Ok, I this might be a dumb question, but what are the propeller blades of a 190 made of? steel or wood. I assume steel but a friend suggested they might be wood.
Thanks
John
Both. Some were made of wood (those wth the wider blades) others were made of steel.
Clemens… I’m in for the Pfeil GB but like Joe said, Kinda booked up right now, Maybe near the New Year? Its not that far away, and will give a bit of time to plan and refine.
Doug
I set this GB up already:
cs.finescale.com/…/1672281.aspx
It starts on August 1st and runs untill February 1st.
I don’t really want to close it again, but I could change the end date to August 1st, 2014…
Ok, here’s some pics of the 190A-3 I’m just completing for those of you that asked. [:D] I just have the canopy, landing gear and propeller to finish and attach.
Thanks for looking
John
Dang John. That mottle pattern looks great! Nice job on the decals too. When I get to this stage I my impulse is to hurry up and get it done and I have to settle the horses down and continue to build at the same pace as I did up to that point.
Well I’m back with a small update. Got the engine installed (have a couple of obstacles to overcome with that). Working on the cowl clean up and installation right now.
The pic was taken this morning so its not as clear as the one I took at lunch the other day. Will probably take another as most of the frontal detail will be covered up. The pic is just for my piece of mind that I did in fact put all of that PE on!!
Whoa John, way to bust in here with an awesome looking 190, nice work!!!
Joe, that engine looks sweet and looks like it went in with not problems. Looking forward to some pics with a bit more lighting!!
Vacation is coming up this weekend for me and my family so probably wont be any updates from me till after the weekend. I will be peeking back in here though while gone and checking on any updates!
Thanks Eric. Will be posting one at lunch when theres alot more light.
Joe,
Thanks, that’s actually my first time doing that kind of painting with a AB. I was pleased with the out come. I know what you mean by hurry, the decals on the starboard side had a accident with the solveset and i had to remove the decals on the port side because the replacement decals didn’t quite match, what a pain getting the dried decals off so I could do it all over again so both sides would match.
Your engine looks great, that kind detail scares me to death, I’m glad this 190 didn’t have that option, I’m not ready for it yet.
John
I have a question about painting canopies on the 190. since I will be painting the canopy in the standard 190 camo colors, is there a base color I should paint first, ie(the one you will see form the inside before I put the RLM color on? thanks for any help.
John
Holy Smokes John, For someones first shot with an AB that is down right dynamite. I men that is some excellent work. To answer your question you should first paint your canopy frame with the same color as the cockpit then spray your exterior colors. That way it gives the appearance of the interior frame being more realistic.
Way to go Joe, You the man. That looks terrific.
I’ll echo what Joe Rix said about the interior color first. What I end up doing is mask both sides and paint.
Thanks for the comment on the engine. It aint that bad though. You just have to treat it as its own model.
**Joe Rix:**Thanks for the comment. I’m not really happy with the front of the engine as far as how the prop hub/ cooling fan didn’t act right but I have a plan in place to take care of that.
John: Awesome work! I love that mottle pattern!
Joe: Very beautiful 190. Very beautiful indeed…
John, if my first freehand airbrush attempt might come out 10% as well. Agree with the others, well done!!! It looks simply great.
Joe, awesome job on yours. [Y]
You guys are good.
Thanks Greg! You’ll be there in no time. Just hang around these parts a while and you’ll pick up a thing or two. I did!
Thanks for the cudos Clemens.Got some fit issues but will work them out.
John… Very nice job for a first use of air brush… You seem to have the basics down well and you will learn many many neat tricks as you become more comfortable with it! Again, nice job!
Doug