Winnbowman Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Decided to do this rather than mess with the Dora, that has more than just paint leaks sadly. Anyways I started work on this kit, I like the weekend Edition as it has the ammo doors closed on the wing roots so no messing and trying to fit the fiddly ammo bay doors. I used Humbrol dark grey matt for RLM 66 and it is dark! I also tried out the decal seat belts, they are all right but next time I'll go with PE. I think they may have over engineered a bit , a LOT of teeney tiney parts you'll never see. Here it is so far. Edited January 30, 2023 by JOHN-069 speld rong 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 will follow your build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Same, eye-balling this. As a future idea for the decal belts, you could put them on kitchen foil first, to give them a little more thickness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Thanks, and thanks for the foil-decal idea. More work, I am almost ready to close up the fuselage. The engine is a basic no frills build as it won't be seen so it's just dark iron with a black front. I may replace the Dora I just messed up with the old 90s Dragon 1/48 kit. I had it decades ago and almost had it beat into submission, just would like to add engine detail visible through the wheel wells, not an easy kit to build but it looks the part very well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 I have the cockpit and upper IP with gun sight installed. Eduards instructions are not very clear as to how to install the upper IP with gun sight. It took a little fiddling but I finally got it in. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Nice progress.. Â I too prefer the old Trimaster/Dragon/Revell/Italeri 190D-9/11.. Â I have the MDC wheel bay/engine set designed for the Tamiya kit. I have seen this set fitted to the Trimaster (they originated the tooling) kit and it looks good. Â Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 Thanks, I'll look for a resin set somewhere. It fell together with no problems. Off for lunch then more pre painting parts for tomorrow. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) This should be here next week. Â Â Edited February 2, 2023 by JOHN-069 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 More work on the fuselage and I built the innards for the wheel wells. I like the way they had me paint them light blue instead of the boring RLM 02. I just need to add the cannon barrels to close up the wings. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 The wings are on but not without a fight! everything slid on up until the step in the lower fuselage by that weird elongated blob on the fuselage upper section almost to the wing root. I had to do some minor surgery on the step and am thinking also I may not have had the wheel well roof , A32, seated properly, also be VERY CAREFUL as to get all the gussets, C29, C31, C32, C34, C40, C44, inside the wheel well fitted exactly where they go and are square up and down and DO NOT protrude past the leading edge area or you will have problems. Part of the problem may have been me but the step in the front fuselage where the cowl ring will go is NOT my doings....see 2nd picture for a better view. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Curiosity-why are there covers over the gun troughs on the top front fuselage? Did they omit the MGs at some point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Yes, some sturmbock 190s had the 131 MGs removed and the gun troughs covered. A weight saving measure it seems, focusing only the heavier wing cannons wich had devastating effects on close range shooting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 The fun never stops. More gaps more putty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 This arrived today, may start it next week although I don't need another "putty queen" on the bench right now as I have plenty with the Eduard Fw190A-8. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 The putty is all sanded an I have added the flaps, stabs and rudder. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnbowman Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 A few more parts and it's off to paint. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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