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Hello friends. Now that my 190 is wrapped up and the 111 is coming along smoothly, it’s time to start planning the next build! Here is the ICM FW 189 in 1/72 scale. I don’t like to read kit reviews because I want to experience the highs and lows for myself so I don’t know what to expect here but it looks great right out of the box! Thanks for looking!
Chad
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Hello friends! Well, I making steady progress on the FW 189A–1. I have encountered some pretty nasty gaps in the wing roots and in the cockpit glass. The greenhouse was a little difficult because some steps require you to install individual panes of glass so gluing was a real treat. But, slow and steady progress is my typical formula so I still have quite a ways to go. Thank you for looking!
Looks like that was a challenge with all that glass Chad, its looking nice.
Oh, wow, slow and study is definately the way to go but you’re doing a great job sir!
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That looks like a tough wingroot issue with the surface detail. And that greenhouse! But thats what makes these German bobmbers look so cool. Coming along nicely.
Thanks,
John
All that masking....yikes. You're gonna need the patience of a Saint to get through that. I'm looking forward to this one.
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Thank you everyone for the kind words! The gaps in the greenhouse canopy are what’s stealing my momentum at the moment. I’m thinking a dilution of white glue and water is what I’ll use to fill the gaps around the clear parts. Anybody have any better ideas?
Do you know is the this the same plastic that is in the Italeri 1/72 version?
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falconmod Do you know is the this the same plastic that is in the Italeri 1/72 version? John
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Love this!
modelcrazy Oh sorry I missed this my friend, but I'm watching now.
Wish I could have it ready for Saturday! Question, when you made yours, did you encounter the gaps in the greenhouse canopy too or is this just builders error?
I agree TJ, I think this is a new mold for ICM.
Yes, I had some gaps. I filled them with Mr Surfacer if I recall. I also hand painted the canopy.
I won't be there Saturday, I'm taking the Kirishima to the IPMS Contest. I feel like punishing myself.
Well, now I remember why this one has been sitting for so long... 4 hours of masking! But, I see the light at the end of this tunnel.
Looking really good Chad.
Thank you friend!
That splinter camoflauge you did is awesome! I hope one day soon I can get my splinter camoflauge to look like that.
Thank you for the kind words Toshi! I bet yours would look great!
Hello my friends. I am calling this one done! I really think my next challenge I need to tackle in scale modeling is photography. I’m really getting frustrated with the quality of my photographs.
The model looks very well done, nice and clean, good canopy work.
I do think your back drop is too dark, it may work better to have a lighter blue with a little refectivity to help even out the light. Being further away from the subject and using a longer lens helps to avoid distortion.
I have a lot of fun photographing my models. I used to like natural light, but now I use my workshop as a studio, mostly because natural light can be so variable and I have too many trees in my yard that create shadows. One thing I did was change all the workshop light bulbs to the same color temperature, 6000 Kelvin in my case but it may be more important to get the same temperature than any particular temperature. It helps digital cameras correctly set the white balance.
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Well done! The greenhouse looks tidy, not easy to pull off in1/72. I wonder if a new tool Bv-141B will come out, to keep your new creation company?
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Real G Well done! The greenhouse looks tidy, not easy to pull off in1/72. I wonder if a new tool Bv-141B will come out, to keep your new creation company?
A nice 1/72 141 is long overdue! Thank you for your kind words!
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