FW-190 Reich Defender III 5/10-2/11

Juelz I have heard several people say that recently after getting excited about breaking them out and going at'em. In my honest opinion, which is honestly equal to I think Eduard should release the occasional kit but concentrate on wht they do the very best, PE and masks. A good idea would be a joint venture of the best kits of varying manufacturers and include their products as special editions. I for one haven't gotten but one lil 1/72 Eduard kit because I know I will probably struggle with anything bigger. Sometimes I would venture to say overengineered. I heard one time, an engineering degree is a piece of paper saying that you have had enough training to know when to leave well enough alone.

Yes like the Tamiya AR 196 float plane, Italeri molds...I do have the Eduard 190 in my stash and i have to say that i'm not really looking forward to building it....I'm doing the Tamiya D9 for this GB...

Well be careful with that too Max!!! Just because it's in a Tamiya box, doesn't mean it is!

Stumpjumper: It's 1/48 Accurate Miniatures (Eduard).

I have to say,I'm not a big Eduard fan anymore. This is my second Eduard build, and the fit on this FW is not great, and lots of flash to contend with. I attached the fuselage to the wings, and the fit was horrible. The cheapest Revell kit that I have ever built had a better fit. After lots of scraping and fiddling, I was able to Tenax the thing together, but had to cut the fuselage shell chutes off because they never would have fit. for now on, I think it will be Tamiya only!

Rob

 A bit more progress today. This kit has no engine included. Just a flat face at the front of the teh fuselage over which the cooling fan and propeller are mounted. This will not do! So I spent awhile reving that flat face from the armored cowl ring by sanding and scribing. Eventually I had a proper armored cowl ring and a nice hole up front. New problem, Tamiya to the rescue. I have a 190D-9 in my stash which just so happens to come with aparts sprue from their radial 190s as well. With a BMW 801, cooling fan, and propellor that will not be needed. Problem solved. Now I just need to mount the engine where it will sit just right.

I also completed cleaning up the R1 MG-151 pod ejection chutes, hollowed out their bores and added a few more details to the cockpit. A 1/35 water can lid became the canopy closing crank and and I scratch built a throttle handle for the left console. Just about ready to begin interior painting.

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Stik you have a good start!!!! What scale is that btw?

It's 1/48. I do have a 1/32 190 in my stash but not much display room for it.

maxfax  - top top stuff. What scale is that?

Rob, she's looking great mate!!!

Stik you have a good start!!!! What scale is that btw?

Rob, Very nice looking pit....Looking forward to seeing more of your work

Stik, yep thats a good start, i need to get a move on with my Dora, end date is getting close....

Rob, that looks like the Eduard kit, I could tell by the way it made me shudder. LOL. It is a fantastic kit but you seriously have to watch every piece as you assemble. Looks like your on top of the beast though. Very nice looking pit,

Stick, great start. Cant wait to see an R1 mod,

...Guy

Rob, you Wurger is looking very impressive so far!

Well I finally settled upon some markings for mine, although I can not vouch for absolute accuracy. Sources conflict as to specific type, but with no photos to fall back on for my I am running with my choice- a FW-190A8/R1 of 6./JG-1, Yellow 4. As far as why an R1? Well the lower wing surfaces are molded on this kit (the old Otaki/ARII) where for the outboard cannons there are no bulges or ejection chutes that should be there. Also the barrel holes for the outbaord cannon are more properly located for a MG FF as on a pre A6 rather than the MG-151 equipped later variants.

Today I assembled the wings.

I also have made some dress up mods to the cockpit- I have a Eduard FW-190A5 that comes with PE parts for the instrument panel and side consoles in addition to the plastic parts. So the plastic is gonna dress up the very weak Otaki/ARII cockpit. I sanded smoothe the side consoles and replaced them with the Eduard parts. I also added the Eduard rudder pedals and replaced the kit seat with a True Details seat. I had to modify by sanding the tub and inner faces of the fusealge to fit the Eduard instrument panel parts. Here are a few shots...

And I have begun cleaning out the spent casing ejection chutes on the R1 cannon pods.

I will have some more progress pics one of these days...

Hello everyone,

I meant to get the cockpit photos before I enclosed the fuselage, but I forgot! Here is a WIP- the cockpit tub and gun deck in the fuselage. Has anyone had problems with the shell ejector part actually fitting into the lower wing section? There is no way that it will fit, they land right on toop of the main spar piece and I fear I will need to cut them off.

Thanks,

Rob

Arki - Awesome work on Blue 4! She looks fantastic! The Hasegawa kit looks very nice. 

