Good afternoon gents,
Spruebros landed a 190A-4 on my front porch on Friday, so of course I started it. Actually, this is the very first time I've ever done that. Normally a new kit gets explored, but then put into the stash to await a later build date. Some of those "new kits" are actually still in the stash. Not the 190A-4! I started snipping parts from the sprues and built up everything I could that didn't need paint.
The new tool 190 kit is a lot of fun. Things fit well and are engineered well. It feels a lot simpler than the Spitfire or 109, but still has plenty to enjoy.
What engine!?
Ahh... the fit of the wings/fuselage/gun bays!! So nice.
Here is what I'm going for:
Cockpit without weathering:
The PE is not the blue-ish color from other eduard RLM 66 PE sheets, but it's more gray, but still doesn't match my go to RLM 66, Tamiya German Gray. So I painted over the PE to get the colors back. The kit also has nice molded IP and cockpit sills/consoles. I'm going to use those next time instead of PE.
I cut a hole in the frame under the cowling so I can add the exhaust stacks in later.
Cut away:
And once the pit was done, then I just started glueing pieces together!
Thanks for looking!