The Ta 152 is done

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I love the 3 wulf shot…is there one model company you like the best in regards to the planes you build?

Dan

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Another work of art Pix[tup][tup]
How did you paint the exhaust pipes?
They look great!

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Thanks, boybuddho & obiwan !

boybuddho - my preferred manufacturers of AC are, in order, Trimaster/DML/Dragon; Accurate Miniatures; Hasegawa; Pro Modeler; and Tamiya.

obiwan - the exhausts, and the area around them, are painted in Alcad II steel. I really like these paints. They are the only metallic I will spray now. If I need to brush paint, I use MM Metalizers. They will go on with a brush, but I don’t think I can do the same with Alcad. I use MM chrome silver for the polished metal portions of landing gear.

Thanks again !

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Hey Pix,
Can you say DUH. I always get the Ta-152 and the FW 190 D9 mixed up for some reason.
I know they are two totally different a/c but they look somewhat simular if you have one eye closed and the other half open[:p].
So I have the FW 190 D-9 by Tamiya. Silly me[;)].
Flaps up, Mike

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[tup][tup] great job awesome pics

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Thanks, BSquires !

Yeah, Butz, I kinda thought that’s what you meant. The biggest difference is the wings. The tail is also broader, the intake is larger, and the prop & spinner are different. The fuselage is also longer. It was also pressurized, so there are different access panels on the fuselage. The smaller differences are not as noticible unless you see the two side-by-side. You can improve the Tamiya D9, if you want, by getting larger aftermarket wheels & prop/ spinner combo. A company from the U.K., called MDC (Model Design Construction) produces the open wheel wells & partial engine to accurize the kit’s boxed-in wheel wells.

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Another amazing work, Pix!

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I assume this is the second bird off the production line, Pix? I love it! Great work, my friend. [tup][tup] Very well done!

I noticed in your evolution pic that the plane in the middle has a different hue. Thats an older kit, right?

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Thanks, J-Hulk & allan !

allan - the FW 190D-12 was built a few years ago. I may have painted it in Gunze acrylics, or I may have been trying that “scale effect” thing. I can’t remember for sure. The memories fade as the years go by…