Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 Reichsverteidigung (WIP)
Starting to glue; beautiful surface detail
Cockpit tub ready and varnished with Vallejo Matt varnish
Ready to close
Dry fit of the windshield shows a terrible fit
After some sanding the windshield sits better, but still not perfect and, most of all, the base is still slightly wider than the fuselage
Closed and windshield glued in place, the top cowl was heavily sanded to fit, I ended up oversanding and using acrylic putty to fill it back over; really bad fir, Eduard!!!
White band color paint using MRP-4 over white AK primer
Undersides painted RLM76 using Gunze H417
RLM75 painted using Gunze H69
RLM74 painted using Gunze H68
Black cowl painted with MRP-005 Black
Some post shading applied with Tamiya XF-18 and varnished over with X-22
Decals are quite good in this box - still didn’t work on them with the scalpel!!!
Decals are quite good in this box - still didn’t work on them with the scalpel!!!
Masks for the black walk ways
Black applied, covering the decals partially (used MRP-005)
Masks applied to paint the interior of the cross RLM74
Cross painted
Paint details finished, varnished over with Tamiya X-22 gloss varnish
Commentaires
30 8 March, 17:06
Ricardo ReisWelcome mates; the painting of WWII german planes gives me great pleasure; my Iwata still handles the job, but I really must buy a new one soon, because it produces much more splatter than I find suitable for this scale (not visible on the photos)
6 May, 16:33
Sebastian MeynerI think you're doing a fine job Ricardo! However if you're looking for a a great airbrush to do some refined mottling, I highly recommend the Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CR Plus with a 0.15mm nozzle. A beautiful quality airbrush with easy handling, that delivers great results 👍
6 May, 17:55
Ricardo ReisI bought one about three years ago; however, I could never work properly with it and after one year of frustration, and despite having spent aroud 200€, I offered it to a friend and vowed to never buy H&S again.... I admit it was probably faulty, now I'll never now
7 May, 08:34
Ricardo ReisThank you Jim; yes, I had a hard time choosing the profile from the box; in the end I chose the "black" profiles for both the Fw 190 and the Bf 109
13 May, 18:40
