Airfix Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9
Went together well, some sheet styrene added to manage gaps around gun cowl
First coat of RLM02 to check for surface defects. Need to pour some black into the cockpit...
Gap around gun cowl looks good enough, the air scoop took a bit of filling and sanding
Wing seams on the underside needed some rework...
Fit around the wing-to-fuselage joints is poor
I resisted the temptation to rescribe the whole thing 🙂
Crude by todays standards, but I love these old kits
More sanding...
Looks okay now, ready for pre-shading
Still need to make the canopy fit, some careful use of a file might do
Crappy pre-shading job. Tried a new water-soluble brand, next time I better stick to what I am used to
Pre-highlighting to come next...
RLM76 added...
RLM76 added...
Pre-shading looks good so far.
Maybe still a bit too uniform, will add a lighter shade of RLM76 later
RLM82 - Fugly green!
Paint job is okay, but I begin to regret that I did nothing about that canopy...
Starboard grey mottle needs a bit of touch-up, exhaust stains are next
A bit of touch-up here and there, tails and rudder (76/83) added
Area below canopy needed some more touch-up.
Looks good now, coat of Future is next before decaling and weathering
Masking is Tamiya tape and Humbrol Maskol. Look at that gap at the rear...
Temporarily assembled with white glue for club meeting...weathering, exhaust stains, clear coat still missing.
Disassembled again...
Didn't like the gap at the rear of the canopy - needs to be filled, so a shim was added...
The best fit I could get out of it. A chunk of the canopy broke out when it was removed from the sprue, still visible. Hard to sand w/o ruining the clear part of the edge of the frame. I'll fill that with paint.
I love those Luftwaffe red trim tabs with the "nicht anfassen" stencils. They add some 'life' to the model.
The green looks weird with gloss cote (Future) on. Going to look different with clear cote (I hope)
Canopy shim sanded and paint touched up.
Canopy fits snugly now.
Matt coat added - as expected, the green looks so much better now.
Exhaust stains were done with Tamiya smoke, then I picked up a bit here and there with a tooth pick wetted with alcohol
Experimented a bit with 'weathered and worn' exhaust stains, a tad overdone
Tamiya smoke picked up with a short-bristled brush moistened with alcohol.
Came out quite nice overall. I'll work it over with pastel chalks later...
Rudder was done in RLM76/RLM83. Rudder leading edge was rounded and given more 'depth' with Tamiya smoke
Gun barrels to be added from cut-down syringe needles
Looks like a Fw190D-9 to me. Forgot to flatten the tail wheel...
Not bad for a mid-70s Airfix kit. Oh, where are the antennas?
Can't wait to tackle a Tamiya Fw190D-9 for comparison.
So far, so good.
Comments
27 October 2012, 15:51
Burkhard DRight, the only 'challenges' were fit of the lower wing half to the fuselage, the canopy, and the left horizontal tail because the root stub was only partially molded (you can see it in the first image). Nothing that can't be fixed 🙂
28 October 2012, 13:49
Burkhard DRLM75 top color and mottling added, next will be RLM82 Medium Green.
4 November 2012, 19:17
Adrian LRGreat airbrush control... is not easy to get correct shape and size on 1/72
4 November 2012, 19:31
Burkhard DThanks, Adrian. I was lazy and did the mottle with my Aztek instead of rigging my more capable EFBE airbrush. I was suprised how well it worked, now that I am back to Model Master enamel colors 🙂
Can't wait to get home today and tackle the next color!
5 November 2012, 11:23
Burkhard DLooking at the last image I'd say RLM81(83 is much more pleasing ot the eye than RLM75/82 😉
6 November 2012, 22:35
Burkhard DBaseline camo touch-up finished, Future is next before decaling and weathering
10 November 2012, 21:34
Burkhard DDecals are on. Decided to fix a gap at the rear of the canopy pretty late in the process. Next is exhaust stains, post shading with Tamiya smoke, clear coat, pastel chalks (in that order)
3 February 2013, 23:13
Burkhard DPedestrain progress, too much office work. Exhaust stains and flat coat are on.
17 March 2013, 19:18
JensKlasse Lackierung , und das in 72 so zu Zaubern , respekt !
oder wie schreibst Du ?? Göttlich ??? 🙂
17 March 2013, 19:56
Burkhard DDanke, Jens. Das ist so toll nun auch wieder nicht 😳
Das nächste Modell verspricht besser zu werden, weil statt meiner alten, undichten Aztek 4709 eine H&S Infinity zum Einsatz kommen wird 😄
17 March 2013, 22:09
Jensnicht so Bescheiden , für den 72er Maßstab ist das sehr sehr ordentlich , und wenn Du dann noch schreibst ,mit der Atztek lackiert , dann 10 mal mehr
allerdings , wenn Du dich noch einer 190 hingeben wolltest , dann würde ich die Serienfehler ausbügeln , und allein wegen der Optik eine Vakuhaube verbauen , aber auch das leigt ja immer noch bei Dir , immer soweit man es treiben mag 😉
18 March 2013, 01:34
Burkhard D...oder eine überzählige Hasegawa-Haube draufsetzen. Sollte aber ein 'schnelles' (hüstel, hüstel...) OOB Projekt werden, mehr der Nostalgie wegen. 🙂
18 March 2013, 06:38
