opus999 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Fw-190D | Tamiya | 1/72 Waldemar Wubke, pilot | JV44, Ainring Airfield | March 1945 Finished this on 3/17/2024. Not much to say about this one except it was a marvelous kit. It's interesting that Waldemar Wubke was the pilot, since I built his Bf-109E-3 from earlier in the war, also. I love the bright "don't shoot me down" colors on the bottom. For those who don't know, these 190's protected the Me-262 on take off and landing. Since the early jet engines took time to spool up and spool down, the Me 262s were vulnerable to attacks from prowling allied fighters and so these Fw-190s were there to fend off any allied fighters that appeared. The red bottom was to prevent the AA gunners from shooting down the defending fighters. WIP is here. Hope you like it! Comments, questions and constructive criticism always welcome. 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Ive always preferred the 190 over the 109. Something just looks right about it. Your paint scheme of JV.44 is quite good by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Excellent paintwork, sir. Makes me want to break out and build the kit that’s been in my stash for, like, forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Whoo! Seriously paint work going on here, that’s a lot of good work going on in a small scale, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 One of the best small scale Doras I've seen. Terrific paint work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Absolutely lovely!!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Ive always preferred the 190 over the 109. Something just looks right about it. Your paint scheme of JV.44 is quite good by the way. Thanks Dennis! I agree -- I've really become a fan of the 190 in the last few years. My dad had only made a model of a 109, so I really didn't know a lot about the 190s growing up. I like the 190A's better than the 190D's, because the 'D's seem kind of lanky looking. They're growing on me though! 15 hours ago, billn53 said: Excellent paintwork, sir. Makes me want to break out and build the kit that’s been in my stash for, like, forever. Thank you Bill! I'd love to see what you can do with a Fw-190! No pressure though. 8 hours ago, Farmerboy said: Whoo! Seriously paint work going on here, that’s a lot of good work going on in a small scale, good job! Thank you! It is quite a challenge in 1/72 scale, for sure. 6 hours ago, IanC said: One of the best small scale Doras I've seen. Terrific paint work. Thanks! I really appreciate that! 10 hours ago, mick said: great work 6 hours ago, Giampiero Piva said: Well done ! 2 hours ago, Mig88 said: Absolutely lovely!!! Miguel Thank you very much guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, opus999 said: Thanks Dennis! I agree -- I've really become a fan of the 190 in the last few years. My dad had only made a model of a 109, so I really didn't know a lot about the 190s growing up. I like the 190A's better than the 190D's, because the 'D's seem kind of lanky looking. They're growing on me though! As a fan of Radial engines I agree but the Dora has its own special look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 190D - one of my favourite planes! I like the painting scheme and your paint work is simply great (admirable mottling). Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, opus999 said: Thank you Bill! I'd love to see what you can do with a Fw-190! No pressure though. Checking my stash, I have Tamiya’s 1/48 Dora, and in 1/72 I have Hasegawa’s A-8 and D-9 versions. But I recently acquired the new 190D-9 by IBG Models (plus a bunch of aftermarket), so that’s the one most likely to get built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Late war Luftwaffe paint schemes interest me most presently, and yours represents a great example of why that is👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Very nice! 👌 The paint scheme is rather colourful! Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampenfest Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Looks great! Love the Dora! So many cool late war schemes one can paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelingEdmontonian Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I just have to say again that paintwork is stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Love those JV.44 in red! Well done!!! zig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Just a great job on doing a difficult paint scheme correctly in this small scale. It looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Great work on a colourful scheme, very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 A really smart looking build, the paint job is spot on. 👍 I know that the white stripes in the Tamiya 1/48 kit are decals, is that the case with the 1/72 kit? Fantastic work 👏👏 Watto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett.Johnson Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 lovely ! Great paint work great build mate. Top work with the mottling ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I like it!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 On 4/15/2024 at 3:06 PM, Watto said: I know that the white stripes in the Tamiya 1/48 kit are decals, is that the case with the 1/72 kit? Sorry for the delay.... Yes, the 1/72 kit has the white stripe decals. I just chose not to use them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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