In progress: Tamiya's FW190 D

This is an in progress shot of my FW190.

I first applied several thin coats of Future and washed it with a combination of Black and Burnt Umber artist oils. I have just finished applying Micro-Sol, to set the decals in the panel lines (they have a silverish look yet)

Once dry, I am going to shoot another coat of Future to seal them, Dull Coat, then finish the weathering process (drybrushing and pastel chalks) I am waiting on a shipment to come in with Micro Mask, so I can airbrush the canopy.

I have been trying out some new techniques on this one, before venturing on to my big project ( Hasegawa’s 1/32 P-51D) So, that makes this a test build.

Looks great, Eric!
I kinda like the way it looks with no canopy, too. Top down on a sunny day!

nice!!![8D][8D][8D]
thanks for posting the pic; beats me though how 4 people have come along before me and not said the same thing…indeed not said anything!![:(!]
regards,
nick

Looks good!
The decalling looks quite integrated. I would have guessed it was painted on :slight_smile:

Very nice Dora! Good to see you doing aircraft Eric…

Thanks for the comments all!

I haven’t built Aircraft in quite a while. So, I was saying in the post above, this started out as more or less a test with techniques. But, the further along it went, the better it was looking.

I now have to get over the huge, masking the canopy hurdle. Does anyone have tips on using Micro Mask? More specifically, should I dip the canopy in Future after it’s been completely painted or before? Anyone know if the Mask would react badly, going over a coat of Future?

I would really hate to mess this up now, with a shoddy canopy job.

I will post more pics when completed.

Looks like a great build so far. Keep us posted.

PS: Could you size down future pics a tad? Had to scroll too much to really see the Bird.

Not sure about MicroMask, but I have found that when I dip the canopy in Future first and run into the occasional color bleed under my mask, that a toothpick doesn’t seem to lift off the paint at all…almost as if it adheres better. So now I clean the canopy, mask and paint, and then do the dip…

looks fantastic. keep the pics coming.

joe