is pretty spectacular, just hope I can pull it off unembarrassed 🙂

Been working steadily around the cockpit, that huge tub where all 4 crew members took position. It’s obviously one of the most interesting and eye catching part of the kit, so all work I put there is worthy.

Still a lot of gray but some splash of other colors will begin soon.
Notice some Airscale placard I added according to photo references.
There are a lot of images available for the inside of the cockpit but strangely hardly any shows the hand held MGs. I am struggling to find evidence of where the turret MG 81 stores it’s ammo for instance.

Scratchmade the detail of the access ladder on the lower entry of the cockpit

Some other details are also taking shape

Including the whole UC array

And the IP, which is quite good as it comes as you can see. Only one detail needs to be reshaped, and I will post that when it’s done
Nothing you see here is comoleted but I’m getting there... thanks for watching

Thanks Greg, creating shades and lights is one of the painting parts I like most and cockpits are the best part of an airplane to use that technique.
I assume you have the old but still very nice Italeri kit in 1/72, no? Built that one long ago, all black and brush. In capable hands like yours that kit can be made into a real gem

Pedro, @holzhamer
Thank you for starting this WIP journal. I just finished reading it from the very start to where you are now. You have made some good progress, and I especially like how you have accented the RLM 66 cockpit and the RLM 02 on the interior of the nacelles using oils. This is a technique I should try. The end results look very nice indeed, and you seem to have mastered it well.

Like some of the others on here have stated, I also have this same kit in the stash. Mine is the Revell / Monogram Pro Modeler Do-217E-5 version.

I just pulled the box down and took a really good close look at it. This is a very nice kit ! Mine has a copyright on both the instructions and the decals with the year being 2000.

The fuselage assembly is not the standard right and left halves, but instead has a large single upper section that also included the upper center section of the wing. As a bonus, it comes with a Henschel HS-293A missile for a weapon located under one of the wings.

The instructions show both of the planes the kit decals are provided for are from II / KG100, Bay of Biscay, August, 1943... One plane has a regular splinter scheme, while the other has Wellenmuster squiggles over that. I don't have anything aftermarket for my kit, and thankfully the decals still look to be in good shape. When I build it I will most likely go with "Rot B" since it has the Wellenmuster scheme. You mentioned the kit decals were not correct ? Is this true for the one I have too ? Now you have me curious...

This will be an invaluable aid when it comes time to start mine... I know that I mentioned starting a Luftwaffe group build as a future project, but with all of these wonderful planes being built by you and our friend Erik, @airbum
I don't know how much longer I can hold off ... 😉

Please keep up the fantastic work my friend.

What an amazing rescue Pedro! You really makes this old canvas come back to life.