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

Dave---As this is my first GB I don't know you yet.  Given the builders who are thrilled by your arrival, I am looking forward to seeing your work and learning from you.

Hey Dave's back!!! Whoo Hoo! Looking foward to building with you agian buddy.

Soulcrusher

back Dave, great to see you!  I'll be looking forward to seeing that little Wurger come along.

WOOHOO Dave's back!!!!!! back buddy!!!! It's still your fault you know! Great choice for a build, I am doing the same (sort of) kit. I have the A-6/A-8 kit and building it as an A-8. One thing somebody mentioned on this thread about the Academy 1/72 A models is the sharpness of the forward edge of the vertical tip, a simple sanding back a hair and then it looks right. Just a heads up if you didn't already know.

Frank, sign me up for Academy's 1/72 A-8 version.  Time to get back in the saddle!!! 

Frank, as said before, she's a stunner, and as always beautiful work!!!!!!!!

Guy, that is looking great so far!!!!!!!!!

Clebode

Nomad---Coach Crusher has the answer to all problems.  Glad you are defeating the silverring gremlin.

You give a little much credit buddy. I do know alot after 35 years of glueing plastic together but there are alot of others around here that that are better than me. Thanks for the vote of confidence though.

Soulcrusher

Nomad---Coach Crusher has the answer to all problems.  Glad you are defeating the silverring gremlin.

Everyone thank you for the help on the decal issue I tried more setting solution and that helped but the Xacto blade future helped alot. I have been building off and on for 30 years and have lots more to learn. This group build is great I look forward to checking my Emails daily to see everyones progress. I have learned alot and have improved my skills watching and learning from you all.

Darson  You asked me a few posts back what color I used on the 109. I used Aero Master decal set Last of the Breed Bf109K the top colors are RLM 75/82/84 (Graublau) the 84 is on the fuse sides I love this color. and under side is 76. That is my favorite plane at the moment. Thanks everyone for the positive feedback I am glad you like it.

Damon

chewybr

put me down for Tamiya 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9 JV44 Kit

You got it sir!  List updated.

Thanks Jeremy, trying to decide right now how I want to weather that spinner.  Thinking about beating the "L" out of it, making it look very worn.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

Nice spinner spirals Frank and Luftwaffle! I tried my hand at my first spiral decal last night and it sure was a nightmare!   Fiddled with it for about an hour before I liked it. I ended up with a couple of creases in it after some microsol but hopefully I can work them out.

Guy - You sure are a machine!  They come flying off your bench one right after the other and the quality is still top notch.

put me down for Tamiya 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9 JV44 Kit

If yer gonna open it up ,may I suggest a filler spout and cap on the yellow tank............

Thanks for the link Frank, that was well worth a look , an absolute stunner!!

Looking good Guy, looks great when it's all fastened together

Cheers...

Very nicely done Guy. I think you definetely should build this one opened up a bit to show of some of th guts. I usally like to build them closed up and clean looking but every once in a while I like to open one up.

Soulcrusher

Beautifull looking build Frank. Well worth another look.

Ive managed to crack into the engine plug today. As im planning (I think) to show the gun cover open, i wethered the ammo boxes to get them a little dirtier,

I used Mr Color 'Iron' for the guns. It buffs up to a shine and doesnt do a bad job on the gunmetal in my eye. The rear of the engine that is visible was painted Alclad steel, then it was sprayed with Alclads Jet exhaust roughly to add a bit of depth. When that had dried i gave it a dirty wash of black and ended up highlighting with a drybrush of mithril silver,

and together,

...Guy

Thanks Mike, I appreciate that!  I started spraying the RLM 76 today, will post pics after a little work is done- pretty boring right now.  Here's a link to the A-3 I did, enjoy!

Tamiya FW-190A-3

Randy if your gonna wait for Frank to finish you best put your feet up till next summer .

Nice spinner work Frank, that A3 looks great could you point me to wards more pictures?

Guy I look forward to seeing another roll off the production line, looking mighty fine so far.

Jeremy, lovely looking airbrush work, top job sir

Mike (Luftwaffle) yours is looking splendid, lovely paint and nice detail on the UC.

Mike (benzdoc) to the GB. Your work is looking very very nice so far, cant wait to see more.

Damon, when I get those silvering probs I resort to a nice sharp pin/needle and *** the offending area before applying more Sol, sometimes you may need to do it a number of times over a couple of days but it always seems to get the job done... eventually. Hope that helps.

