1/24 FW-190 WIP- THE MUMMY

Very nice work.  It's a shame to close it all up, but you have a good photo record.  Maybe you could display an interior photo along with the finished model.  Rick.

Jmodeler , wwheels- Closed up for now , to be opened maybe next year -remember with a D-9 the landing gear floor was removed to fit the Jumo 213 ,all the rear of the engine is visible underneath.

Thanks for your interest and comments.

Stalled out in Oct ,show duties dontcha know....  I was getting fit issues with the fuselage machine guns so I ordered these :

They are exquisite.

I also buggered up some decals so I ordered these; Hobbydecal 1/24 FW 190 dry transfers.

Both of the above from Spruebrothers.

This book has a semi-detailed build of the Trump 1/24 FW 190 D9 well worth getting for this kit.I dont know for sure but the Polish/English translation comes across as very harsh on some details of the kit but does not even see others. I found I was on the right track in some areas of my build and found info on other details.The book has great drawings of the real planes equipment.  ISBN #  978-83-7237-185-0   . From Amazon.

I am itching to get back on this ,later this month.

The new machine gun tubes should look better IMHO. Nothing better than using metal for something that was actually metal.

Oh mama, I like it!! Got the quarter scale version of this plane by Eduard and hoping to do some of the same detail.

Very nice work there!

Mike

Thanks boyz ,stay tuned .....

Krow, I used the Hobbydecal transfers on my big 190... you're gonna love 'em.

Wnut _Thanks ,feel free to post a pic or yours on here , I am interested to see how it turned out.

Here is an update on this.I got the guns and cover clearanced ,but then decided to get the brass barrels. These were installed and look good ,they are smaller than the kit and the Verlinden resin ones.

Also added a Tuner Motor Factory (car stuff)  hose for the oxygen in my cockpit.

I almost forgot the gun syncronizers there are two ,scratchbuilt from styrene .The kit does not supply any and they sit right on top in the open. I will make a mount for these and wire them as well. I will be adding a throttle linkage to this cockpit/power egg and then fuselage sealing .

And here are the syncro's in place on the top of the engine.

This will put us over 3000 views on this build.

She's looking real good so far. Nicw work.

Nice work on scratchbuilding the syncronizers. I can't believe a kit that big missed something like that.

Nice looking engine krow.  Sorry I did not see your post last month.  You can see mine on my site.

http://wingnutmodels.com/Fw%20190D-9_trumpeter.html

Scity -Thanks

Jmodeler - Thanks . I think it 's a matter of 'when to stop' for them!

Wnut -Thanks. I have been checking your build regularly , my post was mistaken.

Thanks

Parts in place .I will detail the guns and get to the throttle linkage next.

And under...

I managed to get the throttle linkage sorted to some degree .I got some.047" dia.  rod ends from  rbmotion. They are perfect and make the part look real, they even come with a small 'nut' . Some p/e runner 'arms' and a length of .032" s/s tube with some Grandt line bolts complete the assembly.

And on the engine assembly...

...a bracket to the front of the cockpit will finish this.

Added another lever and rod end to enter the cockpit with the linkage.

I went on and mounted the linkage ,I will paint in situ.

Looking great Krow!

Should leave enough time to complete before the spring model contest season. Lucky you have a local IPMS show in the near future. On that note it seems there are only two provinces that get to host one....

Sfire-Thanks for your comment. I will try to post finished pix of the cockpit/power egg today.

As far as shows in Canada there are a few I can go to .Vancouver IPMS is always a definite for me and the "Western Canada" model show ,in Alberta (?) I will try to hit this year as it is at an airfield where they have a Lancaster. I will also hit the Vancouver Automotive Modelers  show ,they always have a good turnout. There is not a cohesive effort in Canada regarding model shows ,somewhat sad.

Although as soon as this is posted someone will disagree and I might even get some comments. The lack of an IPMS Canada National show makes my point for me. I have heard of a Bi-annual show back east but not lately.The Canadian model sites I have been on are pretty much dead.

As far as the FW goes I am painting details , pix later.

