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1 10 October 2018, 19:51
Erik LeijdensCockpit almost ready! For the sharp eye; yes I have installed the RB50/30 camera, which is not appropriate for the nachtjager. I'm building a normal FW 189A-1 🙂
17 October 2018, 20:12
Erik LeijdensThanks mates! This is a nice kit but also a odd kit to build.. The sequence of the building process is not as your usual kit. Also the instructions are a bit vague and if you go with GWH, everything is RLM66.. But the fit is good and that helps a lot. Will take my time on this one, the kit needs it..
23 October 2018, 21:07
Mike DanielsOoooo, thats very impressive! Looks like a kit worth investigating. I dont have a '189', but I might have soon. Not seen a Great Wall Hobby kit before.
3 November 2018, 15:38
Patrick HagelsteinOoh! That are some nasty ejector pin marks on those inner walls. But you fixed those nicely! What are those protrusions on the propeller hubs for?
3 November 2018, 15:46
Erik Leijdens@patrick, I believe they are air-adjusting hubs. When the prop stops spinning, those protrusions will feather the prop using airflow. GWH moulded them straight but they should have a bit of a pitch. They are small windmills in fact 😄
3 November 2018, 20:14
Soeren R.Indeed really good work so far Erik.
Count me in for the rest
Whats your opinion about this kit so far?😉
15 November 2018, 07:41
Erik LeijdensWell, it is a nice kit in terms of detail and fit. But the engineering isn't quite logical on some parts imo. Also some of the parts are very fragile, like the undercarriage. And to make things even more tricky, these have to be installed between the two tailboom halves to make risk of damaging them during the build even more higher..
15 November 2018, 11:26
Soeren R.Ok so a very fragile build where you have to be careful.
Thanks for the hints Erik!
Really looking forward to see yours finished😉
15 November 2018, 11:52
Gordon SørensenCockpit looks great, Erik! And with all that glass, everything will be visible. Engine looks good too. Are you going to do the "squiggly" camoflague?
16 November 2018, 00:34
Erik LeijdensYes, Gordon it's a real greenhouse! Inviting for the super detailers. I'll go with the kit details🙂. Yes, will try the squiggly pattern. Saw this one in the Valiant wings book with some good reference photos. First the standard splinter scheme in rlm70 and rlm71 and then rlm76 "squiggles"
16 November 2018, 09:30
JensI'm about to do the night hunter, too, very nice to see you master the greenhouse 👍
2 January 2019, 17:12
Erik LeijdensWell Jens, i'll make it as normal A-1 Uhu. See the project cover photo. But I have put him on hold now since I'm in Dutch airplane mood lately😄
8 January 2019, 14:11
Erik LeijdensMe too Nathan, recovered it from shel of doom last weekend! With as result that the tail booms are complete and glued to the "fuselage".
3 June 2019, 21:40
Christian LehmannVery nice. My Grandpa served an this type of plane as an observer.
4 June 2019, 04:51
Erik LeijdensVery cool Christian! So he was a beobachter. Did he survived the war? If so I can imagine you heard a lot of great stories from him(if he wanted to spoke about the war off course)
4 June 2019, 15:59
Christian LehmannHe survived and died in 1992. He was soldier from 1929 on starting in the cavalry switching to the short range recognaisence units during a reorganisation. He was wounded in the very first hours of the polish campain and was in hospital during the invasion of the western countries. He did the whole campain at the estern front and was dismissed from the Luftwaffe in southern germany in may 1945. But he never spoke about the war. He always said that he can't remember. We believe that he had a lot of horrendous experiances at the eastern front.
4 June 2019, 21:00
Patrick HagelsteinThat's always the sad thing... When governments decide to wage war, it always comes down to the soldiers having to do and suffer from it. My grandmother's brother was in the Dutch Indonesian campagne and he never spoke a word about it until his death.
4 June 2019, 22:22
Erik LeijdensAmazing story Christian! A wonder he survived the Easter front! Pity he never wanted to talk about his wartime experiences, but very understandable off course. Do you have any wartime pictures of his Uhu? And was it an A-1 or 2?
Thanks mates for the comments, glad I retrieved this one from the shelf of Doom 🙂
11 June 2019, 19:37
Clifford KeeslerI don't believe in a shelf of doom. LOL. I have an FB-111A that was the first kit I built after returning to the Hobby. Now with my new skills, I have been slowly collecting goodies for it, and it will soon be getting a whole body facelift. LOL.
11 June 2019, 23:34
Christian Lehmann@ Erik: Unfortunately no. As far as I know this was all lost at the end or after of the war as well as all the awards he recieved. I only owe all the certificates.
