Le Grand Duc : Fw-190 D-9
Checking the reference document and pics... 😉
Art of Romain Hugault
Gosh... more than 20 parts for the bottom motor bay. F... you Eduard ! 😉
Done. I have to admit that it looks quite good.
Completed cockpit.
Gear bay completed, wings glued. Wing guns have been replaced by metal tubes. Fuselage is ready to be closed, after installation of exhaust pipes, motor bay and tail wheel strut.
Fuselage is closed (motor/guns bay hoods are not glued yet).
Modifying the propeller in order to make a VS-9), using blades from a Fw-190 A-5 (Dragon)...
In progress...
Done !
Before glueing the wings, a section of sprue is inserted in the fuselage, in order to have a correct karman seam.
Wings are in place !
Paintjob in progress...
After several trials on a mule kit, I have found a correct Colors for the sides and the bottom of the fuselage.
RLM75 on upper wings.
Masking and paint of the nose with RLM82.
Unmasking...
Paint it black !
Paintjob completed !
Decals + gloss coat
Painting the owl on a clear decal...
Owl’s decal applied. Ready for weathering sequence !
Weathering in progress...
Smoky ! 😉
Undercarriage legs in place...
Commentaires
3 October 2017, 16:15
RvStarting this « long nose », with the engine bay. Seriously, more than 20 parts... not a piece of cake. Tried to make it quite dirty, with an oily aspect.
15 October 2017, 09:13
RvCockpit is completed, now working on the fuselage and the wings. This Eduard kit is really good, with quite perfect fittings, but building is complicated...
Why do you have to put the exhaust pipes and the tail wheel before closing the fuselage ???
27 October 2017, 17:56
Erik LeijdensA piece of over engineering RV 😄. Nice to see another subject of "De Nachtuil" (as it's called here in Pays-Bas) comic. No doubt you will build another fine piece.
27 October 2017, 19:41
RvThanks Erik !
« Over engineering », that is the exact idea about this kit !
27 October 2017, 20:44
RvBuilding phase almost completed. Small details made of plastic card have been added. The installation of the upper panel cintrol is just a pain in the a.. ! Additional plastic is needed...
25 November 2017, 13:35
Björn SvedbergInteresting subject and really nice progress pictures! Following.
15 December 2017, 09:23
Jensan absolutely perfect job 👍 to build the Eduard Fw 190D closed is really a job for Nerve-strong modellers, the colors are just as clean over as they are for the Fw of H.U. Packs are repeatedly shown and dikutiert. Simply magical
7 February 2018, 18:13
RvMany thanks mates !
Nice kit once completed, but clearly I wouldn't recommand this kit for beginners... lot of work to achieve this Dora: fittings issues and quite a lot of (small) corrections to do.
8 February 2018, 12:26
