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

Nice start, Doug! This one's gonna be awesome!

Greg: Same here! I got myself one 190 and after joinining this GB I have a total amount of 12 190s in my stash (including that big ol' ZM 152) and 2 more on their way to me: Eduard's Grünherz combo which includes decals for Walter Nowotny's aircraft - the highest scoring Austrian ace with 258 kills (a little bit of patriotism aint gonna harm anyone, right? ) That makes for a total of 14 Fw's (weren't we all talkin' 'bout resistance? Nah, no chance...)

Hey greg... Yes its multi layered, The original picture of the actual aircraft looks almost as if it were hand painted. So what I did, was started with red, cut a thin strip or tape and layed it on the red, then painted white, then removed the tape strip exposing the red, then cut a bit wider strip of tape and tried to lay it over the red keeping as close to center as possible without smoothing edges too much, letting it look a bit rough, then sprayed black over that. Remove the tape and there you have it. Like I said, the actual spinner on the picture looks kinda rough like it was hand painted and I'm trying to stay close as possible to the picture.

Clemen's,

 14!!!!  Resistance is a non factor.  I think your getting pulled into a FW190 black hole!

John

Yet he still claims to be sane...LOL... thats going to be one heck of a photo shoot Clemens!

Doug

Chanter

I may need an intervention.

Intervention? INTERVENTION? Oh. no, no ,no. This, brother, is a time for raising ones arms in celebration and shouting HALLELUJAH!!!! Allen, you have stepped into the light of the styrene and begun to walk into it. Embrace it! Acept it! Let it fill your very soul with its allure and power. Cast aside your sensibility and silly need for financial security.You are amongst like brothers now. Allow it to infiltrate every ounce of free space you have. Can I get an AMEN here!!

 Sadly though brothers it seems one of our flock has chosen to wander. He has seen fit to impose his self will and "weed" his stash of styrene. I fear there may be no hope for his lost soul. Regrettably, I feel that there is but one ultimate result of this heinous act...Joe will burn in hell for eternity.

The Reverend Joe

Reverend Joe,

  I run from intervention!   I hide my shame in large plastic bins in my detached shop, hidden away from "She who must be obeyed"

John

Doug:Congratulations pal! You just took us over the 4000 post mark here!!!!

Joe Rix:Congratulations to you.....you just put us OVER the 4000 post mark!!! LOL

Everybody:Thank you all for making and continuing to make this the build that it is!! You guys are da bomb!!!

I'd been wondering about the 'Reverend' Joe thing. It is becoming clearer now. Thanks for making me smile over during my coffee, Joe.

JOE RIX

Intervention? INTERVENTION? Oh. no, no ,no. This, brother, is a time for raising ones arms in celebration and shouting HALLELUJAH!!!! Allen, you have stepped into the light of the styrene and begun to walk into it. Embrace it! Acept it! Let it fill your very soul with its allure and power. Cast aside your sensibility and silly need for financial security.You are amongst like brothers now. Allow it to infiltrate every ounce of free space you have. Can I get an AMEN here!!

The Reverend Joe

lol Rev Joe, I shall henceforth walk towards the light....grey styrene.

Amen.

The light......the light!!!

Doug - Very nice start. Excellent scheme too. Boy, am I glad you clarified the prop hub painting as my first response was, "Whoa, Tha's rather unDoug like". Very cool that you try to replicate the most minute detail. Indeed, Joe worked me pretty good to attempt that scheme but, simply did not have the confidence in my airbrushing skills to give it a go. i.e. I chickened out.

Chanter

lol Rev Joe, I shall henceforth walk towards the light....grey styrene.

Heh, heh, Very good. Very good indeed.

And there is another confused soul which was guided to the right path! All of that thanks to our Reverend Joe! May the gods of plastic be praised! AMEN!

Doug: I never claimed to be sane... I know I'm completely insane and I'm damn proud of it!

LOL... Like I tell people Clemens... I dont suffer from insanity... I ENJOY every minute of it!

Joe M... Well shucky darn, I didnt realize that until you said something, Damn proud of that milestone!

Rev. Joe...Tell it brother! Let the word go out and the word shall be spread amongst the non believers!

