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

Hey Mucker, she came out great buddy. I really like your motteling, very efective. One thing that you have that I was wondering about on my kit is your gear down indicator on the top of the wings. I was going to put some on mine but did not know if the A-8 had them. Like others have said only we would notice the flaws and that one is not that much noticable. Very nice build.

Crusher, thanks for the suggestions. I thin all you guys a right that it needs some more items to bring it to life. May have to go shopping for some.

I will be doing my second build as the JV-44 red and white stripes. Oh gog help me

Steve

Thanks guys!!!!! Any progress is.....well, progress!!!! hehe

Mike your mill looks very nice indeed!!!! Will look great behind evrything!!!!

Steve your dio looks great!!!! yeah just those lil extra bits will set the whole thing off and convey the story much better.

Mucker she looks great!!!! Nice effect with B&W!!!! Can we PLEASE see her in color????

She looks good to me mucker. I have a couple of thoses builds with some ugly spots on them. Funny thing is even in the display case most people will never notice our mistakes. Only we know they are there. Well done!

Soulcrusher

Steve the 190 looks great sitting there. I use to build alot of diorama's way back in the 80's and I picked up a few tricks. The only suggestions I would make are to add some small rocks in the grassy area or mabye some small debris. Not picking on you but just making an observation it just seems like to much green grass to my eyes it what might give you the sense that it is just not 100% where you want it. Just my opinion of course for what it is worth.

Soulcrusher

Thanks for the comments. I agree with some extras but as of now I have none. Id like to get some ladders benches etc so I may end up scratching them

Steve

Luftwoller

Mike, I hear what your saying about the blue but id really like to ask how Jerry Crandall gets his information considering almost all the colour plates are deduced from black and white pics LOL. If anything i would have guessed that the black would go greyish or even wear through to the undercolour. Either way its a little too late LOL. Your build is looking great btw and if anyone can beat5 the niggles into shape, its you my friend.

Guy, he actually has a piece of cowling that was recovered from a crashed JG 3 bird. 

I was over at a friend's house today who is truly one of the foremost experts on 190's today (and an amazing modeler as well), he is also a good friend of Jerry Crandall.  Anyway he has several pieces of Doras that Jerry has given him over the years, amazing stuff to see pieces of the real thing, even some fabric from a rear elevator. 

I hear what you're saying though and in 1/48 even a slight bluish tint to the black would be hard to make out.

Steve-  Great looking diorama, really brings her to life!

Dio looks fine ,I would only add some small deatils to re-inforce what is going on ie: tools , service carts (ammo , oil , fuel) ,  and supplies. You have the main elements ,just supplement them. Great work!

Finished my little Dio and snapped a few pics. Hope you guys like it. Its kinda bare and missing something but I cant put my finger on it. What do you guys think

This will be my second entry in the build

Thanks for looking

Steve

Krow, looks like your coming along great guns with that huge shelf filler.

Andrew, looking sweet, your on the home stretch now. About where i am id say,

Billy, yey, my nutbar sidekicks here. Is that Turkish markings i see as well. I diont recall too many Turkeys defending the fatherland? But im prepared to be inlightened,

Thunderbolt, another monster build. How does the Hasa version go together?

...Guy

Damon, sorry i dint comment earlier but the TA is looking great. Sorry to hear its been a pain but it sure looks like your beating it into submission.

Mike, I hear what your saying about the blue but id really like to ask how Jerry Crandall gets his information considering almost all the colour plates are deduced from black and white pics LOL. If anything i would have guessed that the black would go greyish or even wear through to the undercolour. Either way its a little too late LOL. Your build is looking great btw and if anyone can beat5 the niggles into shape, its you my friend.

Frank, all coloured and stickered buddy. Just wethering at the momento,

...Guy

Thanks Mike, Mike, and Richie

Great engine progress Mike and Richie!

Richie I am glad my Fw-190 doesn't have a swirly decal, I don't like those.Can't wait to see yours tough.

Krow- Nice work, should be quite an impressive build when she's complete.

Andrew- I didn't notice any problems, really looking good, I love that scheme!

Mike- You don't have to worry, once you get it inside the cowl it will be 75% hidden, once the fan's on about 90% hidden.  Did you see my post on the previous page about getting the cowl and fuselage to mate up correctly? Really pay close attention or you may get bit like me.

Raptordriver, Richie -- great stuff going on here!