I hope to join the ever growing legion of Mikes on this fine GB soon and break out my Eduard A8, hope I can keep the standard up... Gulp!!

Cheers...

Mountains of fabulous work happening, guys! Unfortunately I'm buried in both work and volunteer stuff (helping out as conference staff at a gathering of whale experts at my uni for the next three days) so it'll be into next week before I can get to my LHS and pick up the paints I need to get the 190s (and 262!) into the spray bay.

All work looking grand -- I'll be reading but probably not posting till next week.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Crushers method has worked for me loads of times. New blade then slice through the silvered area. Then add a small ammount of micro sol or similar to the area. Should be gloden. Do it slowly and dont flood the area,

...Guy

SC that sounds like a great, in the past I have re-masked around the silvered decal so that only the silvered bits are showing and sprayed on a couple of thin coats of the base color to cover the silvering that way.

Nomad lovely work on the 190 by the way, she looks great.  Also a quick question, what color did you paint the fuselage on the 109 on the previous page, it looks great.

Cheers

Nomad she looks great. I too seem to run into silvering decals alot. I like to chuk up a new blade in the knife after the decal has completely dried and give it a gentle slice with the blade right over the places that have silvered. then take a slightly stiff paint brush and wet it with some Future and gentely poke the area with the tip of the brush and flow some Future under the decal. If the brush is stiff it will slightly lift the edge of the decal and capilary action should pull the future in the slice and under the decal filling in the silvered areas and allowing the tiny amounts of air to escape. Just don't poke at the decals to hard. It has worked great for me so far.

Soulcrusher

WOW all round excellent progress shots!!!! Lovely paint jobs!!!

Going to push forward and finish my 262 before I return to my A-8. Got the 76 and 82 on, now to put the 81 on. Posted on the RD II thread. I picked up a round cake container that's about 3" deep with a lid at the $2 shop for.......well $2 lol. It's a perfect size for general sized 1/72 or small 1/48, or even subassemblies to cure in a dust free environment after painting. I shot the 82 and then put it straight in to dry.

You could try to tease some solution under the decal,apply washes of the solution to soften the decal up and be patient , the decal will soften and then you can work out the air with a fine brush. Looking at your work I see exceptional air brush work ,get the decals off and do them in paint..............

Daywalker thanks I am glad you like them Your plane is looking great

Luftwafle nice paint you the man. I love your website everyone needs to check it out.

I am getting silvering on my decals after they dry I dont think I had enough Future down or something I even use setting solution. You may see it in the photo below. Any ideas on what to do to fix ? Any how got the stickers on and the cockpit done. Thanks

Damon

Wow !!! all I can say is wow the work you guys are doing is amazing I haven't been saying much in this group but I have been following it closely.

Guy that CP is really nice hope mine will turn out half as well.

Nomad68 that is a sweet sight a 109 and a 190 together like that thanks for sharing it. And BTW very nice work on both

After seeing Frank's F-8 and know how well he builds, insanely  well I might add, me thinks I might wait a few weeks before starting mine. His is a very hard act to follow.  Then again all the builds in here are hard acts to follow.

Ah yes Frank I see it is the same stand. Definetely do not want to let go of an expensive piece of equimpent go to waste. I have a whole box full of usefull "junk" that I keep in the model storage closet. It is amazing how much ordinary everyday hosehold items we can find a modeling use for. From Future floor polish and Windex under the kitchen sink to a piece of scrap styrofoam that anyone else would view as garbage. Scraps of wiring and solder of any size. I even remember reading an article about a Shep Paine diorama where he used hair from a wig for scrub grass!

Guy I am holding you Frankenstyro paint stand here in customs. Seems you do not have the proper clearance to posses such an advanced piece of American technology. However for a fiver I could see it slips through.

Mike where is the nose! Looks good so far and the details are also spot on.

Soulcrusher

Been a while since the last progress report but I have been plugging along:

Paint applied, still a few spots that need touch up:

The obligatory shot of the spinner spiral:

Some work on the landing gear struts and retractors:

Next up will be the national and tactical markings, I'll be using Montex masks for these.

Im still waiting for mine in the post. The money has gone from my account but no stand? Whats on illustrious leader?

...Guy

Thanks Crusher!  Yep, the ol' Frankenstyro stand is in use again!  I have a number of them made up for certain kits, and use them over again.  Here, you can see the one I am using now being used last year for an A-3:

As expensive as these things are to make, I try to get as many uses out of each as I can LOL!