Matt - Looks like you're making good progress. I look forward to seeing more!

Stump - I think your antenna looks fine from here.

Luftwoller

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Jezza, Ive said it once and ill say it again, Beautifull my friend....planes not bad either,

Awww shucks Guy... you're just saying that because it's true!

Thanks to everyone for the compliments on my build! You guys are the greatest!

Luftwoller

Hi Stump. On the tip of the aerial stub on the tail there is a small hole. The aerial wire attaches to this with a small spring. Im sure there are better pics available and will be posted, maybe but this is all i could dig out now,

http://www.cybermodeler.net/aircraft/fw190/images/nasm_fw190_12.jpg

...Guy

Cheers Luftwoller. My superglue effort looks lame and the standards on this GB are very high!

Hi Stump. On the tip of the aerial stub on the tail there is a small hole. The aerial wire attaches to this with a small spring. Im sure there are better pics available and will be posted, maybe but this is all i could dig out now,

http://www.cybermodeler.net/aircraft/fw190/images/nasm_fw190_12.jpg

...Guy

Can anyone clarify how the radio antenna attached on the 190 (turnbuckle?)

All round awesomw work guys!!!! Really liking these paint pics!!!!

Thanks for the links (pardon the pun) Frank!!!

Jus' passin' thru...........

Thanks Dave.

Stump, Jeremy, Arki,  Some beautiful builds guys!   

Clebode

All--I have encountered an issue with the LG struts.  I purchased AM cast brass struts from Pacific Coast.  As the photo below shows, the brass struts are almost 1/2 inch shorter han he kit struts.  That is 2 scale feet short!!!  Does anyone have a spec for the LG strut length for the D 11/13?

Hugh, this was variable ,believe it or not.  That stencil on the side of the landing gear cover actually provided guidance on what to set the struts in relation to aircraft weight.  The struts were usually set longer on the D-9 to prevent bouncing on landings.  Look at some pictures of wartime aircraft and "guesstimate" would be my advice.

Hugh,

I agree- those do look short.  Here are a couple of pages dedicated to the FW-190 landing gear that may offer some insight:

FW-190 Landing Gear

FW-190 Landing Gear pt. 2

Hope they help!

Hugh- Check the alignment of the gear cover bolts as well. They look like 190 legs but are short ,kinda odd.Good luck with that one ,I think I would simulate the details and dump the am parts,bummer.

Luftwoller

Hugh, That camo looks well strange. Cant say ive ever come accross it before. Beautifully done though. Do you have a colour plate of the thing, or a linky to see it?

...Guy

 

Guy--The photo below is the colour plate from the kit instructions.  I also have a similar plate from Eagle Cals.  Frank recognized he scheme as belonging to "Yellow 10" immediately.

All--I have encountered an issue with the LG struts.  I purchased AM cast brass struts from Pacific Coast.  As the photo below shows, the brass struts are almost 1/2 inch shorter han he kit struts.  That is 2 scale feet short!!!  Does anyone have a spec for the LG strut length for the D 11/13?

Well since Sunday was one heck of a rainny day I got alot done yesterday heres some photos. I got the landing gear masked and painted includeing the prop and starting the top camo...

Luftwoller

Wow, i dont look in for a couple of days and burger me if theres not a whole Staffle been produced,

Mike, Black 8 looks fantastic and the figures are just great. Love the photographty too. Is that your back yard?

Thanks, Guy.  Not my backyard, Southern California is a little "browner" this time of year and my view is mostly of other houses in the subdivision!  Just an 11x17 photo printed out for a background.

Wow, i dont look in for a couple of days and burger me if theres not a whole Staffle been produced,

Mike, Black 8 looks fantastic and the figures are just great. Love the photographty too. Is that your back yard?

Hugh, That camo looks well strange. Cant say ive ever come accross it before. Beautifully done though. Do you have a colour plate of the thing, or a linky to see it?

Stump, i hope your proud of that one, shes 'Top shelfer' for sure. Very nice.

Jezza, Ive said it once and ill say it again, Beautifull my friend....planes not bad either,

Akri, another stunner. Very nice looking paintwork, again you should be proud of your efforts.

...Guy

Daywalker

If anyone fancies something a little different, I am starting up a new GB October 1st, check it out!

The Hornet's Nest

Man, I got all excited because I thought this was an Me 410 GB, I guess that would be Hornisse GB though, lol.

I'll have to pass, those teenies just don't do anything for me, but you guys have fun!

Stump, Jeremy, AWESOME builds lads!!!! The paintwork and weathering is outstanding!!!! WELL DONE!!!

Will HAVE to get cracking on mine now!!!!