1/48 Eduard Fw 190A-5, Oblt. Walter Nowotny, 1./ JG 54 (Complete)

Wow. I just started a Hasegawa Bodeplatte Fw190, but my cockpit doesn't look as good as that. Is it all photoetch?

dazzjazz

Wow. I just started a Hasegawa Bodeplatte Fw190, but my cockpit doesn't look as good as that. Is it all photoetch?

 

Thanks - Just about -- the IPs, side consoles, seat belts as well as levers, handles and other doodads on the IP are all photoetch. Eduard does a nice job on these new kits. The only minor issue is that the RLM 66 color of the parts is a little on the purple side when looking at photos. Overall it looks good and saves a lot of time. 

Looks great Hoss. Great subject too. You'll love their new tooled 190. 

Nice looking pit there Hoss

I love those Green Heart liveries. Great looking front office H. 

lawdog114

Looks great Hoss. Great subject too. You'll love their new tooled 190. 

 

Thanks LD. 

modelcrazy

Nice looking pit there Hoss

 

Thanks Steve. Making progress. 

Mopar Madness

I love those Green Heart liveries. Great looking front office H. 

 

Thanks Chad. 

Build and main painting are now complete. It's been a quick build with no issues to speak of. It's important to get the cowling panels spaced properly and ensure the wheel well structure is positioned properly, but the fit is excellent.  

Master barrels for the MGs were used and look better than the kit MGs. I used a very small amount of perfect plastic putty for a couple of seams and minor gaps. A few panel lines on the spine and underneath were scribed.

Even with the excellent engineering, there are panel lines at the forward section of each wing root that are not there in real life and needed to be filled. Overall it's an excellent kit and very enjoyable to build. 

It was primed with Mr. Surfacer 1200.

The yellow tactical markings were painted first and masked. 

Mr. Color paints per the Eduard callouts were used. RLM 76 is the underside, Mr. Color C303 "Green" is the lighter upper camo color and RLM 70 is the darker color. I used RLM 71 for the olive colored patch that covers a marking beneath the "4". The camo was painted freehand, closely following the JG 54 book profile, which differs a bit from the Eduard instructions. Some shading and fading of the main camo was also applied. 

Gloss coat of Tamiya X-22 and Mr. Color Leveling Thinner.

Decals and more weathering are next. 

Nothing better than x22 and mr Color LT for a smooooth clear coat! Another beautiful model in the works

Chemteacher

Looking great. Panel lines look awesome. How do like the Perfect Plastic Putty? I haven’t had the opportunity to try it yet but with a couple of kits in my stash, I’m sure I’ll get plenty chances.

 

If I may jump here and give some feed back about PPP. I use it a lot and it's very easy to work with. Some times depending on the application you don't have to sand but a simple swipe of a q tip moistoned with water will leave a clean smooth fill as in a wing fillet area or a narrow gap.

If it begins to dry out in the tube then add a few drops of water and knead the tube to bring it back.

plasticjunkie

Nothing better than x22 and mr Color LT for a smooooth clear coat! Another beautiful model in the works

 

Thanks PJ.

Chemteacher

Looking great. Panel lines look awesome. How do like the Perfect Plastic Putty? I haven’t had the opportunity to try it yet but with a couple of kits in my stash, I’m sure I’ll get plenty chances.

 

Thanks Chemteacher. Comments on PPP below. 

plasticjunkie

 

 

Chemteacher

Looking great. Panel lines look awesome. How do like the Perfect Plastic Putty? I haven’t had the opportunity to try it yet but with a couple of kits in my stash, I’m sure I’ll get plenty chances.

 

 

 

 

 

If I may jump here and give some feed back about PPP. I use it a lot and it's very easy to work with. Some times depending on the application you don't have to sand but a simple swipe of a q tip moistoned with water will leave a clean smooth fill as in a wing fillet area or a narrow gap.

If it begins to dry out in the tube then add a few drops of water and knead the tube to bring it back.

 

I agree. It's great for filling minor gaps, sands well, dries quickly and doesn't shrink when drying. I use it a lot.  

I don't use it for filling seams where the ultimate surface should be smooth - I can't get it to conform well to the plastic area around it. I usually use Mr. Surfacer 500 and sometimes Tamiya basic putty for this application. 

Outsranding Hoss. 

lawdog114

Outsranding Hoss. 

 

Thanks LD. 

Good to see an Eduard FW-190 going. I see you don't mess around.

Looking very good! I agree on the camo scheme, it should be great, it's looking good already.

My rendition of Walter Nowotny's Fw 190A-5 from summer 1943 supporting Operation Zitadelle is now complete. He had over 70 victories from June to August 1943 alone and many of them likely in this plane when he was serving as CO of 1./JG54. 

I'm happy with the way the JG 54 camo and marking scheme came out. Since the last update, the decals were applied without any issues, although I was holding my breath with the fuselage crosses. I must have measured and tweaked the masking for the JG 54 RLM04 stripe 10 times. In the end it came out OK.

I also spent quite a bit of time on weathering, hoping to improve in this department. Flory panel line washes, black/brown mix on key panel lines, lots of staining, drips, exhaust, smoke, chips, scratches, were all added until I thought they matched the profile reasonably well. Model master flat clear lacquer was the final coat. I used pastels for smoke and some additional staining and pigments on the tires.

A couple of firsts for me included painting the back of the prop tips silver and then feathering in the RLM70 to represent wear. I also experimented with applying a grime wash consisting of highly diluted Mission Models black and brown to selected panel lines after the final flat coat and was very happy with the effect. 

Enjoy the photos and thanks for following along. 

Absolutely awesome. The camo looks great finished up with the decals. Weathered but not overdone, same with panel lines. Those initial pics on the dio base with bg are very, very nice.

On a side note, that would be the first time I've ever commented on a WIP (albeit a little late) and 30 seconds later the finished build is posted.

Great looking clean build with fantastic soft edge demarcation paint lines. Excellent.

Sweet!  Great photos, looks like Russian summer to me.

  Wow!  That is a pretty airplane.  Nice job!  

Greg

Good to see an Eduard FW-190 going. I see you don't mess around.

Looking very good! I agree on the camo scheme, it should be great, it's looking good already.

 

Thanks Greg!

Greg

Absolutely awesome. The camo looks great finished up with the decals. Weathered but not overdone, same with panel lines. Those initial pics on the dio base with bg are very, very nice.

On a side note, that would be the first time I've ever commented on a WIP (albeit a little late) and 30 seconds later the finished build is posted.

 

Many thanks Greg. Glad you liked how it turned out along with the photos. Much appreciated. Your timing was perfect!

plasticjunkie

Great looking clean build with fantastic soft edge demarcation paint lines. Excellent.

 

Thanks plasticjunkie. Glad you like the soft edge on the camo. I wanted to reflect that the camo pattern was applied in the field by the JG 54 ground crew, which would be less crisp than a factory paint job. The profile showed mostly soft edges as well. I was a little concerned that the edges would be too soft, but I'm happy with how they turned out. 

jeaton01

Sweet!  Great photos, looks like Russian summer to me.

 

Thanks John. Much appreciated. I like trying to add some interest by showing the subject in a relevant setting. 

By the way -- just for fun -- here's the result from the last time (40 years ago) I attempted to recreate a Russian summer Kursk scene. 

knox

  Wow!  That is a pretty airplane.  Nice job!  

 

Thanks Knox! 

She looks the business Hoss!  The weathering is beautifully restrained but still has a nice used look to it.