"The Big Condor": Focke-Wulf FW-200C-4, Trumpeter, 1\48
Going big!
Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down.
Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down.
Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down.
Size comparison with 1\48 Ju-87
Size comparison with 1\48 He-219
Interior before entombment
Interior before entombment
Interior before entombment
Interior before entombment
Interior before entombment
Buried the interior!
Buried the interior!
Buried the interior!
Buried the interior!
Removing this molding seam and frothcoming restoring of rivets probably gonna be tedious
Removing this molding seam and frothcoming restoring of rivets probably gonna be tedious
A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv
A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv
A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv
A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv
A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv
Finally, all the destroyed lines were rescribed, and all the lost rivets restored!
Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe
Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe
Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe
Also added some nice PE parts from Eduard
Also added some nice PE parts from Eduard
Some rivets on top
Ans some rivets on bottom
Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support.
Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support.
Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support.
Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough.
Finished the wing structure
Finished the wing structure
Finished the wing structure
Finished the wing structure
Dry-fitting the bottom gondola
Dry-fitting the bottom gondola
Dry-fitting the bottom gondola
Added some tubing to the undercarriage
Added some tubing to the undercarriage
Engines were decorated with Eduard PE and painted.
Engines were decorated with Eduard PE and painted.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached.
And with props, just for the look.
And with props, just for the look.
And with props, just for the look.
Getting the whole look! Just a few things are left to do before painting
Getting the whole look! Just a few things are left to do before painting
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Pure improvisation
Engine cowlings painted
The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias!
The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias!
The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias!
Коментарі
1 19 March 2018, 19:00
Dmitriy AndreeshchevI am always posting constant updates on my work on the instagram (same nickname as here), so, if you are there, feel free to follow!
19 March 2018, 20:17
Dmitriy AndreeshchevI've just prepared the workbench for work, no rushing, friends!
20 March 2018, 06:20
Spanjaardand i thought that the condor in 1/72 was big.... i will not miss this one 🙂 must be huge!
20 March 2018, 06:40
Spanjaardi will be more worried about where to place it after finished... well price will be something to consider, specially since it will be nice to add the bigEd set.....
20 March 2018, 21:57
Spanjaardabout the wings, you may want to add some metal tubes for example, to give it some strength. i have seen people doing it for this kind of big ladies....
20 March 2018, 21:59
Dmitriy AndreeshchevTo wings I will add wooden struts - something like Nautilus produced for this model. From PE I'll only add pliot seatbelts, exterior PE and antennas from Eduard
21 March 2018, 07:17
Dan MThat's an interesting kit and since it's so big I'll be happy to watch you build it instead 🙂
Nice interior! Too bad it probably won't be so visible anymore.
23 March 2018, 18:32
Andrea MorrisTedious yes, but worth it in the end. As the saying goes, "Its all in the preparation". 🙂
1 April 2018, 12:18
Wim van der Luijtlike you project so far! are the wings support really that flimsy? or are you just making sure nothing happens?
19 April 2018, 16:48
Dmitriy AndreeshchevUnfortunately, they are! Underside main wing part is very fiddly, and upper wing parts only connected by their structural ends, therefore all the wing structure technically will be connected by thin glue seams, so there is a possibility of warping of the whole wing, or simple disconnectings of parts from each other during the construction, due to their size and weight.
19 April 2018, 17:16
Andrea MorrisThat wing spar looks just the job, I was thinking of a length of 5mm brass rod.
19 April 2018, 22:36
Andrea MorrisThe wheel brake lines look the dogs bollocks 🙂 What diameter did you use?
30 April 2018, 19:31
Dmitriy AndreeshchevAdded some more progress photos! Getting quite near to the assembly ending)
1 May 2018, 11:03
Dmitriy AndreeshchevThe update may shock some of you)) I did have this idea nearly from the start of the build, but kept it as a secret) This is a pure improvisation, based on some of my references and fantasies, but still, I did want to represent the plane's graceful forms throught it, and still making it as some "what if" luftwaffe scheme. The work on scheme is still in process!
27 May 2018, 08:45
Dmitriy AndreeshchevYeah, masking required a several hours work, quite a tedious job)
27 May 2018, 10:11
Gordon SørensenGreat looking paint, Dmitriy! The masking might have been tedious, but the end result was definately worth it!
27 May 2018, 17:37
Spanjaardno way improvisation... that has some careful planning behind!! 🙂 amazing masking job, excellent result. impressive, no doubt
27 May 2018, 20:40
Dmitriy AndreeshchevThank you all for your kind words! Spanjaard, believe it or not, I didn't even have a draft. This just the way I work - slowly constructing the idea and the look in my mind, and then just making it at once) Though I must say, that I did have some of my references in front of me - but they were mostly an inspiration, not some patterns to copy.
27 May 2018, 21:12
