1/48 Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5 (Egon Mayer JG2) Finished.......

lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

1/48 Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5 (Egon Mayer JG2) Finished.......

Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, April 7, 2014 10:26 PM

Hello,

I just finished this turkey for the Fw 190 Butcher Bird Group Build, so I figured I would post it here too. It's the 1/48 Hasegawa FW 190 A-5 in Egon Mayer's JG2 markings from the Summer of 1943. Mayer was a 102 kill ace who was often referred to as the "father of the head on bomber attack". Some may be familar with the June 26th, 1943 incident where Mayer pumped all of his ammuntion into 56th FG Robert Johnson's P-47C but it still wouldn't go down. He then saluted Johnson and flew away. Johnson then nursed his sieve back to England. Ironically Mayer would succumb to the guns of a Thunderbolt in March of 1944. I've always been facinated with this incident and have wanted to do both these subjects. Well, one down........

The kit was a breeze. The only complaint would be the wing root line through the cannon covers that needs sanded out. Its in a tricky, hard to sand spot, so it takes some time to get it looking good. The only kit to get this right is Eduard, but the fit horrible. Anyways, the only extras were a True Details seat, Ultra Cast wheels, and Quickboost gun barrels. The RLM 76 was mixed with Tamiya paint and the RLM 74, 75 is Gunze Aqueous. Weather was done with a Flory wash and postshading all sealed with Testor's Dull coat. I also added fine wire for brake lines and smoke colored invisible thread for the antenna. I will fabricate a new pitot tube from brass tubing since mine somehow disappeared.

The decals for Mayer's plane were from Eagle Strike sheet 48-230 "In Defense of the Reich Pt. 1".

Thanks for looking...comments are always welcome...

Joe

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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Nathan T

Member since
March 2010
From: MN

Posted by Nathan T on Monday, April 7, 2014 10:39 PM

Great work. I love yellow rudders and cowlings. This is one of Hasegawa's greatest WW II kits I think.

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:08 PM

'Thanks Nathan. I agree and hope to build several more. I have an A-4 left in the stash. Perhaps after a few 8th Air Force subjects. On deck is a 56th FG P-47 M.

Joe

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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bvallot

Member since
June 2013

Posted by bvallot on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:50 PM

=]

On the bench:

Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh

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sanderson_91

Member since
December 2003
From: Charleston, SC

Posted by sanderson_91 on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:58 PM

Great work as usual Joe! Great paint and weathering. Looking forward to the P-47 M.

Steve

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Reasoned

Member since
February 2011
From: Bent River, IA

Posted by Reasoned on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:11 PM

Excellent work Joe, your office work is tops, looks to be the same outfit as "Assi" Hahn's? Have you built the Tamiya A-3, wonder how this kit compares?

Science is the pursiut of knowledge, faith is the pursuit of wisdom. Peace be with you.

On the Tarmac: 1/48 Revell P-38

In the Hanger: A bunch of kits

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12:46 AM

Uber nice!

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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plasticjunkie

Member since
November 2008
From: Central Florida

Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:15 AM

That looks just super! Great execution all around and the base and groundwork look fantastic. Beer

Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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RadMax8

Member since
February 2005
From: Cleveland, OH

Posted by RadMax8 on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 4:15 PM

Awesome work, Joe. Your cockpit looks superb, as does the final finish (like all your builds!)

You'll have to show me how you make those nice bases sometime.

You're also making me want to build my Pips Priller edition FW190!

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:11 PM

Thanks everyone. Reasoned, I have the Tamiya A-3 in my stash. I think it even has Hahn's markings. I've read that other than a short landing gear and small wheels, its decent. It certainly looks nice in the box. I also have the Tamiya D-9 too. From what I understand, most JG2 planes were similar in appearance with little if any variations.

Rad Max, do it!. I built Priller's 109 E-3 with the Eduard kit recently with the deranged penquin on it. Thanks for the comments on the bases. All my planes get them. I get alot of positive comments on them, so perhaps I'll post a tutorial on how I make them on my next build. Its nothing more than a wooden plaque, real dirt, model railroad grass and Elmers glue.

Again, thank to everyone for the kind words...

Joe

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"