Airfix Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9

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October 27, 2012
Went together well, some sheet styrene added to manage gaps around gun cowl
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October 27, 2012
First coat of RLM02 to check for surface defects. Need to pour some black into the cockpit...
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October 27, 2012
Gap around gun cowl looks good enough, the air scoop took a bit of filling and sanding
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October 27, 2012
Wing seams on the underside needed some rework...
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October 27, 2012
Fit around the wing-to-fuselage joints is poor
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October 27, 2012
I resisted the temptation to rescribe the whole thing 🙂
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October 27, 2012
Crude by todays standards, but I love these old kits
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October 27, 2012
More sanding...
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October 27, 2012
Looks okay now, ready for pre-shading
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October 27, 2012
Still need to make the canopy fit, some careful use of a file might do
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October 27, 2012
Crappy pre-shading job. Tried a new water-soluble brand, next time I better stick to what I am used to
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October 27, 2012
Pre-highlighting to come next...
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October 28, 2012
RLM76 added...
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October 28, 2012
RLM76 added...
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October 28, 2012
Pre-shading looks good so far.
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October 28, 2012
Maybe still a bit too uniform, will add a lighter shade of RLM76 later
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November 4, 2012
RLM75 Grey-Violet and a little mottle added, next is RLM82 Medium Green
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November 4, 2012
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November 5, 2012
RLM82 - Fugly green!
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November 5, 2012
Paint job is okay, but I begin to regret that I did nothing about that canopy...
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November 6, 2012
Starboard grey mottle needs a bit of touch-up, exhaust stains are next
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November 10, 2012
A bit of touch-up here and there, tails and rudder (76/83) added
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November 10, 2012
Area below canopy needed some more touch-up.
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November 10, 2012
Looks good now, coat of Future is next before decaling and weathering
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November 11, 2012
Masking is Tamiya tape and Humbrol Maskol. Look at that gap at the rear...
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November 11, 2012
Interior color RLM66 was applied first, then top coat of RLM82. The kit canopy is a tad crude...
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February 3, 2013
Temporarily assembled with white glue for club meeting...weathering, exhaust stains, clear coat still missing.
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February 3, 2013
Disassembled again...
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February 3, 2013
Didn't like the gap at the rear of the canopy - needs to be filled, so a shim was added...
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February 3, 2013
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.
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February 3, 2013
I love those Luftwaffe red trim tabs with the "nicht anfassen" stencils. They add some 'life' to the model.
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February 3, 2013
The green looks weird with gloss cote (Future) on. Going to look different with clear cote (I hope)
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February 3, 2013
Canopy shim sanded and paint touched up.
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February 3, 2013
Canopy fits snugly now.
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March 17, 2013
Matt coat added - as expected, the green looks so much better now.
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March 17, 2013
Exhaust stains were done with Tamiya smoke, then I picked up a bit here and there with a tooth pick wetted with alcohol
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March 17, 2013
Experimented a bit with 'weathered and worn' exhaust stains, a tad overdone
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March 17, 2013
Tamiya smoke picked up with a short-bristled brush moistened with alcohol.
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March 17, 2013
Came out quite nice overall. I'll work it over with pastel chalks later...
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March 17, 2013
RLM75/RLM82 is unusual, I know...and so are white stencils 😉
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March 17, 2013
Rudder was done in RLM76/RLM83. Rudder leading edge was rounded and given more 'depth' with Tamiya smoke
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March 17, 2013
Gun barrels to be added from cut-down syringe needles
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March 17, 2013
Looks like a Fw190D-9 to me. Forgot to flatten the tail wheel...
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March 17, 2013
Not bad for a mid-70s Airfix kit. Oh, where are the antennas?
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March 17, 2013
Can't wait to tackle a Tamiya Fw190D-9 for comparison.
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March 17, 2013
So far, so good.

Comments

27 October 2012, 15:51

Adrian LR
Fit is not bad at all

28 October 2012, 10:38

Burkhard D
Right, 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 D
RLM75 top color and mottling added, next will be RLM82 Medium Green.

4 November 2012, 19:17

Adrian LR
Great airbrush control... is not easy to get correct shape and size on 1/72

4 November 2012, 19:31

Burkhard D
Thanks, 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

Holger Kranich
You really have to love those old kits!

5 November 2012, 12:52

Burkhard D
Yes, I really love old kits except for their canopies 😉

5 November 2012, 21:06

Adrian LR
With you skills as modelist does not matter how old thw kit is!

5 November 2012, 21:34

Burkhard D
Looking 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 D
Baseline camo touch-up finished, Future is next before decaling and weathering

10 November 2012, 21:34

Holger Kranich
Im looking forward!🙂

10 November 2012, 21:49

Burkhard D
Canopy masked and airbrushed...

11 November 2012, 17:38

Burkhard D
Decals 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 D
Pedestrain progress, too much office work. Exhaust stains and flat coat are on.

17 March 2013, 19:18

Jens
Klasse Lackierung , und das in 72 so zu Zaubern , respekt !
oder wie schreibst Du ?? Göttlich ??? 🙂

17 March 2013, 19:56

Burkhard D
Danke, 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

Jens
nicht 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

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