12 June 2019, 04:57
Erik LeijdensDespite some insane temperatures in the mancave due to early summer temperatures I still got the guts to spray some paint. Not a perfect splinter but with the "scribbling" I can camouflage the imperfections.
24 June 2019, 21:33
Rene ScheiblichVery nice job so far Erik!
Got this one stashed recently as well, love this plane.
I like your paintjob. I have similar temperatures in my mancave and can't be bothered to paint right now.
Are you planning on keeping the bird relatively clean like the cockpit?
25 June 2019, 03:40
Erik LeijdensWell, saved this one for the 2nd time from the shelf of Doom... Apparently the "scribbly" camouflage was a bit to much to asked for my airbrushing skills.. So a different camouflage scheme now. It's a machine form NaGr15 in Poland in 1944 with an attractive RLM75, RLM76and RLM22 camouflage scheme. This one does not turns out as a masterpiece but hey I'm glad it saved from the shelf of doom once again..
8 November 2019, 14:58
Nathan DempseyLooking nice Erik. I've always been a fan of the Leopard-like camo schemes.
8 November 2019, 17:11
Rene ScheiblichThe camo you chose is a stunner. Good job Erik.
Reminds me of a Stingray I once saw 🙂
Sprayed it when it got cooler in our corner of the world again? 😄
8 November 2019, 18:10
Murad ÖZERindeed it's a stunning camo. well worth the save imho, one of the most unusual things that came outta luftwaffe at the time, would be a great addition to the cabinet!
8 November 2019, 18:50
Wim van der LuijtThe squigles didn't look bad at all......but the save looks excellent Erik! We overthink these schemes, they were applied in the field by feldwebel Speckbrock using the materials he had at hand....but anyway, the UHU looks really good now!
9 November 2019, 08:57
Erik LeijdensAfter months of residing on the shelf of Doom, I decided to get the Owl back on the bench. Had some troubles with the extreme fiddly undercarriage and of course the debacle with the paint job. Anyway, things are sorted now, and she is almost done. Not a masterpiece but a nice addition to the display cabinet. Also my dog likes it I think, he takes every chance to get on my chair 😄
19 June 2020, 05:27
Sergej IWhat a nice slick plane! And those masks seem to be worth every penny 😄 👍
19 June 2020, 07:51
Thomas BischoffHonestly it looks great but I see what you mean with „not a masterpiece". In my company you would get a „matches expectation" rating and not an „exceeds expectation" 🙂
19 June 2020, 08:07
Jos JansenNo doubt about it, IMHO excellent build with passion and dedication Erik...! 😉
19 June 2020, 08:32
playtime 222Question - I see there are a LOT of ejection pin marks in areas that look difficult to sand flush. How did you manage that?
20 June 2020, 10:20
Erik LeijdensThanks mates!! Started this bird in October '18, finally she is almost finished! Wil post the end pictures soon.
@Thomas Bischoff, haha yes it's an intermediate result. In my company the final judgement would be a "C"
20 June 2020, 20:00
JDWow, this is exactly the camouflage I see... In my dreams... It floats there... glowing like a creature on the sea floor.. hard to judge the distance... a living thing...
21 June 2020, 09:13
Erik Leijdens@JD, LOL 😄
@playtime 222, I just filled them with Mr. dissolved putty.. In some places they are still visible though..
21 June 2020, 10:58
Erik LeijdensAfter two+ years this one is done. Will put it away in the cabinet and never look at it again. It just didn't worked out the way it was supposed to be.
26 June 2020, 20:48
JDThanks for including how much time it took you, now I don't feel too bad about how slow I am! Things will get done...eventually
26 June 2020, 21:06
Patrick HagelsteinAnd what again was wrong with it?...... As I can only see a beautiful aircraft! 👍
26 June 2020, 21:58
Erik LeijdensWell Patrick and Neuling; First, this kit is not very clever engineered. Fiddly undercarriage which broke several times, and you haven to place them early in the build. Also I totally screwed up the initial paintjob, resulting in second layer of paint on top the first. Some decals ripped, I just left them off. I'm Just not very pleased about the overall build progress. But from a distance it looks fine..😉
27 June 2020, 11:18
Patrick Hagelstein😄 Maybe that's why the pictures were taken from a distance??? 😉 I get your point and agree that a complete repaint doesn't always show up that well on close scrutinization... 🙁 Either way, just looking at the final results, not thinking back about all those issues, it's still a result many of us look at in awe! Don't be too hard on yourself! 🙂 👍
28 June 2020, 03:20
Erik LeijdensThanks Patrick 🙂. I will post some close up pictures today. They are bit far away now indeed
28 June 2020, 08:13