Fw 190A-5, III./JG 2; Maj. Egon Mayer
Preparation for closed weapon bay
Bay floors are not mentioned in instructions
Little spacers to align bay covers
Tape alignment
Some etch for the wheel well
Thinned edges just for the look
Some playgrounds
The corrected tail - much thinner
The corrected spinner - I love that UC stuff
Have a seat, Egon
Followed instructions without dry fitting - ouch!
The Quickboost cowling - crap!
Just used the exhaust tips
Eduard missed a hatch on the belly
Finally closed
Some piping on the gear
Vallejo grey primer
Pre shading
RLM76 for the underside
Classic '74 & '75 for upper surfaces
Some masking to avoid a huge decal
Spinner and blade
Future and decals on
...on both sides
After the washings (Oil & AoMIG)
Splatter made with air & soaked brush
Exhaust stains on the belly
Stretched sprue dipped in Revell clear
Cut and sticked into the wing tips
Weathered landing gear
Jig to achieve the 8 degree angle
Starting with the base
Watch the signs!
Fiddly bits part 1: Antenna
Fiddly bits part 2: Indicators
Fw 190A-5 * Hptm. Egon Mayer * Spring 1943
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2 9 October 2014, 15:11
Wim van der LuijtLooks like an ambitious project....I'm going to follow this one!
9 October 2014, 18:19
Wim van der LuijtWow...that would count as high speed building in my house! It sucks when aftermarket stuff such as that quickboost cowling fit so poorly don't you think? But other than that this machine is coming together beautifully!
10 October 2014, 18:20
Torben H.Bedankt, Wim! I must admit that I've thrown in some old pictures the past day. The build lasts since christmas '13, but I think it will be finished in the next two weeks. - And yes, I totally agree, bad AM-stuff really sucks!
10 October 2014, 18:38
Wim van der Luijtphew....at least I feel better about being a slow builder now 😉
10 October 2014, 18:46
Kerry COXIt take real commitment to start ripping your kits apart, but the results here are quite worth the effort. Great attention to detail and I love the "spatter" tip with the airbrush. 🙂
18 November 2014, 20:27
Torben H.Thank you, Kerry. It was indeed a long way to go. The next Ede 190 will be much easier - it has to, got 5 more in stash. 🙂
Oh, and I added some more pics...
18 November 2014, 20:38
Murad ÖZERthis is a dog of a kit if one's to close those open hatches - great work on those and the rest of crate as well, the Hptm. is proud! 👍
18 November 2014, 22:39
Ulf PetersenHi Torben, this is really magnificent work, absolutely beautiful! 👍
19 November 2014, 06:06
Holger KranichExcellent work, Torben!
But the build of this kit was a pure suffering at some points, hu? 👍
19 November 2014, 10:33
Torben H.Thank you for the nice comments, Gentleman. Much appreciated!
Holger: Yes, on some points it was quite a PITA. But the more you suffer, the more you learn.
19 November 2014, 11:24
Kerry COXTorben, By your comment on suffering, I had to laughs as it sound like you have come to grips with the 'joys' of scale modelling mate !!! 🙂
19 November 2014, 13:57
Torben H.Gerald, Erik, Danijel: Many thanks. I'm honoured by your words.
Kerry: Hello, my name is Torben and I have to confess... I'm... I'm... a modeller.
19 November 2014, 20:07
Christian MeyerhoffExcellent work! This is not an easy kit, but you made the most out of it.
19 November 2014, 20:31
