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Mission_bug

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Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« on: March 17, 2012, 04:47:11 AM »

During November 1941 Reichsmarschall Herman Goring donated 15 ex Luftwaffe Dornier Do-17
aircraft to the Finnish Air Force.

The first three aircraft arrived from Poland on the 5.1.1942 with a total of fourteen aircraft delivered
by the end of january.  One aircraft was sent to Germany for modification but later arrived in Finland
on the 12.2.1942.

DN-63 arrived in Finland on 13.1.1942 and was delivered to 1/LeLv 46 on the 17.3.1942.

DN-65 arrived on the 5.1.1942 and was allocated to 2/LeLv 46 on 8.4.1942.

These skins were made from a template I built using the original skins issued by Axis & Allied, all credits
from those original skins have been left in place.  Line placement is from those skins but rivet layer is mine.
Two weathering layers were used from the Highlander_262 and CY6 Skyraider template, credits on the skins.
Insignia and LeLv 46 badge RAF_Loke.

It would appear members are having difficulty with my 4Shared so here is a link to the updated skins at M4T:

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&file=details&id=1130

The inspiration for the skins came from the book 'Finnish Air Force Camouflage And Markings' by Kalevi
Keskinen, Kari Stenman and Klaus Niska. 

DN-63 is illustrated in the publication as it appeared during march 1942 with a White Winter pattern added
on top of the Luftwaffe scheme to produce what amounts to a three tone upper camouflage pattern.





This same scheme was also applied to DN-65 and both aircraft were later photographed together on 29th April
1942 awaiting the removal of the scheme at Luonetetjarvi.



Due to stretching problems on the fuselage the pattern isn't exactly as it should be, rivets have
also been left off certain areas due to stretching problems on fuselage and engines.

Included are insignia only and blank skins.

I'm not certain if the Luftwaffe splinter scheme was retained for some time after the Winter coat was removed or they
were re-painted in the later Finnish scheme at that time, but I've also included skins without the Winter White.







Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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OberstDanjeje

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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2012, 05:06:19 AM »

Very nice, thanks
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2012, 05:08:13 AM »

These are beutiful! Many thanks,  8)
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2012, 06:00:04 AM »

Yep, nice work. Many thanks. When I am up and go again I will DL this
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2012, 07:26:49 AM »

Thank's for these now I can fly in Syväri with autenthical paintschemes
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2012, 04:06:08 AM »

Hello all, glad you like the skins, I'm currently updating them as I realised I'd left a piece
of the camouflage off on the starboard wing on the summer versions. :-[  Sorry guys.

There will also be another skin, DN-55.





These have the corrected pattern.

The Winter White is different on this aircraft than the previous two.  I originally thought
there was a second camouflage scheme in use but I just made a second layer and filled
in the areas not covered on the other aircraft, with a few adjustments for the way the model
stretches and bends things in certain areas it looked near enough to the photograph that
shows the three aircraft parked together in April 1942. ;)

Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2012, 11:43:44 AM »

The skins have now been posted at M4T as some members appear to have been having difficulty with my 4Shared account.

I would assume most of us already have M4T membership so a new link has been posted on the first page of the thread. ;)

Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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Re: Dornier Do-17 Z DN-63 and DN-65 Finland early scheme.
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2012, 04:41:37 AM »

Hello all, I've took a break from the early skins for now and started putting together the later Finnish scheme.

Here is DN-63 now in its later colours.





The scheme is as near as I could get form the information I have  in Suomen Ilmaoimien Historia 2
where the aircraft is shown at Hirvas during commando supply missions in the summer of 1942.
Commando forces were also parachuted behind enemy lines by the Dorniers and later supplied
by them throughout their missions.

Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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