Thank you guys for the nice feedback, and Spiros ( @fiveten ) I do believe that was either the clock or indeed a chronometer, but I can’t tell for sure.
So far today I had little time on the bench, but by chance I found out amidst several semi-anonymous sets in the stash the Curting Edge replacement spinners/propeller and cowl ring for this kit.
I had no memory of having bought it but there you go, I really have this kit for too long in the stash 🙂
The spinner does loook much more like the ones I see in most pics (I admit there are a few pics where the spinner looks much more like the one made by Monogram, which could mean the plane actually had alternative options somewhere along the production chain, that happendnto the Heinkel 111 and the Ju88, to name a few other bombers). Here’s a comparison, and funny thing they seem to have the same length if one counts the resin part from the same base line

These resin replacements are meant to be glued to the kit part backplate with the fan blades , which are exactly as I have read in online reviews- chunky parts 🙁
Here’s how they compare to some made by Eduard for its Fw190s

Not a hard choice right?

The problem is the diameter of the resin spinner exceeds that of Eduard backplate/fans part

So I can either use the kit spinner attached to the Eduard piece and it’s not bad at all, or go mad and cut each fan blade to replace the oversized fan blades provided in the kit part...

The Cutting Edge propeller blades are much better than those in the box, so I’m using them

Another item than seems more accurate is the cowl ring provided in resin
Compared to the plastic part

Again, thank you for all the feedback, this old SoD is giving a good time all round so far

Details & more details, that’s the story of the cockpit of this kit. My stash keeps pumping after market stuff regularly. So a few days after I found the spinner set I spotted an Eduard PE set for this kit. Many of the parts I will not use for sure (either redundant when comparing to the plastic part quality, or just unnecessary) still the seat belts and a few extra details are a good addition.
Here’s a view of the cockpit “egg”.

I need this dry fit so I can start aligning the MGs amo belts and spent cartridges socks. There’s just a few things need to add and paint/weathering to glue the whole part. My first thought of getting one of the sides attached to the fuselage wall doesn’t allow this that easily, so on this step of the build better follow the instructions 😉

Started riveting

The large glasshouse and its components were redone and is now much more complete. I noticed that I had removed the supports for the MG turret, no idea why or what I had in mundo doing back then, but now I’ll need to glue 2 stiff plastic bits to get that in place. The turret however will only be added after the model is painted.

The undercarriage is completed but not attached to the gear bay. Another thoughtful build detail that Monogram had, allowing the whole structure to be glued last after painting the whole model.
More to come in a few days, thanks for watching!

@holzhamer - Wow! You're really doing amazing work with this old chestnut.

@airbum - Thank you Erik, let’s see how this rolls

@tcinla - Thank you Tom, this one is old alright but it’s also gold. Wonder when will Revell re-issue this one again? It’s been more than a decade before the last box came around. Perhaps ICM will add the E variant to their ever growing Dornier line

@fiveten - Thank you for the nice compliment my friend! And this cockpit isn’t even completed yet 😉 I’m really itching to get to the painting part

Some fine details! It would seem like you got some work ahead of you with the airbrush too. I like the small detail with the skidmark on the tyres.

Yes, I quite agree, spectacular. Very nice paintwork in the cockpit. Definitely going to be a looker when completed.

@holzhamer - you are really going "above and beyond" with this and I really like where you're headed.