Joystick Phonix!

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thanks, Lance...that means a lot coming from someone like you. 

Much appreciated.

Dive in!  Build a vac 

Dan

[NinetythirdLiberator]

ALL DONE!!! 

Only trouble is that the digital camera and my wife's nice macro lens leave nothing to the imagination!  Who on earth worked on that radiator?  Not Teutonic workmanship is all I can say...   I'm glad it's done and it looks great on the shelf.  Can't even tell it's a vac.

Thanks for looking (finished area) and all the encouragement.

Dan

[PrzemoL]

Lovely work on this model, Dan. Very fine paint and shading.
But could you bring some details on the colour scheme? I do not remember this pattern.

Thanks, everyone...

Prezemol:  This scheme is based on (the shape of the demarcations anyway) a photo of D-IIIs on the assembly line at the end of the war.  From what I could gather, they were either light tan (linen?) with either grey or green or brown camo over top.  I know the late D-IIIs were overall grey so I just thought it likely they were all grey with some other camo color for war time.  I just liked the way the two grey colors looked so I went with those.  I also saw at least one painted profile where the author noted that his two-tone brown should have been two-tone greys. 

So this is my best guess and what I think looked aesthetically pleasing.  I doubt it's historically accurate and it's not a model of a specific aircraft or group...

I hope this helps...

Dan

Thanks Dan. Historical or not, your choice seems to be well founded. Once again, congratulations!