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

Mike, the PE looks stunning.

How did you do the dimples in the reinforcing panel?

Karl

Karl: Thanks for the compliment! However, I can't take too much credit - that's all from Eduard's detail set. There are a bunch of parts that slip in between the spar plates. It's a great set!

Karl--Thanks for commenting on "Yellow 10".  By the way, I am glad to see someone else's bench looks like mine.  I try to stay neat but I am always pulling out something that I don't put away.

Benzdoc Mike--Please tell me how you deal with PE as shown in your pics.  How do you glue the stringers for the flaps without any glue residue showing? 

Karl, your painting looks absolutely superb!    Your attention to detail really sets it apart from the amateurs like me.  The pre-shade turned out great as well.  I actually used the Academy kit, looks like you're using the same?

Mike- B, that PE work sure looks top notch.  Lots of great detail in there.

Mike, it looks great all the same.

Hugh, after I took the photos last night I cleaned my bench up, as I couldn't find anything!

Dave, you are far from an amateur mate!

I used the Academy kit too.

Karl

Karl- Your little 190 is coming along beautifully mate!  Excellent stuff there.

Mike- That PE set is incredible, I am always amazed at the results some can get with the stuff, it does not care for me much at all.  That is a stunningly detailed amount of work there.

Karl, nice progress on your 190, it's good to see you in action again

Dave, i agree with KJ, your no amateur...Take a look at your sig

Mike, nice looking work with the eduard PE, Looks like there are a few of us bringing up the rear

Karl that is a beautiful lil specimen you have there!!! Hope mine turns out half as good. Still languishing on the paint jacks, going to get back to it soon. Looking forward to painting!

Mike, the PE looks great!! Is that 1/48?

Hello everyone,

I've been really busy with work, and have had hardly any time in the last 2 weeks to work on the model, but I've finished the engine using many PE parts. I left off the rear wiring- it really needed to be done before I glued on the exhaust pipes- I just wanted to keep things moving.

Thanks

Rob

Nice work there Rob!  You have more patience than I, can't even imagine using that much PE in such a small area.  Well done!

Hi guys,

If you'd like to see what's been keeping me from my GB committments, check out the latest in NMF-II, it was a big job (not even for that GB despite having an NMF finish). I hope to return to 'proper' group building shortly!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Maxfax wowzers thats a fine engine Are you going to place it on an engine stand next to the aircraft ? Hate to see that hidden ya know.

Man you guys set the bar high

Hugh I think that must be your best build yet, it really did turn out great

Karl your a very talented man, top work with the airbrush.... as always.

Rob, great work on the engine, I assume you'll have all the cowl open to show off your splendid work?

Mike (benzdoc) nice PE work, I'm all fat fingers with the stuff and the carpet monster thinks it's Christmas!!

Chaps I've been really busy doing stuff but I managed to get my A-8 started, just a little each night and this is my progress so far.

A few touch ups and some detail painting still to do. I had fancied painting the plastic parts but it was a bit poor so I've used the photo etch, I flat coated them to try and hide the "speckle".

Please let me know what you think,

Cheers....

Wow stunning builds here.  I have been away much too long.  I was forced to move out of my house 3 weeks ago.  I have been renting the house that I am buying since,  but unable to unpack much because we still had not gotten the approval from the selling bank.  Well the approval finally came through yesterday.  Now we are waiting for all the mortgage paperwork.  Then I will be able to start unpacking.  My model stuff has not seen daylight for over 3 months.  .   Hopefully I will be able to get going soon.  JOHN

Great looking work Mike!  I think you're well on your way now.

Rob, Now thats scale modeling, it looks almost real...Great job

Mike, I'll learn your secret oneday, everytime i put in PE seatbelts it looks like i've glued in metal seatbelts but everytime you do it they look like proper seatbelts....Outstanding office

Just stopped by to check in on you Frank.

Spike the cockpit looks fantastic. The belts came out great.

Soulcrusher

Well i have finally managed to make a start....I've used the older style eduard set which i've had in the stash for many years....

Excellent work there Julez, love it!  Amazing how fast these Tamiya kits can be built, isn't it?

Great to hear Johnny!!!!! Looking forward to seeing your handiwork again!!!!

