Keith (@greenterrorz)
This is looking great. These are going to be amazing. especially in the diorama setting you have picked out for it.

Pedro said he would contact the Editor to see if it is possible to have it posted in the LW group as well. We will keep you posted, and thanks.

@johnb @fiveten @gblair @brithebuilder - Thank you all for the compliments, I’m glad you’re following along!

@tcinla - You are 100% about fiddly. The D-9 is proving to be quite a challenge… For some reason when I purchased the kit, I had thought it was a “new tool/new parts” which made me assume it would be straight forward. I should have done more research.

@holzhamer @lgardner - Thank you both for assisting in getting this moved to a more appropriate section. I messaged @editor this morning, so hopefully should be moved before too long.

So over the past week, I got the nose mounted gun bay completed for the D-9. I painted all the metal parts with a range of Alclad paints.

Photo while still open:

Photos after joining two sections together:

Thanks again for the feedback and compliments everyone! Hopefully I’ll get to the engine for the A-7 in a few nights.

Cheers!

Spiros is right, very nice colours there

Excellent work on the gun compartment, Keith @greenterrorz

Thank you all @fiveten @lgardner @johnb @gblair @holzhamer.

The editor was able to successfully move this post to the Luftwaffe GB category. Thanks Pedro and Louis for helping me out!

So for the D-9 I was wondering if anyone knows of a really abnormal paint scheme that has a decal set available? I enjoy doing things out of the norm

I'm with you, Keith (@greenterrorz), as I am always looking for something a little different to do. I suspect we have the same problem: when I find an unusual paint scheme to do, I can't find the model or the decals. When I have a model, then the decals and unusual paint scheme are missing. It is hard to bring the model, the paint scheme, and decals together all at one time. Good luck.

G’day Keith (@greenterrorz),

Having looked at a lot of D-9s, I would say that the difficulty is finding a ‘normal’ scheme, as in the official camouflage directive.

The JaPo books are the best source for understanding the differences between factories and the evolution over time.

All their profiles are based on, and accompanied by, photo(s) of the aircraft in question.

White 16 above is in vol 2, based upon 2 photos, and pretty much agrees with the above profile.

Their assessment is the upper wing and tail were painted overall RLM 83 or 81 and then painted with 76.

1 attached image. Click to enlarge.

This project is looking better and better every time I catch up on it.

As for decals for the D-9. For White 16, do the photos show if the numbers have a thin black outline? If so then Kits World has a decal sheet with that type of white numeral along with Gruppe and JG unit insignia - KW48186.