Marklo Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 There were literally thousands of the things made and in the basis of photos etc all possible combinations would probably have happened in the field. If I were going down the homage road then I d just have fun with it and do whichever combination I thought looked best. Otherwise I’d pick a subject and try to get as close to it as I could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Erwin I'd go for crosses in the 'official' position. The machine would have been painted and marked up prior to the wing carriers going on, and remember they could be taken off when a mission didn't require them. Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Mattlow said: Erwin I'd go for crosses in the 'official' position. The machine would have been painted and marked up prior to the wing carriers going on, and remember they could be taken off when a mission didn't require them. Matt That's a good point. Actually the mounts don't cover the crosses a lot. I shall cut off a piece and place it up to the mount. Edited July 9, 2020 by Erwin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) I'm going with a base coat of sand for the top camouflage. Still undecided what type of pattern I shall use later. This doen't mean it will be Afrikakorps.Someting MTO (Italy,Greece). Don't think Fw 190's were used by the Afrikakorps. Edited July 13, 2020 by Erwin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Erwin said: Don't think Fw 190's were used by the Afrikakorps. They were operated in North Africa - there's plenty of examples of 190 desert schemes around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Werdna said: They were operated in North Africa - there's plenty of examples of 190 desert schemes around But ,if I'm correct,the Afrikakorps used white for easier identification. I don't want to redo all the yellow I've done. Edited July 10, 2020 by Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Erwin said: But ,if I'm correct,the Afrikakorps used white for easier identification. I don't want to redo all the yellow I've done. You would need to add a fuselage band in white. Unless I'm mistaken, the yellow wingtips, rudder and lower cowl can stay, but I will defer to others more knowledgeable for the final word.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I've placed a great book on the FW-190 in Afrika on dropbox. Here's a link so you can download the book. Have fun with the build! https://www.dropbox.com/s/gd9tz0eizbtcdf1/Luftwaffe Colours -Focke Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa.pdf?dl=0 Colin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 So consulting FW 190 in action the etc 501 fuselage rack and optional twin underwing rack was Umrust-bausatz 3 and which would have been a factory conversion. Not sure what that means for the insignia position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Marklo said: So consulting FW 190 in action the etc 501 fuselage rack and optional twin underwing rack was Umrust-bausatz 3 and which would have been a factory conversion. Not sure what that means for the insignia position. It's still unsure. Even if they were placed in the factory,I might have been done after painting. Or before painting ? It doesn't matter that much in case of my build. It won't keep me awake at night. Edited July 11, 2020 by Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 If the marking system in WWII was anything like WWI ( when they changed from Maltese crosses to Greek crosses , every possible option was enacted on some airframe ) then both options are probably valid. Reminds me of a story one of my mates who used to work in the auto industry told of a Ford ( an escort I think) that got made with the four door parts on one side and the three door parts on the other and wasn’t spotted until it got all the way to the dealers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) I rather like this. I can't do mottle as I only paint by brush.And I don't want to do another regular splinter scheme. Will need a lot of masking.I think I can do it. Not in those colors. Mine would be sand/green. Or would sand/brown look better ? Yellow rudder,spinner ,cowl ring and under wing tips. Does anyone know if this is a real scheme of made up ? I 'd like to see the right side too. Edited July 13, 2020 by Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) It is quite possibly real It does have a wings of war look about it, but they’re generally somewhat true to reality, but I’d reckon it’s a two colour splinter with a white distemper over it. It does also look like an A8. The only thing I’d say is that for an A8 the camo would be a soft demarcation line and at larger scale won’t look right unless it is airbrushed ( sorry) As a born again airbrusher I would say I bought a cheap airbrush and compressor off eBay about 2 years ago for €40 and haven’t looked back. Just read up a bit on technique first. Seriously it’s not that difficult and I find it much more satisfying than brush painting camo. On a side note I remember getting precision paints rlm 80 Mittlebraun and itching to do a sandgrlb/ mittlebraun camo FW but somehow never did. For some reason I always associate that scheme with the F of G ( which are pretty much based in the A8 anyway) Edited July 13, 2020 by Marklo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Marklo said: It does also look like an A8. The only thing I’d say is that for an A8 the camo would be a soft demarcation line and at larger scale won’t look right unless it is airbrushed ( sorry) A splinter scheme with hard lines would ofcourse be the most simple way for me. Maybe something like I did on the 1/32 nd "What if" F-117 and Dornier 27. I don't mind doing something wierd with this Fw 190. Edited July 13, 2020 by Erwin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 To each his own. I really like the late war lurtwaffe brown and green (81/82 ?)If I were just going for it I’d choose those two and then put some winter camo over it as in the render. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) I decided to go with a splinter-dazzle scheme after all. I didn't really have a plan.I started with the left wing tip It will look better once all the other parts and markings are on. Edited July 14, 2020 by Erwin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 More pictures in "ready for inspection" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 @Erwin what happened to the photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Sturmovik said: @Erwin what happened to the photos? Something must be wrong with the support site. Will look into it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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