John... (Falcon) She who must be obeyed! LOL I like that... Mine just gave up asking any more, I guess she feels at least when Im at my bench she knows where I am and what I'm doing! (grin) But still...

Speaking of insanity, would like to share my accomplishment of the past 24 hours. This would be my first Milliput seat cushion, or first Milliput anything for that matter. Manged to end up a bit undersized after my pinching and forming, and I think it's gonna stay that way. Just slopped on a couple coats of hull red as a starting point, and may just call 'er done. Or maybe a black oil wash. Turned out better than I'd expected, kinda scared to mess with it!

Rather impressive stuff, that Milliput. Messy too. This is for my just started A-8, of course.

That's really cool Greg. I might suggest drybrushing the edges and high points with some lightened hull red to give it a worn look. Milliput is one of the few items I do not have on my bench. Yet, I have always been curious about using it. Well done.

First off nice job on the seat cushion Greg! Being made of milliput I'm not sure what to use on it for a wash liquidwise. I do know I wouldn't hesitate to hit it with a dry brush application of ground up black pastel!!

Hi folks - I am Monty and this is my first post here. I haven't decided on a kit yet, but I am looking forward to take part in this GB very soon.

Ciao, Monty

MontyMahendra

Hi folks - I am Monty and this is my first post here. I haven't decided on a kit yet, but I am looking forward to take part in this GB very soon.

Ciao, Monty

As I said above welcome to the Group build Monty. Lemme know what you want to build and I'll be happy to put it down in the intro post. Your among a great group of guys here in this build. Top notch in fact!

Welcome aboard Monty...looking forward to seeing your work.

Doug

Welcome to the GB Monty! It is great to have you join us and share your build with us. Joe had told me about your P-40 earlier and that he was going to invite you to join us. Don't be shy here as this group is a fun, lively and talented lot prone to some rather outlandish behavior and bantering. Looking forward to seeing what you got for us. And tell us a little bit about yourself, where you from, how long you've been modeling, what do you like to build, etc.. Again Monty I am really glad you have joined us. ENJOY!!

Joe

Welcome Monty!

I'm sure you'll have lots of fun in this great GB! (at least I do )

Someone has to warn you though (and it looks liek it's me) that you can get quite addicted to 190s as soon as you start building with us crazy folks... But don't worry, Reverend Joe is here to guide us all on our journey to perfect insanity, err I mean enlightenment!

Cheers, Clemens (the mad Austrian)

Welcome to the GB Monty! Like everyone has said, its a great place with some great people. Be forwarned of 190 fever though, if you catch it, you may end up building a fleet of them like Clemens. There is no known cure either!!

Hi Monty 

Looking forward to seeing whatever 190 you decide on!

Allen

Jester75

Be forwarned of 190 fever though, if you catch it, you may end up building a fleet of them like Clemens. There is no known cure either!!

I think I found a cure for it! Building more of them! Wait a sec, something sounds strange about that one... Nah, you're right, there is no cure! But insanity has some advantages as well!

Like forgetting how many 190's you have on the bench!  That's what insanity does! 

LOL

I know how many 190s are on my bench though: 10

A hearty welcome, Monty! I managed to miss the intro post that Joe mentioned, will check it out.

Great bunch of folk here, think you will enjoy. And I shall enjoy watching you build a 190!!!

Joe and Joe, thanks for your comments on my seat cushion. I shall try your suggestions, thanks!

Well, my FW 190 hording friends, I still have no backbone. I have added another kit to my stash. I finally managed to win a 1/72 MPM Focke Wulf FW 190 V18 on ebay. I've been wanting this kit of this unusual and cool looking 190. The V18 was one of the attempts to design a 190 that would perform  at high altitudes. The V18 was a standard 190 frame fitted with the Daimler Benz 601 engine and had a supercharger installed below the fuselage. The lower supercharger led to this aircraft also being called the "Wulfstang", given it's similarity to the Mustang. I've been trying to win one of these kits for quite awhile but they kept going for much more than I was willing to pay. Then 2 weeks ago this one came up and I managed to snag for $20.00. I will build this for the GB as soon as I am done with my current F-8. It is a limited run kit that comes with a fret of PE.

MPM and ICM, ...Nice kits, very nicely detailed... You'll like that one.

Doug