I held the plane up to my Fw-190 A3 just to compare. WOW. There was a ton of difference between the two. Hard to believe they share the same pedigree.
Currently have the fuse together and the wings on. This particular kit does not fit well at all if you compare it to a Tamiya but it’s still well made and a perfect match for my meager modeling skills. I’ll post pics of the kit after I get some color on. Otherwise it’s just another boring looking gray plastic airplane.
That’s not a kit for the weak of heart, but can be built into a great model. Good luck with the build.
Regards, Rick
One of my favorite Luftwaffe fighters. Just take it easy, and I’m sure you’ll do her justice. Good luck! [;)][tup]
Finally got some paint on this one. The fit was a booger but not as bad as I’ve seen by a long shot. Just took a while with some Mr. Surfacer 500 and sanding. This is the first couple of colors. I attempted to add some screen to represent the radiator since the kit has one looking through the whole nose from the cowl flap area. The CA bled up into the screen though. I was to lazy to remove the screens and cut new ones. Next will be the wings.
I got excited and put the fuse together without adding the exhausts much to my dismay. When I tried to get them in through the holes in the fuse and wheel bay I found that they didn’t fit worth a hoot. So now not only did I forget to put them in, they fit horribly and would need additional work. The spares box provided a set from a Tamiya D9. A few minor modifications, a few choice words, holding the tounge just right and a half hour later I had them in. Added blanking plates behind them to prevent seeing through the nose. Incase you may wonder I elected to not put in the engine. I wanted to keep the cowls closed to preserve the lines of the plane and I want to display the engine on it’s stand since it looks so good. And nobody will be picking up the plane to see the void in the front of the wheel bay, though I did put in the 30mm with it’s chutes and frame work.
This is the first time I’ve used silly putty to mask a soft line and it worked ok. I can see the potential as long as the process is refined some. Never mind the blue tape. It serves to protect from prints and scratches while the plane beats around my bench.
Look good so far . I am interested to see how this will turn out. I have one of these, but have herd so many bad reports about it that I never even opened the box. Keep us informed.
Looks like good progress. Keep us posted.
Regards, Rick
Ok, wings are done. I’ve the mottling left to do and then to blend it all together. Clear, decals and some weathering will be after that.
the paint job is very well done.
Great work on the leading edge squiggles! That’s a shame about the screening. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job… piant look real nice. The leading egde turned out great. Did you tape them? The egdes looks a tiny bit on the soft side.
Looking GOOD !
Bud
Nicely done so far.
Regards, Rick
Marc, I masked this one with silly putty and shot it at 90 deg to the surface to get a slightly soft edge. The first time I ever tried the putty thing. It’s kinda a pita because it don’t stick to well but some extra effort got it to stay long enough. I’m not sure I’ll use it again. It’s hard to see in the pics but there is what I call a phantom edge in the soft line. I will have to modify how I spray to try and eliminate this if I try a stand off mask again.