franky boy Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hello chaps I’d like to throw my hat in with an Eduard FW190 A-8 in 1/48. It’s the new tool kit which I read is very nice indeed and it certainly looks it in the box. Speaking of which here is the box. 433EE24C-8B08-46EB-9816-553AA070F222 by James Halls, on Flickr And in one of these 2 colour schemes. B162DE14-1AD8-4546-A051-54CF8C4A0913 by James Halls, on Flickr 9DB723B2-D47E-4071-923F-4F8744EFED80 by James Halls, on Flickr See you for the of. James 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjuro Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 My vote for scheme B :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sanjuro said: My vote for scheme B 🙂 Yep, I think that’s where I’m heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I've always liked the JG5 scheme so I too vote for Scheme B. Welcome to the GB and good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Yikes I love the box art scheme A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hello chaps Not really a first update but the obligatory sprue shots as I hope to start cutting some plastic and etch this weekend. 12B5FD11-C365-46FD-892B-DCFD4F522E29 by James Halls, on Flickr And this close up one to show the very nice surface detail in this kit. 220D878A-9D14-46DC-9D32-F657D9654F8E by James Halls, on Flickr Updates to follow soon hopefully. Thanks James 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hello chaps I finally got around to making a start on this one about 10 days ago and it’s moved on pretty quickly. Well quickly for me at least. Cockpit first as usual with a mix of etch for instrument panel and side consoles and plastic for the rest. Painted with Tamiya German grey and then given a wash using a mix of 50/50 kleer and water with a drop of black and red brown followed by a light grey dry brush and a flat coat. CE75FE52-29C5-465A-A1C0-986223DC60F3 by James Halls, on Flickr 605F6883-C2F6-4F3E-B147-1B918178453E by James Halls, on Flickr Not much happening on the side walls. 2FC034D4-9A3F-49CE-93F0-9AD6C3F1DC95 by James Halls, on Flickr I didn’t give the engine much attention as not much will be seen so just a black coat and a silver dry brush. 79BBB921-FC10-4B6C-B00A-674F78D8DEDC by James Halls, on Flickr And all together. 82C0C494-5642-4770-9B6E-B3040D7B7870 by James Halls, on Flickr Once the wings were together the uc bay had a coat of mr hobby rlm 02 and then the same treatment as the cockpit. On dry fitting I found a gap at the rear joint as added a piece of plastic card to fill that in. A spreader was also needed in the fuselage to eliminate a gap at the wing root. 867B440A-73BC-4E7A-ABCB-F8AE96CC2C14 by James Halls, on Flickr I also glued a couple of bits of plastic card in to blank of the ejection shoots as there was nothing in the kit. 8E32D489-DC9D-48CD-BD7C-EF8D58EEB96C by James Halls, on Flickr And another small piece of card to sort out this gap. 47D07700-BF2F-405D-B84A-F028DA29B85F by James Halls, on Flickr It’s all together now and had a coat of primer. Sorry forgot to take a pic yet. There was also a bit of fettling to do around the cowlings as there are a lot of mating surfaces to bring together and get lined up. My fault really, not the kits. Rush rush! More updates soon. Thanks for looking. James 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 And with primer on. I just had a couple of further touch ups to do. They need re priming and then it’s onto paint. ADF0021D-E83B-4D10-8306-82B64E4C9F4F by James Halls, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good looking build. Love the 190. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That's looking really nice James and congratulations on spending on time on the dry fitting in order to avoid the dreaded filler. This is something that I need to learn! Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 09/06/2020 at 07:08, CliffB said: That's looking really nice James and congratulations on spending on time on the dry fitting in order to avoid the dreaded filler. This is something that I need to learn! Cheers. I have to echo Cliff's comments on the dry fitting, it's all too easy, especially if you're used to Tamiya kits, to expect that everything should fit together perfectly. I learnt basic engineering skills from modelling and fixing my pushbike as a youth - something which has stood me in good stead for the 37 year I have worked in engineering. Dry fitting and the use of shims should save a lot of filler being used. Good to see, well done James! