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                        Finally Finished Flat Focke Wulf Fighter...

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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Finally Finished Flat Focke Wulf Fighter...
                        Posted by uproar on Saturday, November 5, 2005 6:50 PM
                        Big Smile [:D]

                        Finally finished this bird--got rid of that dreaded gloss.....just need to paint the display base...Dora Red 1 of the JV44....























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                        Swanny
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
                        Posted by Swanny on Saturday, November 5, 2005 7:05 PM
                        That looks pretty nice -- good job!Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Swanny's Models
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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Posted by uproar on Saturday, November 5, 2005 7:12 PM
                        Thanks, Swanny--after much frustration with useless Cutting Edge canopy masks, I used your wonderful canopy masking technique, and learned the wonders of Future!

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                        Devil Dawg
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
                        Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, November 5, 2005 7:36 PM
                        Great job. I hope that mine comes out looking that good - if I ever get around to building it.......

                        Devil Dawg

                        On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

                        Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, November 5, 2005 8:19 PM
                        Very nice Dora. Well done.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Posted by uproar on Saturday, November 5, 2005 8:26 PM
                        Thank you...now I can finally get over the darn thing and move on to something else....working on a Tiger I now....
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 5, 2005 8:34 PM
                        AWESOME LOOKING BIRD!!!Thumbs Up [tup]Bow [bow]
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                        yardbird78
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway
                        Posted by yardbird78 on Saturday, November 5, 2005 10:27 PM
                        Beautiful work on the FW. The finish is outstanding.

                        Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

                        ,,

                        The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

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                        wing_nut
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: Piscataway, NJ!
                        Posted by wing_nut on Saturday, November 5, 2005 10:38 PM
                        Nice Dora. Keep up the good work.

                        Marc  

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                        waikong
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: NYC, USA
                        Posted by waikong on Saturday, November 5, 2005 11:37 PM
                        That flat finish really makes the model, looking excellent now.

                        My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

                           

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                        Allen109
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: NE Oklahoma
                        Posted by Allen109 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 1:42 AM
                        Very nice work.Please keep it up, and keep posting pictures.
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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Posted by uproar on Sunday, November 6, 2005 2:15 AM
                        Thanks, everyone--been working on that plane for so long, I'm getting a bit weary of it. Its all coming back to me now...how much I loved doing this when I was a kid. I wish I still had all the stuff I built back then.

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by waikong

                        That flat finish really makes the model, looking excellent now.


                        Yes, it does look a bit better than it did--I tried the mixture of Future with Tamiya Flat Acrylic Base, and it still had a gloss to it--not sure if I used the right proportions. Only the Floquil Acrylic Flat did the trick.
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                        Mark Joyce
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Placerville, CA USA
                        Posted by Mark Joyce on Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:33 AM
                        Looks great! Very nice job on the finish. Just curious, what problems did you have with the masks? I've used Cutting Edge/Black Magic masks many times with no problems whatsoever.

                        Mark
                        Ignorance is bliss
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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Posted by uproar on Sunday, November 6, 2005 10:05 AM
                        I just had problems getting the Cutting Edge masks to stick very well, and there was some seepage under the masks...it was probably my fault. I had better luck with Tamiya tape.
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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 10:30 AM
                        Beautiful! Excellent finish, thanks for the look,

                        Darren.
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        cj95
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Mission, Texas
                        Posted by cj95 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 4:11 PM
                        Sweet!!!

                        There's just something about those long nose 190's.
                        I like the chips taken out of the prop as well.
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                        ezbluesix
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: southeast ohio
                        Posted by ezbluesix on Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:37 PM
                        Sweet D...whats the base made of? is it a DYI or did you purchase it ?
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                        mustang10
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        Posted by mustang10 on Sunday, November 6, 2005 7:44 PM
                        Very, Very Nice!!! Your painting skills are awsome Approve [^]
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                        ron b
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: oxford,pa
                        Posted by ron b on Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:10 PM
                        Chipping on the canopy and wing root is very realistic, what technique did you use ? Looks great thanks for sharing.
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                        mucker
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Northern KY
                        Posted by mucker on Sunday, November 6, 2005 9:39 PM
                        Nice looking Dora! I dind;t see the glossy version, but what you;ve posted is the real deal. THanks for sharing. What kit and scale was this?

                        ...and don;t go over to Armor on us!!!! (tiger I)

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                        razordws
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
                        Posted by razordws on Sunday, November 6, 2005 10:19 PM
                        That's a very nice looking bird for all the reasons stated above. Thanks for the look!

                        Dave

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                        uproar
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Washington
                        Posted by uproar on Monday, November 7, 2005 1:45 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ezbluesix

                        Sweet D...whats the base made of? is it a DYI or did you purchase it ?


                        The base is resin, from www.justplanemodels.com....planning on painting it soon, maybe gluing a little static grass here and there...

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ron b

                        Chipping on the canopy and wing root is very realistic, what technique did you use ? Looks great thanks for sharing.


                        I used a Sharpie metallic gray oil paint fine point pen on the canopy (followed the chipping pattern on the photos and drawings), and Tamiya silver enamel marker on the wing root (wish I'd used the finer pen, though).

                        The kit is the 1/48 scale Tamiya Fw 190D--not the JV44 version, but the "regular" version with tons of aftermarket stuff...

                        The real plane had some fire damage to the windscreen and the starboard fuselage, forward from the cockpit, from a cockpit fire (possibly deliberate), and splinter damage to a propeller blade.

                        Here is my original link, with some photos of the underside, wheel, and engine bays...

                        http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/536210/ShowPost.aspx
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