franky boy Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 4:13 PM, modelling minion said: Really nice work on the cockpit James. it looks great.👍 🇺🇦 Thanks Craig. Nice of you to drop by. On 2/3/2023 at 5:17 PM, Ray_W said: Hi James, I felt if you went any closer with your zoom I would of been chewing on the parts. Made me feel young again. Took off the glasses and just look at the bits with the naked eyes. Seriously though, very nice work and exceptionally neat and tidy. I like it. Ray Thanks Ray and fair point with the zoom. It was a bit much! And moving swiftly on. The fuselage halves are together and everything is beginning to look a lot more like a 190. The gun covers are an excellent fit. Any thing that doesn’t line up is me fault. 0E58ACBF-5524-4FB2-9383-C6B49E34A33A by James Halls, on Flickr BCD77ADE-A6AE-4B14-A02B-321AC9222F19 by James Halls, on Flickr Ive had a bit more time to work on it this afternoon and have the UC bays made up and painted, they’re very nice. So hopefully onto a bit of weathering for them tomorrow. Thanks for looking. James 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Thats neat work James, she's coming along very nicely mate. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 What a great cockpit. Those straps look very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Looking very good James, I found the same with my Eduard FW kits, they went together without any problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 Hi everyone Things have moved on nicely since the last update so here’s the state of play. The wheel wells. This aircraft didn’t have the inner gear doors so Eduard have you remove the ‘bar’ that forms the centre of the structure and replace it with a more circular part which also has the cartridge ejection tubes coming through it. Pretty straight forward. 01676AB6-8A85-44C4-9AE9-7EF4D789D877 by James Halls, on Flickr I also cut of the parts of the canon barrels that protrude out of the front of the wings and drilled them out ready to accept some Albion Alloys tubing when finished. Apologies for the state of that cutting matt. DC7C36CF-A044-4D04-8ECB-95F8C98873D5 by James Halls, on Flickr All parts were painted with Mr Hobby RLM02 given a wash, flat coat and a dry brush before assembly. And this is where it’s at now. Almost ready for primer. 131E459E-2A27-419B-998E-E209F34677A0 by James Halls, on Flickr Thanks for dropping by. James 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Coming along nicely and looking very tidy James Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Exceptionally neat, excellent build. Cockpit is extremely well executed. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Really nice and neat work James, she's taken shape very quickly. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 11 hours ago, franky boy said: Apologies for the state of that cutting matt. Looks just like mine Nice build so far. Today’s the day I’m going to try to get stuck into my 190s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Looking very neat James. I'm not sure I'll get round to making my A-6 in this GB, mine has the added armour panels on the outside of the cockpit that was tested by SturmStaffel 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 That's looking really good, James. Very neatly assembled with some nice detail painting James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Great work! Looking foreward to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hello chaps Not a huge amount to report this time but it’s ready for a seam check and primer. I’m using the canopy that I won’t put onto the finished build to mask the cockpit during painting and I also fitted the forward most cowl ring which wasn’t a great fit. FA768233-1C88-4E48-9738-665AB7292524 by James Halls, on Flickr Sorry not much much of an update but hopefully the next update will have a coat of primer on. Thanks for dropping by. James 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 Hi everyone Just a small update this time. I got the primer on last night, Mr Surfacer 1200. I know it stinks but I love this stuff. There were a couple of quite things to sort out and then this afternoon I put down a coat of Tamiya flat white on the cowlings for the background for the black checks which will come from the decal sheet. B6B0B1B4-9F92-4C2E-A29D-21DF8569775B by James Halls, on Flickr Once the white has dried I’ll mask it up and apply the yellow to the underside cowling and then it’s onto main camo colours. Thanks for looking james 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Looking good James, those checks are going to look very eye catching, certainly not your usual fare for Luftwaffe aircraft. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 great progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Looking very tidy James, It's going to look impressive with those checks on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 16 hours ago, modelling minion said: Looking good James, those checks are going to look very eye catching, certainly not your usual fare for Luftwaffe aircraft. 🇺🇦 Thanks Craig. Agreed, not your usual Luftwaffe. On doing a bit of research on Falke Eins website I learned that these markings were applied for recognition purposes for attacking US bombers. Basically making it easier for pilots to reform after a pass through a bomber formation. Other Staffel of JG1 had black and white striped noses. Now there’s another build. 16 hours ago, mick said: great progress Thanks Mick 12 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Looking very tidy James, It's going to look impressive with those checks on. Thanks Bob. It’s coming along well. Hopefully I’ll get most if not all of the camo in over the weekend. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 22 hours ago, franky boy said: Mr Surfacer 1200. I know it stinks but I love this stuff So do I. Lovely build underway James. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 Morning Chaps Monday morning update. I managed to get all of the paint work completed over the weekend and a gloss coat applied. First of all was the yellow on the underside of the cowling. Just bog standard Tamiya here. D79AF85B-BE33-4293-ADCF-F83225A4BE0D by James Halls, on Flickr Once this was dry I did a load of pre shading along the panel lines and squiggles in the centre of the panels and also painted the cowl ring black. EF62D269-5D0F-4D21-BA90-B045F6981D29 by James Halls, on Flickr And then on with the RLM 76. 64032C40-7BE3-4AF8-9652-D45097498F05 by James Halls, on Flickr And onto the topside colours and the mottling. All paints are Mr Color by the way. 052B584C-80B4-483D-A280-111D907EA677 by James Halls, on Flickr 2D154A6D-17C8-4FD8-B635-6EFDAD8B0565 by James Halls, on Flickr Everything was sprayed free hand apart form the wavy pattern on the leading edge of the wings for which I cut some Tamiya tape to use as a mask. 554B5182-AD17-4764-B39C-0D8ECB97739A by James Halls, on Flickr I put down a gloss coat last night, Mr Color GX100, and will be onto the decals in the next day or two. Thanks for dropping by. James 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Looking very good James, nice camouflage and mottling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Great work on that paint, James, that's really top work James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Really good work James, the freehand mottling is superb. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 @Retired Bob @81-er @modelling minion Thanks Bob, James and Craig. Much appreciated. James 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Grade-A on the paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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