Revell 1/32 Focke Wulf Fw190F-8 "Final Reveal!!" (1.5.16)

That is one heck of a model kit there ..

You are doing a great job

Rick

plasticjunkie

Looks like you are whizzing right along without any snags. That engige compartment and pit look terrific. Good job on that hup spiral.

 

Cheers

Jay Jay

Ty for taking the time to show us how it's done, in a very excellent manner I must add.   Your detail painting, ie. IP and engine , is just superb , very impressive.

 

Thanks JJ, greatly appreciated!

Cheers

BrandonK

Wow, that kit is just fantastic and your work thus far is stellar!! But, I gotta say that you have blown my mind with that radial engine work. Holy Cow !!! Magnificent !!!!

BK

 

Cheers

Buckeye

Nice!!

Mike

 

Cheers

lawdog114

Stunning Beamer 801. The blue is a nice touch. The decal seatbelts dont look half bad either. Unless I missed it, what barrier are you using between paint and oil wash. I'm considering experimenting a bit. Joe

 

Cheers

infofrog

That is one heck of a model kit there ..

You are doing a great job

Rick

 

Cheers

Revell 1/32 Focke Wulf Fw190F-8 Kit #04869- "Build Update #3"- Painting and Decaling Stage (10.12.15)

Hello Chaps,

I'm back with my "Build Update #3" report that I'm just getting a chance to do, even though I was at this stage three days ago, but haven't done anything since, because the weekend was upon us and family takes over then.

So, this stage of the build was preparing the plane for painting, then decaling. I started off by gluing the four 50lb bomb pylons in place so that they get painted RLM 76 when I airbrush that onto the underside and fuselage sides:

I then masked the bullet proof windshield and sliding canopy, glued the windshield into place and temporarily located the sliding canopy into the closed position using putty. I will be displaying my model with the canopy in the open position:

Next, I masked the internal faces of the flaps then temporarily located them so that they get painted at the same time as the plane. I also temporarily located the undercarriage doors using putty so that they get painted too. When the model is completed, I will be displaying the model with the flaps and undercarriage in the down position:

I then masked the tips of the exhausts that are exposed, starting with the portside, then the starboard side and lastly the ones on the underside of the fuselage. I then masked the rear wheel assembly:

My last part of masking in preparation for priming was to put damp tissue into the exposed wheel wells, the machine gun shell ports and the front end of the fuselage to cover the engine:

The model, along with the bombs, drop tank and rudder were cleaned down with Isopropyl Alcohol, then airbrushed with Model Masters grey primer:

When the primer was dry, I then pre-shaded the plane, bombs, drop tanks and rudder with Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black toned down with XF-54 Grey:

I let the pre-shade dry for a hour then I masked the nose end to leave an exposed band to paint yellow, along with the rudder that has to be yellow, too. I then airbrushed yellow onto the rudder and nose band using Tamiya XF-3 Yellow toned down with XF-2 White. I then mixed more white with what was left in the cup of my airbrush and applied highlights on top of the yellow:

I took the masking off to check how the yellow band came out and temporarily located the rudder to see how it looked:

When the yellow band was dry, I masked over it ready to begin applying the camouflage colors to the model. First, I airbrushed the RLM 76 Lichtblau onto the underside and fuselage sides. I then added some white to the RLM 76 and airbrushed some highlights:

I then airbrushed the Grauviolet camo color onto the upper side along with some mottling onto the fuselage sides. I used Model Masters RLM 75 for this which I free handed without using any masking. I then added some white to tone it down and applied some highlights:

Next was the green camo color. The painting guide calls out RLM 83 Lichtgrun, which is a very bright green that I believe isn't the correct shade. RLM 82 Dunkelgrun looked closer to the color I wanted, but needed to be lighter. Therefore, I mixed some of the RLM 83 with the RLM 82 and created a shade that I liked. Again, I used Model Masters Acrylics to do this and free-handed the camo without using masking:

I then painted the bombs. I used Model Masters 4780 RLM 70 Schwarzgrun for both the 250lb and 500lb bombs and Model Masters 4728 Olive Drab toned down with white for the four 50lb bombs:

After completing the base colors on the plane and bombs, I then added some details to the main wheels. I painted the valve location areas red and painted the wheel bolt heads aluminum:

I then checked my progress so far and took some photos to see how everything was looking- I was happy so far:

It was now time for a gloss clear coat in preparation for decaling. I used Model Masters Gloss Clear Coat and allowed it to dry overnight. The following morning I prepared the items I needed to start decaling:

I started off the decaling by applying them to the upper wings and horizontal stabilizers first:

I then moved onto decaling the portside fuselage followed by the starboard side fuselage:

After that, I moved to the underside:

 The last thing to decal was the 250lb bomb which had a sharks mouth, eyes and yellow stripes between the fins:

With the base painting and decals now completed, I had reached as far as I wanted to go for this update. I therefore took some photos of the progress:

Well that's it for this update, I hope you like it so far?! In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Update #3" video, then here is the link to that:

https://youtu.be/vdPiuCH_0qo

Thanks in advance for following along, watching my video and leaving comments, always appreciated!

