Greetings Everyone. It has been quite some time since I have been able to post pics of a completed aircraft. But, I finally have something worthy of sharing with you all. This is my 1/72 Hasegawa Focke FW 190F-8 I just recently completed for the Butcher Bird GB. This is an FW 190 of III./SG3. The story behind this particular aircraft is that it was flown out of the Korland pocket Latvia, with 3 men on board, enroute to Norway in order to scape capture by the Russians. They apparently became lost and crash landed in Sweden where they were interned for the remainder of the war. Here is the only photo of this aircraft:
What became interesting about modeling this particular aircraft was the different color interpretations I found in different references. The differences concerned the lightest color in the camo pattern. The AM decal sheet I used, Authentic Decals, indicated RLM 84. The website that contained the photo suggested a light gray. No RLM number indicated. And lastly, the Kagero book "Focke Wulf FW 190 Vol. 3", calls out RLM 02 as the color. I opted for the RLM 84 option because,well, it looks cooler.
About the build. AM parts utilized are a True Details resin cockpit set, Aires resin wheels, Quickboost resin gunsight, Eduard PE rear deck and EZ line. Gunze Sangyo Mr. Color enamel paints were used throughout. This was the first time I had used Mr. Color and I was very impressed with how wonderfully they airbrushed on when thinned with Mr. Leveling Thinner.. The colors for the camo are Duck Egg Green for the RLM 84 which appeared to be a near dead on match compared to the color swatch in Kenneth Merrick's "The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-1945". The other colors are RLM 76,75 and 83. The camo pattern was masked off using Silly Putty which was a rather meticulous job. Tamiya glosscote was sprayed on and the decals applied. Note here, I don't recommend Authentic Decals as they would not lay down to either Solvaset or Micro Sol. Fortunately the Kagero publication also came with a set of decals for this aircraft and they went on nicely. Another glosscote went on and this was followed with an oil pin wash. A Tamiya flatcote was then sprayed on and this was followed up with an overspray of highly thinned Tamiya light gray to blend the camo. The exhaust stain was created with Tamiya weathering pastels. Light chipping was simulated with a silver pencil. Copper wire was used to create brake lines on the landing gear.
So, Enough babbling. Time for some pics. I greatly appreciate everyone having a look and I invite any comments, observations and critiques.
Joe
Forgot some cockpit shots:
