Dornier Do 228 LM - Pollution Control

Cuajete
Good start.
Those engine intakes looks great now 👍
Following!

Markus Antonius
Will you build the early four-blade prop version with the Radar mounted under the nose, or the updated five-blade prop one?

Shar Dipree
Hello Cuajete and Markus. Thanks. 🙂
@Markus: I will build the 57+01 because the decals represent this machine. The 57+01 was one of two first DO 288 LM.
The 57+01 was never modified (among other things with five blade propeller) and was finally auctioned off.
I have to add the SLAR under the forward hull, the MWR and LFS behind the main gear accordingly.
I plan to add the equipments and seats to the passenger compartment (at least rudimentarily), so that there is no emptiness behind the windows.
I think the modified version with the five-blade-prob would have been easier to convert.
Tomorrow i'm going to go buy evergreen tubes to recreate the MWR and the turbine exhaust tube.
To recreate the SLAR i will use leftovers from the casting frame.
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Shar Dipree
I am currently in the process of detailing the engine nacelles.
The exhaust pipe is completely missing from the kit.
I made an air duct for the engine inlet so that you don't look into the empty engine nacelle.
A cross section of the engine can be found on page 10 of the document: reports.aviation-saf..28-0_D228_9N-AHA.pdf

Shar Dipree
Hello everyone.
I finished the exhaust and intakt of the engines.
The Donier DO288 LM was upgraded with various sensors, all of which are missing from the kit. so I started to scratch build the missing sensors.
I also started to recreate the interior so you don't look through the windows at an empty interior.
These works are now causing me to consider discarding the original plan (show the machine in flight).
Instead, i'm considering leaving it on the ground and opening the door at the back so you can see more of the - scratch build - interior.

Łukasz Gliński
Following, liking this type too 👍

Ekki
Watching

Thomas Bischoff
That is serious modelling work!
Engine and Interiour looking great 👍

Cuajete
Very nice scratch job so far 👍

Michael Kohl
I just aquired this kit as I really like the livery. Your build provides valuable informations and insights. The engines have been lifted several levels with your improvements. Very well done. A problem I have not found a solution for yet are the props. Will you use the kits props?
I will certainly skip any interior as almost nothing will be seen.
Keep up the good work and please continue to share your experiences (as they will save me a lot of hassle 😉 )

Shar Dipree
Hello Łukasz, Ekki, Thomas, Cuajete and Michael, thank you very much and nice to have you here.
@Michael: Yes, during my research I also found that the propellers were not correct.
The original plan, which is still current at the moment, is to show the machine in flight.
That's why I haven't dealt with the propellers any further up to now.

Cuajete
That interiors looks great. Good job so far 👍

Shar Dipree
I finished the interieur and the crew members. At the moment i'm gluing both fuselage halves together. Before that i had to adjust the interior and two figures because of the thick transparent parts. And the dashboard dosen't fit. I had to sand down some of the corners on this one.

Robert Podkoński
A bit late, but joining the show!

Shar Dipree
Hey Robert, nice to read you and wellcome. 🙂

Cuajete
Very nice job so far!

Finn
Looking really good, will follow

Shar Dipree
Hi Finn an Cuajete. Thank you very much.
In the Kit the front landing gear are completely covered with doors but on my reference photos, the front doors are missing. A part of the landing gear isn't covered with doors.

Michael Kohl
I like how this progresses. Quite a bit of work going into it.

Shar Dipree
Some news.
Scrachtbuilding of the SLAR and the other sensor/camera at the bug. And the assembley of the windschild. Here, however, extensive filling work is necessary..
And i put the holes for the step below the left front cockpit door

Cuajete
Good progress! 👍

Michael Kohl
You build makes me feel bad. Even if I skip the interior - which I will - there is still plenty to do to turn this into a decent model. The referenz pics you share are very informative. Thanks for that. Great job so far.

Shar Dipree
Thank you both.

Little new: lot of work - little progress. Sanding and filling, sanding and...but it's slowly getting better.

At the same time I started a new "simpler" project: A4 / V2 (black/white testversion) just before the start | Album by Shar (1:72)

Konrad
WoW! I know that kit and you have done a great job on it - especially with the cabin. Following!

Shar Dipree
Thanks Konrad and welcome. 🙂

Shar Dipree
The sanding and filling is finished. At least I hope I don't find anything again somewhere.
The windscreen needs to be polished as i sanded it down a bit on the edges.
I have now started painting the DO228.

aetios
This is looking amazing! Your attention to detail in the interior is truly stunning!

Shar Dipree
Hi aetions and thank you very much.

Shar Dipree
Some news:
After a few hours of masking, I could now start painting the leading edges of the wings and the anti-glare protection on the engines. I also glued the stabilizing fins on the rear.
Filling and sanding continued again, after I found various defects in the surface after priming.

Michael Kohl
Looks like you set a high standard for this build. Really anxious how this continues.

Marius
I missed this one and was planning for this kit at some point soon. Nice to see you took this build seriously! The Do228 is a beautiful plane!

Gordon Sørensen
Great scratchbuilt details, Shar! Looking forward to watching your progress.

Shar Dipree
Welcome Marius and Gordon.
After some unfortunate adversity, I finally found time to continue working on my Do228.

Shar Dipree
Went better than feared - I had the masking masks on the paint for a long time and was worried that this would cause discoloration. Everything was fine except for the tailplane, but the white paint had run into one of the beads on both sides. I still need to fix that and a few imperfections.

Danumurthi Mahendra
The level of effort is mesmerizing

Shar Dipree
Hello Danumurthi, nice to read you and thank you very much.

aetios
Didn't look at this for a while, this is turning into something really really special. Can't wait for it to be finished!

Łukasz Gliński
Always thought it's bigger 😉

Cuajete
Nice painting job so far 👍

Shar Dipree
Greatings.
I noticed a mistake on the nose of the plane. There the blue color strip falls downwards (as does the glare protection). I have now corrected this.
I'm also in the process of correcting the small errors in the tail where the blue stripe goes up to the tailplane and, I started adding smaller details. I had previously left these out so as not to break them off.

Nicolas
Your build is already well advanced, but I'm still going to grab a chair and watch.

Shar Dipree
Thank you Nicolas. Nice to see you.

I have made more small details and I am almost finished with touching up the hull paint.

Simon O'Gorman
Such a lot of fun watching how you worked this model. I have so much to learn! Thanks for sharing.

Shar Dipree
Hello Simon, nice to read you and thank you very much.

@All some news: It took me many attempts to paint the airplane tail satisfactorily. But now I'm done there.
Next I painted the landing lights. Since I didn't trust myself to recreate a clear cover in the curve of the fuselage (like the original), I just indicated the area with a gray paint job.
I also finished painting the gray sensor unit in the rear with the black border.
Well, slowly but surely it's time to paint with clear varnish - unfortunately it's still a bit of a horror for me.