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

Julez-your 190 is looking good.  I've got the Eduard kit in the stash but I'm not brave enough to start on it yet.  On a secondary note, if enough people hang around and keep building, this could be "The GB that never ends" .....or not....

Eric-Thanks.  I'm looking forward to an armor build but I'm learning to strongly dislike the Dragon instructions.

Very nice Dora Bob.

Can't wait to see what you do with your jagdpanzer.

I'f i'd have known you guys were going to keep going i would have kept on going in here as well...

I'm slowly  working away on this Eduard A-5, it's ready for a wash...

Thanks Mike & Julez.

Bondo-I'm sorry for your loss.

Bob, well done buddy your Dora came out superbly...very cool

Stik, nice work mate as always....looking forward to seeing some more

Bondo, sorry to hear of your families loss.....

Nice Dora Bob, she really came out nicely

Cheers...

Thanks Dave.

Bob, nice Dora!!! 

Thank you Frank.  The kit is the 1/48 Tamiya Fw-190D-9.

Again Frank, thanks for running this GB.  You do a great job-both building and running the GB.

Outstanding work Bob, I would go so far as to say that this is your finest i have seen.  Very well done, thanks for finishing and sharing her with us!

As I went to update page one, I realized I had not added the details of your build.  Could you refresh my memory as to the kit/scale?  Thanks Bob!

As of this writing, we now have 30 finished builds here.  WOW!!!  Never would I have hoped for so many, and such fantastic work all round.  Give yourselves a hand for this one, you earned it!

Eptingmike & Vetteman-thanks for the kind words..

Bobbaily thats a sweet 190 very well done sir I really like your exhaust staining.

She's a beauty!  Good work!! 

Stik-continuing to look impressive.  Keep up the good work.

I'm calling this one done. Couple of areas that could use some more sanding/detailing/weathering/etc, but I'm done.  All things considered, I'm pleased.....started and finished in the same year!

Anyway, here she is:

Frank-thank you for running another great GB.  Looking forward to RD IV....and V....and VI....

And thank you to all you guys that continue to offer support & advise.

Till next time....

Cheers

Thanks for the kind words about the seat guys. Those True Details resin replacement seats are certainly worth their small cost.

My 190's cockpit is all ready for insertion now. Instruments have a drop of clear glue over each dial face and the gun sight added. I also filed a notch into the instrument hood for the gun sight and touched up the dark gray that had been worn away in seam clean up and adding the notch.

More to follow next week.

Spike190, tigerman - thanks very much for your comments. 

Stikpusher - am with Spike190, the seat looks terrific!

Stumpjumper, wow, great job.

Mike well done on an excellent finish, really nice paintwork.

Bob your moving along nicely, almost done I should think?

Stikpusher, nice work on the interior, the seat looks great.

Bondo, sorry to hear about your Father in law, you spoke of him often. Best wishes to you and your family.

That Dora is sublime Stumpjumper.

Mike, great job on yours as well.

Beautiful stuff here gents. Bobbaily, nice to see some of your work finally. See you over in the other GB when you're done.

Thank you guys, that really means a lot to me.  I am so glad to hear that you enjoy these GB's, and I love seeing all of the stunning builds that result from them.  It is truly a pleasure to be your host!

Randy- I think you're right!  This one may go on for a while yet.  The 109 GB went on for quite a while after the official close date, and that is absolutely fine with me!

Mike- Always glad to help!  Your GB's bring out some of the best people and again, stunning pieces as well.  Cheers!  Now, I just gotta finish one of mine for yours.

Bill- I am very sorry to hear about your father in law.  I know you were close, and am glad you were able to take him to Reno last year.  I would really like to see your Beaufighter build when you do it, those Army Air Corps Beau's are the best looking of them all IMHO.

bondoman

Reich DF4?

Nightfighters?

My father in law passed away last month- it's why I've been awol.

He flew nightfighters for the USAAF.

Sorry to hear that Bill.  We lose more and more of our vets everyday.

I believe Frank was considering the Stuka as the next GB subject.

bobbaily

Stikpusher-your interior is coming together well.  Looking forward to more progress pics.

I did not quite get as far as I had hoped for this weekend. I had a few issues with the instrument decals I am using on the IP. But always time to do it again... I did get a wash in the cockpit and the fuselage halves glued together with the engine installed. I left the seam between the wing trailing edge and tail wheel well unglued so I can slip the IP and cockpit tub in place once they are done to my satisfaction. Here are a few pics.

cockpit tub with wash

fuselage top view

engine with cowl ring in place

engine w/o cowl ring

and with wings in place (not glued) for pic...

eptingmike

Now what was the next Reich Defender subject?  :)

Mike

Beautiful Wurger Mike! I hope that mine looks somewhere near as good as yours When I can get it finished...

As far as the next RD subject... how about the Zerstoerers?

bondoman

Daywalker is the very best GB host. I've been in about 20 or so, and Frank "wrote the book".

I can second that -- Frank gave me heaps of advice about running a GB before I launched my first in late '09 (Achtraden), and now I'm running three at once, with three previously completed (or, the last of the three overtime and a couple of builds still going... One of which is mine!).

Cheers, can't wait for RD IV, M/TB379

Reich DF4?

Nightfighters?

My father in law passed away last month- it's why I've been awol.

He flew nightfighters for the USAAF.

Daywalker is the very best GB host. I've been in about 20 or so, and Frank "wrote the book".

WOW !!! Although I have been lurking here of late I have to say you guys are still turning out beautiful 190s

Daywalker man I tell ya this has been one very successful group build so much so that I dont think the guys are gonna let you close it. Thats a good thing IMHO anyway.

Beautiful build Mike!  Well worth the wait. 

Thanks for your kind words and thank for hosting the GB!

Way to go Mike, that looks absolutely stunning!  Thanks for being a part of the GB, I updated page one for you!

OK I am calling it DONE! 

This has been quite a learning experience for me, yessiree.  There was some good learnin' and some bad learnin' that is for sure!  This kit seemed to constantly throw up some sort of roadbump. Among other things I had issues with the primer going on fuzzy(temp was most likely too high) and I had to buy a second kit in order to cast a missing part.  But it was fun and that is what really counts.

I am a little sad that I didn't get this done in the timeframe but I guess two days late isn't too bad!

Enjoy the pics and good job everyone...

Now what was the next Reich Defender subject?  :)

Mike