1:48 Do 17Z and Do 215 - resin wheels and masks is an accessory set from the Czech maker Aires for kits of the Dornier twin-engine bombers. It is not a model of an aircraft.
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The set replaces the plastic wheels from a kit with resin castings and adds masks for painting. The main advantage of a casting is that the tire has no parting seam that would have to be sanded away along with the tread; a casting mold also holds a sharper drawing of the tread and the sidewall. The masks then separate the tire from the rim, so that the boundary between them is clean after spraying and does not have to be finished with a brush. That the set covers both types follows from their relationship: the Do 215 is based in design on the Do 17Z and uses the same main wheels. The number of parts and the extent of the masks are given by the manufacturer on the packaging.
The Dornier Do 17Z was a twin-engine bomber with a high wing, twin vertical tail surfaces and a glazed front fuselage in which the crew was concentrated. Compared with the earlier batches the Z version had a reworked, more deeply shaped nose and radial engines. The Do 215 was an export-oriented derivative of the same airframe with liquid-cooled engines; later, versions adapted for reconnaissance and for night operations with radar equipment came about as well. Both types belong to the end of the 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s.
Wash the castings in lukewarm water with dish soap, otherwise mold release agent residue will keep the paint from adhering. Cut the casting block off with a saw in the plane where the tire meets the ground and level the surface on sandpaper on glass, so that the model stands straight on both wheels. Sand wet and with respiratory protection. They are attached with cyanoacrylate glue. Spray the tire in a dark gray shade, and once it has dried, stick the mask on and spray the rim; remove the mask soon and at a sharp angle. Add dry dust with pigment on the contact surface and in the recesses of the rim; on aircraft operated from grass surfaces a suggestion of dried mud suits as well.
This is an accessory set, not a model in its own right. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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