Fw 190 Butcher Bird 2013 (extended to June 2014) Group Build

Will have to get started on mine this weekend!

ryoung

Hi there, This will be my first group build ever. New year resolution is to get back into the hobby!  I haven't built a kit for quite some time, I have a 1/32 scale 190 in the stash.  I haven't touched the stash for over ten years.

Ryan.

Welcome back to the hobby. Be warned, GB's are addictive. I have built for nothing else in the past four years and i tend to get myself in the deep end by commiting to to many.

But they are great fun and a great way to share and learn.

Which 190 kit do you have.

Nice start guys! I got some cockpit painting done and most of the engine insert done on my D-9. Will try to get some pics posted later this evening. Still trying to get this Spitfire off the bench too, lol.

Didn't get much done on my F-8 last night. It's been cold, and I was pretty drained dealing with the family, which has been knocked down by the flu. That and I was in compulsive mood restoring lost rivets on the giant P-47.

Still, I did a quick test fit to reassure myself that yes, this is a Tamiya kit.

And it's kinda dwarfed next to the Trumpy Jug...

Should be sweet rollin Matt. The bulges on that MG cover stand out alittle on the Tamiya kit. I have an Eagle parts gun cover that I tried to fit on my Hasegawa kit and it just doesn't fit. The part is a beauty though.

I managed to wash the sprues and resin bits for my PCM and Hasegawa A's on new years eve.             I discovered that I have a metric butt-ton of PE and decals for FW190's.... I might need to expand the stash just to use this stuff up.

ryoung....What Bish and JoeRix and everyone else has said, Welcome!  and NO JOKE... Group Builds are addictive, I too have done nothing but since doing my first here. Its cool watching everyones progress and having them see your build. Enjoy! This is a great group...

Doug (RR)

While waiting for the flat coat on the pits to dry I worked on both wings. The A-8s wings fit a little better than the older A-4, but the -8 has some retarded inserts for gun fairings on the leading edges. These parts are real small and fit bad.

I got them lightly sanded and used some surfacer and they're looking much better.

I was able to find some time tonight to start my A-8.

I acutally got some parts cleaned up and glued together.

This is my first Eduard kit and I'm looking forward to the build.

Mike

Nice start Mike. You have a good experienced group here to help you through your first Eduard kit...lol!

Got the cockpits done! Flat coat dried and them came some chipping with a silver pencil and some burnt umber chips applied with a small brush. After that I took some Pastels and ground em up, brushed them on then doused them with mineral spirits.

All dried and finished:

Very nice work on the cockpit!

Mike

Holy crap! That looks great Nathan! I'm still working on my cockpit and am about halfway through. I'm quite certain I'm going to use most of the year to get this one done even though this thing is practically putting itself together as compared to my last build!

Thanks Buckeye and Joe. My build pace will for sure slow down now as I assemble the multi-piece cowlings (thanks Hasegawa) and fit the wings to the fuselage. 190 pits build up fast anyway due to simple side walls and instrument panels.

Thanks Bish! I will post some pics in the next few days, in the mean time, its great to see everyone's work!

The construction will only OOB with the addition of safety belts of Eduard.

Since I have several German models and almost all color scheme with RLM 74, 75 and 76, I opted for this scheme.

And for the first time, will simulate the rivets. For now only those who will not be affected when sanding brands of glue.

When I have the fuselage and wings glued complete what is missing.

Regards

ajcmac

Nathan, nice work on the pit. Looking great.

wjt619, my pleasure.

ajcmac, nice choice of scheme.

Alot of work to be done to engine... Several molded parts need to be removed and I had to fasi0n a valley for the pumps and such...

Nice engine work Doug! I like the added serial no. on the crankcase.

Dang Doug! That Jumo looks awesome!! Good job.

Joe - Judging from your starting efforts it appears we are in for an exceptional build from you.

Nathan - Very nicely done office indeed.

ajcmac - Love the Trop scheme. I'm still considering one for my 190. Like the rivet work. Sure glad to see you have the patience for that task.

Rigidrider - That there is some excellent work on your engine. Your detailing is really well done.

 Here be some prelim pics before I get to cutting sprue. Not much there for a 1/72 job but still fairly weel detailed OOB. The little extras oughta dess her up nicely though.

Here be a sampling of the reference material I have at my disposal:

And again a revisit to my decal options. I am leaning to do #2 down but, I am hugely tempted by one of the Trop schemes.

Rigidrider, great work on that engine!

Mike

Thanks all... This GB is going to be a GREAT one by the looks of it so far! Cant wait to see some more...When this one is done I've got an A-7 in mind...But no rush, lotsa time.I think I saw 2 Royal Class builds entered. Gotta see those progress.

Doug (RR)

got some work done on both engines. Nothing fancy here, just glue/paint/wash...as you can't see jack anyway inside the 190 cowl!

I also carved out the crappy moulded on guns on the kit cowl,

In favor of these beauties:

Joe: That's an impressive spread of references you have there.

Nathan: Gotta love those metal gun barrels!!!

ajcmac: Thats an awesome camo scheme. That's gonna look great weathered and with a wash on it!

Hey Doogs. I know what you mean about your 190 being dwarfed by the P-47 in 1/32 scale. After building that 1/24 scale Bf109 this Fw 190 in 1/48 scale is a tough challenge. I spend alot of time with the magnifying visor on(against my better judgement!). I used to build nothing but 48th scale offerings before my eyes started going kaput after I turned 40. All of the kits I have except for that 109 are in 48th scale because I bought almost all of them pre-eyes going to crap age!

mustang1989

Hey Doogs. I know what you mean about your 190 being dwarfed by the P-47 in 1/32 scale. After building that 1/24 scale Bf109 this Fw 190 in 1/48 scale is a tough challenge. I spend alot of time with the magnifying visor on(against my better judgement!). I used to build nothing but 48th scale offerings before my eyes started going kaput after I turned 40. All of the kits I have except for that 109 are in 48th scale because I bought almost all of them pre-eyes going to crap age!

Yeah, yeah yeah...Now quit yer bellyachin', put your big boy glasses on and start slapping some glue on that model. Sorry Joe, just couldn't resist the poke at ya.

Off to a great start it looks like!!

Hi All,

Looks like things are coming along great! I just made a post about how to improve the Tamiya ETC 501 rack for my long buried Tamiya Fw 190 A8/R2 project. If you have any interest in seeing what I did, take a look here. As mentioned, I’m not super happy with the result, and may take another crack at it. After all, the only cost is time and effort…

It looks like there are a lot of Tamiya & Eduard kits being built; I can’t remember if anyone is doing both at the same time, but if you are here’s a neat tip. I’m not the first to notice this, one of the accuracy problems with the Tamiya kit is the canopy, if displayed open is that the front edge is too wide.

The real aircraft starts wide at the engine and tapers continuously to the tail, so that means an open canopy will be narrower then one that is closed - thus the hinged section on the top of the canopy. Here’s the A–5 I saw recently:

If this matters to you, it’s very easy to swap in the canopy from the Eduard kit. The Tamiya kit parts will fit pretty nicely, with only a small bit of filing in the armored head rest. The best part is that Eduard gives you two canopies in their kits; “flat” and “blown” versions. So if you’re doing both at the same time, or have one of the Eduard kits in your stash, you’re golden. Next time I get a chance, I’ll post some pics of the Tamiya & Eduard parts together.

Keep up the good work!

Best regards,

Mike