Krow, I can't remember if you said you were going to show the engine and MG mount detail with open cowl panels.  The piano hinge that is on either side of the center section in front of the guns is compound curve on the model.  Wasn't sure if you were aware and couldn't remember if it was in one of your previous posts.

Wnut -Thanks- I am aware of the hinges on the gun panel as well as the ammo doors .The gun panel aren't so much a compound curve ,they curve inwards and when sanded off there is the flat needed to install the correct appearing hinge. I cant see a hinge on pix of the area ,they are inside the skin. I have researched this part extensively in order to correct it. I will glue the hell out of the top front panel ,fill the joint and then saw the hinge line straight. Some hinges from The Model Garage would be nice ,I havent found any long enough though.I heard they make some for truck model hoods ,those are what I need . I am sealing it all up at this point,thinning the panels at the joint lines and will saw it all apart some other time. Thanks for the help.

Engine looks like it could fire up.

Tman -Thanks and keep watchin'    Here is the completed gun/syncro assy on  the engine. These will be the last shots of this ,I want it in the fuse asap.

I also finished and primed the cockpit exterior and the last of the small details ,here is the throttle handle ,the canopy crank with quick release handle and the armor also the lens holder for the gunsite.

Cool, sounds like you got a handle on this kit.  I'll be quiet now  I agree with TMan, fire that sucker up!

Wnut -Thanks but don't worry about comments on the kit or my work, I appreciate the input. I primed all the parts in the pics from yesterday so I'm gonna take some time for another kit. Be back soon...

Back on the big FW for a while .Today I squared away the cpit and fuselage additions/corrections. I added the throttle lever and oxygen hose, touched up the paint ready to install.

On the fuse I scribed all the engine panel lines inside and out .They are as thin as paper now. The plan is to cut off the front panels at a later date to display the engine. I have a few parts left to install, gunsite pieces, canopy crank , exhaust pipes ,shoulder belts and back armor. I dipped the canopy parts in Future as well.

Here is the fuse inside:

Outside:

The lower line is a hinge , the kit has no line at all. this was added.

On the supercharger intake scoop the kit is very deceptive. There is a recessed area to drop the scoop into. This is incorrect,the scoop is rivited on top of the fuse skin. I got caught here and had to sand down the surrounding area to get the skin level to the scoop level. A proper fix would be to fill in the area and glue the kit scoop on top. It looks ok. I still have to add rivit detail at this point as well. I spent all day on this mostly, on the line scribing and seam cleanup. Good references wil help to get through the corrections ,there are lots to work on.

Seams look good...

Went for it last night and glued in the cpit/engine assy. Some tight maneuvering then a little 'click' and the parts mated exactly, gotta like that! Highly recommend the Verlinden accessory kit for this model. The guns are loose to allow final line-up with the cover. The exhaust will be added through the front to allow proper alignment.

On to some wing work.The gear bay is minimal to say the least ,however it can be worked with. I added cartridge chutes for the mg's from .005" brass sheet .Like all the ommisions/corrections./additions to this kit ,they are really simple to deal with ,there are just a lot of them. I also made some retractor spring arm things ( I dunno what they are) . Added previously were the clips for the gear lockup and numerous holes for the wiring ,lines etc to come.

Fuselage and cpit/engine unification successfully completed. The ip meets the left and right consoles on each side inside the cpit. This is where the two assy's actually touch and sanding of the bottom of the ip on each side allowed me to bring the tub up into the fuselage. A minor visual oddity on the rear where the panel meets the tub back. This is where the armor plate will go as well. Wicked! Happy to get to this point.

Nothing broke off and all the cpit parts are in place ,nice fit .Guns are still loose ,they clip into the mount ,to allow for final alignment . The front of the fuse will still flex open enough to insert the exhaust for final there as well. This is a great kit if a person wants to take it as far as they can.

Small interference from me (Krow113) adding too much detail ,fouled the wing/fuse dynamic.Took alla 10 minutes to re-arrange the hoses ,sand the "mount to nowhere" and sand off the chute extensions added by me(Krow113) . The wings fit excellently ,good news at this point. Here is the assy taped together ,the gaps were eliminated with a slight pressure,should glue up perfectly.