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Wez said: I have to echo Cliff's comments on the dry fitting, it's all too easy, especially if you're used to Tamiya kits, to expect that everything should fit together perfectly. I learnt basic engineering skills from modelling and fixing my pushbike as a youth - something which has stood me in good stead for the 37 year I have worked in engineering. Dry fitting and the use of shims should save a lot of filler being used. Good to see, well done James! On 6/9/2020 at 7:08 AM, CliffB said: That's looking really nice James and congratulations on spending on time on the dry fitting in order to avoid the dreaded filler. This is something that I need to learn! Cheers. Thanks Wez and Cliff The less sanding and filling the better As far as I’m concerned. I’ve been trying different brands of sanders over the past year and have had problems with getting rid of scratches, as much a case of bad workmanship than anything else, so the less sanding the better. Just a little bit of forward planning saves a lot of grief later on. James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Just catching up. Looking good so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Hello chaps Paints on! Sorry for the lack of an update, must try harder! Anyway I've got the paint on, all painted free hand with Mr Colour. The blue for the cowl ring and the yellow for the defence of the Reich band were sprayed first and then masked. Undersides and fuselage sides were next with RLM 76. I gave the more prominent panel lines a pre-shade with black and everything else a pre-shade with dark blue and a bit of dark brown around the exhausts. As always the photo doesn't show it up that well but it there to the mk1 eye ball. E6954E75-7127-4C05-90BD-034C020139ED by James Halls, on Flickr The topsides were also the given the same pre-shade treatment as before with black and brown instead of blue. Once the standard camo was on I went onto the mottling. This was my first real go at mottling so I'm quite happy with how it's turned out. Finally the black areas around the exhausts and the fuselage band were masked and sprayed. C1F30D14-9A74-498D-8563-316AEEA0A027 by James Halls, on Flickr 0F6226A5-4920-4881-B254-43CB92AD6EEE by James Halls, on Flickr D4E4FF7B-6831-476E-A7EF-4D890243EDDF by James Halls, on Flickr I gave it a gloss coat of Mr Hobby GX100 this morning in preparation for the decals which will be happening soon. Thanks for looking. Questions and comments welcome as always. James 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Coming together smartly! The black/yellow band is a nice jolt of color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hi everyone I managed to get all of the decals on last week. It actually only took a couple of evenings which quite quick for me and they behaved very well to. Pics below. BF7FD626-F899-4DA0-957C-285CF15FEA66 by James Halls, on Flickr 99B032F5-C2BB-453D-885A-F8FC257651CC by James Halls, on Flickr C351D8F9-4728-4CE0-B8FD-A0D96917F8C2 by James Halls, on Flickr 29D7FABC-AB3F-4CF4-85D0-B21DDA54BC74 by James Halls, on Flickr And finally the spinner spiral which I thought if anything's going to go wrong it will be this one but all was fine. CE200562-DD1D-4CF2-BD68-FC9EB09AF0C2 by James Halls, on Flickr So with that done it's onto varnishes and washes next. Thanks for looking. James 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Looking very good really liking the spinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Very nice. Excellent paint work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nice spin-job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks so great already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaastav Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The spinner looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Hi everyone It's update time again. Not a huge amount of progress as I've been concentrating on my 109 lately but I've applied and removed a Flory models dark dirt wash and sealed it in with a satin varnish ready for some oil weathering. EBA71D65-DC2B-4D2B-9F20-325B00963B61 by James Halls, on Flickr 6DDF6BFD-6AEC-4389-9ADA-ECB2ABD0153A by James Halls, on Flickr I think the underside looks best as it shows the wash far better in all those rivets. FFD79422-460C-45B6-A749-EA6FF5B39067 by James Halls, on Flickr So next will be some oils and then that will be the main airframe done. Then onto the U/C, propeller and head rest for the canopy to have this one finished. Thanks for looking. Questions and comments welcome as always. James 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Lovely paint and weathering. It looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Excellent paint work. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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