Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I've just finished this - my sixth completion of 2017 - it's the Tamiya FW190D-9: I built it almost OOB with the following exceptions - I used the Eduard Microfabric seat harness set and canopy mask set, and transfers for the markings of an aircraft of 1/JG301 flown by Feldwebel Hagen Forster in the spring of 1945 from the Aeromaster Decals set 72-204 "Too Little, Too Late". I made the antenna wire from 70 Denier white Infini lycra rigging thread and replaced the cannon barrels and pitot tube with Albion Alloys Aluminium micro-tube. The paints were Sovereign Hobbies Colourcoats RLM74 Grauviolett (ACLW14) RLM76 Lichtblau (ACLW15) and RLM83 Dunkelgrun (ACLW01) and the interior RLM66 (ACLW16). I used various acrylics for little details and Tamiya Clear Red and Green for the wingtip navigation lights which I replaced with some stretched clear sprue. The Aeromaster instructions suggest that this aircraft was quite worn and dirty-looking, I've tried to imply that without going over the top, but the pictures suggest I should have gone a little further in a way that the naked eye does not entirely agree with. My mottling and freehand camouflage demarkation is a bit rubbish anyway but I don't want to draw attention away from it by doing something worse The kit goes together very nicely as you would expect given Tamiya's reputation for such things - the main landing gear bay suffers some innacuracy, having a 'roof' in the centre section which was apparently open in real life, exposing various bits of trunking and the back of the engine. This would of course be a lot of work to undertake unless it really bothered you or you intended to display it upside down. My grateful thanks to @DuncanB of BlackMike Models for selling it to me for a very reasonable price in the first place and for the subsequent advice on the colour scheme. Cheers, Stew 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I think it's very nice Stew. Is the spiral on the propeller hub a decal or did you paint it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Fine work as ever Stew. Excellent paint job, really natural looking...okay they weren't naturally painted as such but you know what I mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Beard said: Is the spiral on the propeller hub a decal or did you paint it? I was going to as that too, it looks the dog's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thats very nice for 1/72 👍🏿 Number 6 !?! Averages at two a month! Thats good going mate keep it up 👍🏿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks very much gents The spinner spiral is indeed a transfer; I hit it with several applications of Mr Mark Decal Softer and it still has a faint crinkle in one place but it is nevertheless far superior to what I might have ended up with if I had tried to paint the spiral Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A little beauty Stew,lovely clean finish,great stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Very nice build. I think the paint finish looks fine, saw a few 1/48 190D done in the same scheme and they weren't too weathered either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Dang it Stew, you've gone and made me 'like' a Focke-Wulf. That's some sweet paint work my friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Haha sorry Cookie, if anyone mentions it just say you liked the colours Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Great model and a real example of just how far the term "almost OOB" can be stretched 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice one Stew, it looks the good to me. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A very nice Dora. ( You have six more finished than me ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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