All round great work guys!!! Going to try and make some more headway on my lil one in a bit. Going to try and do some self-mixing in Tamiya colors for this paint job me thinks. Going to be a typical 74/75/76 scheme.

Richie, I'll be watching your mixing very closely, this is exactly my approach on my batch of 190s and a 262 as well. I picked up the paints the plans of the 190 F-8 specified and intended to mix on the ratios they suggested, certainly as a starting point, plus add in about 20% X-22 Clear Gloss to match the lustre of the MM RLM range. I'm hoping this will produce a very attractive result that I can spray indoors (as this winter seems like it'll never end...)

Cheers, Mike/Tb379

Thunderbolt379

 I'm hoping this will produce a very attractive result that I can spray indoors (as this winter seems like it'll never end...)

Cheers, Mike/Tb379

...tell me about it!!!! Think there is going to be a decent day, nice temp no wind and BANG blowing a gale and raining. I WANNA GO FISHING!!!!!

Maxfax - that engine is fabulous. Is it a kit engine or after market? Alos, did I miss the scale somewhere? 

Everyone - I have myself an Aires 1/32 resin cockpit for my D-9. The detail is amazing but it presents me with a separate problem. How do you paint in all that detail? I really REALLY need some techniques/tips advice here! I'll post this again in aircraft, but thought I'd start with the FW staffel...

Thanks guy's for the comments, much appreciated.

Julez the cockpit looks excellent, is it the Tamiya?

StumpJumper if you PM me your email I have an article I could scan and let you have later today.

Cheers....

Thanks everyone for the great comments on the engine! Stumpjumper- the scale is 1/48.

I really ended up blowing it- I had nothing but problems with this damn model! I had quite a time getting the engine mount situated properly- it didn't meet up with the support bars on one side and was angled a little to one side. After the engine was mounted- I tried the on the cowl- the fan sat out of the cowl almost 2mm. I removed the engine, (and of course broke the mounts)  shaved off some of the part that attaches to the mount (including the four alignment tabs), reglued it using the ring part of the cowl to help hold it in place. Had a bugger of a time getting the side parts of the cowl to fit(lots of bending and shaving and putty)- the fuselage was warped. I then realized after everyting was glued in place that the engine rotated a little when I used the front cowl ring to aid in its positioning(thanks in part to shaving down the locating tabs). Now one less exhaust pipe is visible on the right. I am going to leave it as it is, I'll end up damaging more if I try to correct it. I also broke off the right wing machine gun- any recommendations on a replacement?

Thanks, 
Rob

Rob sorry to hear about your problems with her, sure you will come out on top in the end!!!!

Sorry to hear about the fit issues Rob. I broke the gun barrels off of my Tamiya 190 and replaced them with .040 styrene rod and drilled out the ends. It looked the right size compared to the old ones. Hope that helps some!

Thanks, guys! I try to look at it this way- the next one will be better! It is for my shelf anyways. I have read where people use brass rod for the MG's- are these things usually stocked in hobby stores, or special order from an on-line store? I've been thinking of using a 21 ga needle- I just don't know how to cut it without crimping the end.

Rob

Rob,

Here's a PM I received from my pal Sean (Summit) in regards to cutting needles. Works for him just fine. Maybe someone else has advice also.

Hey Jeremy,
I thought I better P/M you on how I cut those needles down for barrels.  This is a tedious and scary thing to do as I hate needles - ex specially when I get poked by one   (doctors)
I use my dremel with one of the oxide thin cutting blades. I have a piece of wood about a 1/4" thick by 2"x2" that I will place the needle on flat with the shank off the wood. Next I will place a piece of 3-M Green masking tape over the needle and seal it down. I can then measure off the segment lengths (make them long) on the tape. Always wear safety glasses and I will wear a leather glove to buffer my fingers holding the block of wood. Slowly grind through the needle - the tape will hold the segments.  A little work with a flat needle file and sometimes a drill bit (clean the bore) will be needed.
Yeah I know a lot of steps but I try to be safe when I work.
I hope this helps  you out
Sean

thats a good post to share Jeremy. My Pop is a diabetic and I have always thought about grabing a couple of used needles and using them for gun barrels but like Sean talks about I always decide not to due to the difficulties in cutting them and how sharp they are.

Soulcrusher