I'll see you at my next build update which will cover the weathering and final assembly stages. Until then, happy modeling and have fun!

Cheers 
Martin

Your YouTube video is amazing, the photo shots are just gorgeous.  Attention to detail is out of this world!

Toshi

She is looking great. Superb paint work with the free hand camo and faded look. So nice. The decals really bring it to life. NICE !!!

BK

Nice looking butcher bird

Really fantastic work! As BK said, great job with the freehand camo!

Toshi

Your YouTube video is amazing, the photo shots are just gorgeous.  Attention to detail is out of this world!

Toshi

 

Cheers,

Martin

BrandonK

She is looking great. Superb paint work with the free hand camo and faded look. So nice. The decals really bring it to life. NICE !!!

BK

 

Thanks Brandon, much appreciated, and, sorry for the late reply, but life got in the way for a few months, but I'm back now to play catch up!

 

Cheers,

Martin

 

7474

Nice looking butcher bird

 

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

rooster513

Really fantastic work! As BK said, great job with the freehand camo!

 

Thanks Andy, much appreciated! Sorry for the late response....life got in the way for a few months!

Cheers,

Martin

Hello Chaps,

Sorry that its been almost 3 months since my last posting of my "Build Update #3" report and YouTube video for this build, but life got in the way for a while. But, I'm back now and so here I go with wrapping this one up. I;m just going to post the "Final Reveal" photos for you to look at and comment on, and, I'll post my "Build Update #4" video along with the "Final Reveal" video. I'm not going to bother with the "Build Update #4" written report on here, but if you're interested in what I did to complete the build, you can watch the "Build Update #4" video...link below.

So here goes, the "Final Reveal" photos....I hope you like how she turned out? I have to say that this is a beautiful well engineered and crisply molded product that goes together really well without the need for any filler. For the low price I paid, the amount of details included and the quality of the product, I have to give this a 5 Star rating for "Value For Money". If you've been thinking about getting this kit, then don't procrastinate any longer...you won;t be disappointed!

For my "Build Update #4" and "Final Reveal" videos on YouTube, here are the links to those:

Build Update #4 Video link:    https://youtu.be/0Bpdc0JwAh4

Final Reveal Video link:         https://youtu.be/eSI_qcd9s88

Thanks in advance for taking a look at this posting, watching any of the videos and for your comments, greatly appreciated!

Until next time, happy modeling and have fun!

Cheers,       

Martin

Wow! That is gorgeous! I really like how you did the exhaust staining. Is your technique for that in one of the vids? (I can't watch them right now, but plan to before I start mine, for which I just received Hungarian markings). I like how it isn't one smooth swoosh of soot, but looks really realistic.

Your weathering on the whole plane is spot on, and it looks ready to taxi, take off and fly away.

Excellent job!

-BD-

Thanks for sharing this incredible build! Outstanding finish.

Man there is so much awesome in those photos!  I'm not a big fan of those decal belts but what an amazing build and kit. Thanks for taking the time to document your build Martin!

Wow!  Too much to behold in one pass.  I'll be studying these photos for days to come!

What they said ^. Outstanding work.

BK

Absolutely Amazing!!!

Toshi

BrandonD

Wow! That is gorgeous! I really like how you did the exhaust staining. Is your technique for that in one of the vids? (I can't watch them right now, but plan to before I start mine, for which I just received Hungarian markings). I like how it isn't one smooth swoosh of soot, but looks really realistic.

Your weathering on the whole plane is spot on, and it looks ready to taxi, take off and fly away.

Excellent job!

-BD-

 

Thanks Brandon, greatly appreciated and I'm happy you like how she turned out!

The exhaust staining is shown in my videos, but I can quickly tell you how I do it;

I mix a drop of Tamiya Flat Brown with Flat Black...more black than brown and thin that mix with 75-80% X-20A thinners. I then use my finest tip/needle on my Airbrush and lightly airbrush at 10psi. Because the paint is so thin...I do a few light coat until I achieve the effect I like. I then mix some Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan with 80% thinner and lightly airbrush a layer of that closer to the exhaust and over the tips of the exhaust to simulate lead deposits.

I hope this helps?!

Cheers

Martin