horrido109 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Hi all,I am actually still busy with another project (1/48 KittyHawk Mirage F1CZ) which I posted in the "In Progress" section here; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234951466-148-kittyhawk-mirage-f1/page-1. I recently travelled to the US for a few weeks and on my return found myself totally uninterested to continue with that project for the time being. It turned out to be quite a difficult kit to build due to all the corrections that needed to be made which contributed to my temporary "builders block". To get the mojo back I decided to do a quick build of this kit, Hasegawa's 1/32 Fw 190F-8.This scheme on the Fw 190F-8 always appealed to me and I decided to give it a go. Research on the net proved that the grey RLM 75 should actually be Brown RLM 81, which I used:The build is mostly out of the box except for the exhausts (Quickboost) and the seatbelts (Fine Molds). Here is the completed build. Hope you like it. All comments welcome.Victor Edited May 4, 2014 by horrido109 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 It looks great very nice painting sheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 If that's the old tool F8 kit (I don't know of a F8 being released in 1/32 by Hasegawa along with their FW-190 A5 ,6, 7 & 8 versions of a few years ago?) then you have done a tremendous job. I recall the old F8 being a really basic kit and gave up on it years ago. If it is the same kit and you have rescribed all the panels - Kudos Victor! Great camo & markings scheme too. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Victor, EXQUISITE looking Fw190 EXCELLENT finish too.. Super photos . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 This looks fantastic very clean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) this is the actual aircraft (unfortunately the quality of the pictures is very poor, taken with the aircraft standing on its nose at a scrapyard):Victor Edited May 4, 2014 by horrido109 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 If that's the old tool F8 kit (I don't know of a F8 being released in 1/32 by Hasegawa along with their FW-190 A5 ,6, 7 & 8 versions of a few years ago?) then you have done a tremendous job. I recall the old F8 being a really basic kit and gave up on it years ago. If it is the same kit and you have rescribed all the panels - Kudos Victor! Gary Hi Gary. Unfortunately I am way too lazy to do that Lol. Hasegawa did actually release an F-8 with the new tooling. It is a very nice kit with a resin 500Kg bomb included. This is the boxing that I used: Victor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 What a beautifully rendered 'patchwork'! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 superb build, looks great. fantastic job on the paint and finish looks stunning and great scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Thanks for all the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi Gary. Unfortunately I am way too lazy to do that Lol. Hasegawa did actually release an F-8 with the new tooling. It is a very nice kit with a resin 500Kg bomb included. This is the boxing that I used: Victor Hi Victor, Well...you learn something new every day. I have never seen this kit before and I had no idea they did an updated tooling of it. I will keep an eye out for it at shows. Great 190 mate! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave100TR Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Excellent! Love the scheme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Great kit and finish! I've never know why they have the bare metal on the underside? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Lovely looking 190! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 How did I miss this?! What a great looking F-8, really nice work. Great kit and finish! I've never know why they have the bare metal on the underside? Anyone? Towards the end of the war materials were in short supply and parts and planes were increasingly made in a modular fashion. I believe fabric covered areas would have been painted, while larger metal surfaces were sometimes left. You can see examples of this in the Fw 190D's and Bf 109's too.That's my understanding anyway from what I've read, there might be a more informed answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIRAGEF1 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 As I thought Vic you are far too modest......your builds are absolutely brilliant, hope to see this one in the flesh soon....stunning in fact....I want to know where you found the time to builds this one...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 ....I want to know where you found the time to builds this one...? Hi Andrè, I had some spare time last week Monday and Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Wow.... That wurger looks great, real nice weathering and paintjob. I like it wery much. /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Oh.... I re read this one...Quick build....to break builders block....It makes this one even better... i usually do them on 1:48 scale.....quickies.... So re score from me... Hig numbers on this one from me.. /Mal Edited May 13, 2014 by Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) .......So re score from me... Hig numbers on this one from me.. /Mal Thanks Mal Much appreciated..... Edited May 14, 2014 by horrido109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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