Here's my Dornier Arrow. Always been intrigued by this very high performance twin. There is a story of one Do-335 being ferried to France after the war and the German pilot betting his American Mustang pilot escorts he could beat them on one engine alone. This he did and won a carton of cigarettes! Rear engine overheating was an issue never ironed out and did kill a British test pilot. Still, it's an awesome looking aeroplane I think. Like many Luftwaffe subjects, deciding on the actual paint scheme is a nightmare. I decided on RLM 81,82,76 - the official paint scheme for the pre-production series. There is speculation that Dornier used old paint stock of RLM 70, 71 and 65. I do think this was used on the earlier prototypes.
I found one colour photo that tends to indicate I'm right with my decision. My Gunze RLM 82 was a bit too light (thanks Gunze!), making the contrast between the 81 & 82 a bit too much - oh well. I may sort this out one day.
This kit is just amazing and goes together, well, almost falls together really. I slightly blinged it up with a CMK cockpit (unnecessary really). plus a little Eduard etch in the wheel wells (necessary, as they are pretty bare).
Here's a Do-335 at Munich/Reim post war - shot up a little, followed by my effort.
