1/48 Eduard Fw 190 A-6 JG 1 "Gunther Luck" (In progress and finished)

Very cool!!!!! 

Very nice.  I like the checkboard cowl work.

Somehow I just knew I was going to really enjoy my coffee this morning. ;)

I guess I have to start with that checkered cowling. *clap clap!! Well executed. Did you have to change the geometry of the squares a bit around the curve on the front of the cowling? I've yet to paint checkers on anything but it seems like the the curve would have those squares bow out like a trapezoid a bit. Definitely worth the effort. It's a show stopper. Thanks for sharing your approach. Everything here looks phenomenal Joe. You certainly know your way around a 190. I even like the mud. I'm gonna have to get around to playing with that one day.

Are you noticing a difference in the retooling from Eduard kits? It seems like the rivet detail has been bumped up significantly from older models. 

Again, beautiful bird Joe. 

As always, outstanding work.  You are a maestro with paint fading and weathering.

DM1975

Very cool!!!!! 

 

keavdog

Very nice.  I like the checkboard cowl work.

 

bvallot

Somehow I just knew I was going to really enjoy my coffee this morning. ;)

I guess I have to start with that checkered cowling. *clap clap!! Well executed. Did you have to change the geometry of the squares a bit around the curve on the front of the cowling? I've yet to paint checkers on anything but it seems like the the curve would have those squares bow out like a trapezoid a bit. Definitely worth the effort. It's a show stopper. Thanks for sharing your approach. Everything here looks phenomenal Joe. You certainly know your way around a 190. I even like the mud. I'm gonna have to get around to playing with that one day.

Are you noticing a difference in the retooling from Eduard kits? It seems like the rivet detail has been bumped up significantly from older models. 

Again, beautiful bird Joe. 

 

Thanks Britt. I curved it a little. I just squeezed the tape with tweezers towards the front of the cowl. Tamiya tape is easy to manipulate. 

Yes, Eduard is at the top of their game right now. Awesome surface detail. I look forward to trying their spit Mk. I. 

Aggieman

As always, outstanding work.  You are a maestro with paint fading and weathering.

 

I will never turn away from a 190 build! 

Beautiful build. Great job in painting the checkerboard. The weathering and chipping are tops.

I thought about painting the checkerboards on my F84 but that would have been very complex  so I went with the decals. 

Mopar Madness

I will never turn away from a 190 build! 

 

plasticjunkie

Beautiful build. Great job in painting the checkerboard. The weathering and chipping are tops.

I thought about painting the checkerboards on my F84 but that would have been very complex  so I went with the decals. 

 

 

Thanks PJ. It really wasn't that difficult  really, just time consuming. 

Shipwreck

Great job Lawdog. You nailed another one!

 

Thanks!

tempestjohnny

Another absolute masterpiece. I think the chipping and fading is just right. I'm sure they were flying multiple sorties per day so had no time for paint touch up

 

Thanks Johnny. Your probably right, especially at this time during heavy allied bombing. It's actually growing on me. 

Oh HELL yeah!! I'm frickin' drooling man. Amazing work good friend Joe.

Brilliant work! Well done! Very well balanced paint work and weathering. 

Best,

Nikola

What's to say that hasn't already been said? Great work, Joe! I think the liquid frisket chips may be a touch over scale, but it doesn't detract from the overall build, really. Plus, considering the pilot was credited with five B-17s, I'm guessing his plane saw it's fair share of shrapnel. 

The FW190 I just finished took over 9 months to complete, what did this take you, 9 days?

mustang1989

Oh HELL yeah!! I'm frickin' drooling man. Amazing work good friend Joe.

 

Nikola

Brilliant work! Well done! Very well balanced paint work and weathering. 

 

Best,

Nikola

 

RadMax8

What's to say that hasn't already been said? Great work, Joe! I think the liquid frisket chips may be a touch over scale, but it doesn't detract from the overall build, really. Plus, considering the pilot was credited with five B-17s, I'm guessing his plane saw it's fair share of shrapnel. 

The FW190 I just finished took over 9 months to complete, what did this take you, 9 days?

 

Thanks Max. Yeah I think this particularly technique is better reserved for larger scales, wing roots, or anything late war Japanese...lol. That or I need to find a sponge with smaller pores. I will stick with my AK chipping fluid in 1/48 from now on I think. I do love to experiment as my quest for the perfect techniques continue...at least for me.

I wish I could build a model in 9 days. I had to take a break from the B-25 when I ordered some stuff for it, so I started this and the zero at the same time. When I finished the B-25 I went back and finished up these two.