WIP on my big Hasegawa, I've been working on the vbusiness end of the bird. Here are the powerpack components with the exception of the prop blades and spinner:

The fan is sprayed satin black acrylic, the engine is brush painted mixed dark metallic enamel, drybrushed with silver and washed with Promodeller Dark Dirt. The pushrods are brush painted black enamel with dark metallic ends. The magneto housing is sprayed neutral gray in a mixed acrylic shade, drybrished with silver enamel then oil wash weathered with black. The spinner base has the edge brushed with satin black acrylic.

Here's a closeup on the forward housing:

And the assembled engine, with the rest of the current 190 fleet in progress beyond:

Hopefully, behind the fan and prop, that lot will look perfectly acceptable.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Ooooo that is going to be a stunning mount Bill!!!!

Have been at the bench a bit over the weekend at got a lil painting done and the gun cover forward of the windscreen thingy glued down.(still need to refine that fit). Here are a few pics of the nose ring works and accompanying fan that keeps the pilot cool, turn it off and watch him sweat.(sorry old joke).

painted the spinner gloss so I can put the swirly decal on, Frank can attest I have done crazier things in 1/72! if it don't work there is always paint!

Away for the day, came back to boxes on the porch!

The A3a (auslandisch)

"The future is in the skies."

- Ataturk

Excellent work everyone!!!!! Seeing everyone's stunning work keeps me going I must admit!!!!! Got a lil bit done on the forward end of my lil tike, Tank??? Hehe. Got the prop painted nose ring Yellow, and fan satin black with the grooves for an engine behind fan met gray and washed. Pics soon, going to paint prop hub and the spinner next and then show an(hate using this term for an airplane) exploded view then all together.

Raptor, I know what you mean when you get your license, you just want to drive anywhere and everywhere no matter the distance. I'm still partial to the freedom of a long drive and good tunes, especially when the LHS is at the other end!!!!!!!!!! As far as telling you if we find anything we pick up on your photos to let you know about???? Well, I really hate digging out the mag lens....... You are doing GREAT mate!!!! Keep it up!!!!

Nice work Krow

As promised

I am hoping that this will be my best build, for I am applying all of the techniques I have learned at the model contest.

If there is anything you notice, please point it our.

Thanks,

Andrew.

Steve, well done.  Paint work turned out gorgeous.  By the way, you broke off an aileron, not a flap.    Flaps are something else entirely, typically inboard of the ailerons, dropped down into the airstream from the bottom or rear of the airfoil to effectively change the shape of the airfoil to increase lift at slow speed situations such as landing or takeoff. 

As you mentioned this will give you an opportunity to reset the aileron.  In aircraft with typical mechanical linkages, the ailerons move opposite each other as the control wheel or stick is moved in order to bank the wing.  With odd shaped aircraft or newer jet aircraft with hydraulic controls or move-by-wire systems, it can get more complicated.  

Just an FYI for future use.

Steve, outstanding work buddy well done Man i hope my build looks as good.....

Krow, excellent progress Those details are awesome in the big scale....

A little update here , this'll be the big bird bringin' up the rear!

1/24 Trump D-9 ,cockpit components , taped up , guns and the engine components .

...still a long way to October............

Steve- Amazing Fw-190, hope mine will look half that good.

Arki30- Long time no talk. Great progress! If I ever see one of Fw-190s I am going to check the engine.

Luft- Your pretty fast.

Sorry I haven't been here lately,I have only posted one WIP pic of my build, but I will post some more tonight. I found out that being 16 and having a drivers license-- I am anywhere but on the workbench. I see that all modellers forget about modelling at age 18. I promise I will not forget about modelling! I am still following my goal of two a month.

Also, I will try to be here more! Well thats enough rambling, I better go take some pics!

Steve - What a beauty!!! Awesome work man!

Steve that is one nice looking 190 you build their. A little scenery would really put it over the top. The engine bay came out great too. I am still a little afriad to break out my Royal Class boxing of the F-8 with all of the fit problems you all. Mabye next time around. Well done buddy!

Soulcrusher

Steve very nice plane. I hope you have the time to build another

Damon

Mike- Bummer about the cowl fit, seems to be a problem with nearly all of the FW-190 kits I have come across.  Sure would be nice if the kit makers could get that sorted out one of these days.

Steve- WELL DONE, stunning build there!  Love the camo, expertly done.  Only thing I see is the ailerons are both down, did they droop are are they glued that way?

Do you want me to add the Tamiya FW-190D-9 kit to the roster for you?

Damon- Very nice indeed, you are making that Dragon kit look easy!  As far as that screen is concerned,I wonder if the radiator screen from a Dora would work?  Anyone know?