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

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Posted by Nathan T on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:20 AM

I can highly recommend the Hasegawa 190 kits. I'm building 2 of them right now and they practically build themselves, and have no accuracy issues. Only problem is the decals are kind of thick on the older kits.

 

 

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Posted by Jester75 on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:28 AM

No more updates yet mustang. I used some 10 or 12 gauge speaker wire strands. Strip the insualtion and you have tons in one small piece. I made one complete wrap around one end of the cylinder and tacked it with a tiny bit of CA then just wrapped to the other end leaving a bit of space between each coil. I use the same stuff for tension springs on aerials as well. Just wrap it tightly around my smallest drill bit and your good to go!! Thanks for the compliments on the detail!!

Eric

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:17 AM

Hey Jester. Any more pics of the latest update to the landing gear. What exactly did you use for the spring?

                   

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Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:17 AM

NeedBeer

Looks like a nice GB to join!

I have been steadily building up my stash of FW-190's the past year and am itching to build one. I have this collection of 1/48's, there,s also a A-4 Hasa and a 1/32 A-5 Hasa in the mail

Any suggestions ?

Welcome to the Group Build NeedBeer! I don't know what to tell you on the suggestions. All I know is I'm building an Eduard right now and it has been a challenge so far in terms of precision and for me ....warpage. The end results are worth the effort though. There are a couple of fit issues with the Dragon kits from what I've seen. My next Fw190 will definitely be a Tamiya and thats for sure. Some inaccuracies but the kit just falls together. Don't know too much about the Hasegawa 190 line up.  You do have a nice looking collection though. Any of those will work. Looking forward to having you in here bud, Joe

                   

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Posted by Jester75 on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:03 AM

Wow, nice stash of 190's!!

Eric

 

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Posted by NeedBeer on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:09 AM

Looks like a nice GB to join!

I have been steadily building up my stash of FW-190's the past year and am itching to build one. I have this collection of 1/48's, there,s also a A-4 Hasa and a 1/32 A-5 Hasa in the mail

Any suggestions ?

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1/24 Hawker Hurricane Mk I

1/48 F-22 Raptor; F-22 Idolmaster,  DH Vampire, Saab Gripen 

1/72 C-130 Hercules; Vulcan 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, March 18, 2013 9:00 PM

Bish

mustang1989

Allen: Welcome to the Group Build pal. Got you entered in on the intro post. You'll like this alot I promise.

And if you don't, we will send the boys round Wink

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Oh yeah .......thanks Bish.....gotta feed em again!!!!!

                   

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Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, March 18, 2013 8:57 PM

Jester: Man I have to say that gear detail is awesome! Thought I had mastered the spring detail with a watch band retainer spring in 24th scale and here comes this "clown" in 48th scale showing me up. Nice job Eric.

Joe Rix:Excellent job on the 72nd scale job. You, like Bish, are among the guys I was referring to a couple of posts back. Great job on that small plane. Should be ready for that show in Grand Junction in a heartbeat pal.

                   

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Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, March 18, 2013 8:42 PM

Bish: You know I really have to hand to you buddy as well as the other 72nd scalers in the GB here. You all are doing a job apart from the rest of us. Whatever we all are doing in 48th scale or bigger you all are accomplishing in a teenier scale. Great job and great diroma. I've got you in the intro post buddy. Stay tuned because my slowpoke butt will be followiing up with some updates after this month. Thanks for your input, expertise and photos pal. Don't be a stranger and feel free to join in with another one. Still waiting on my D-9 to get here.

                   

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Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, March 18, 2013 5:59 PM

Bish

Jester75

mustang1989

Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

I did notice there were a lot of Joe's in the group build...Whistling

I think we need some sort of numbering system. Joe 1, Joe 2 etc. Either that or a poll to re name them.

Any ideas.

You can call me anything you want....except late for dinner.  Bish, incredible work!. I see you went with the black spinner ehh?  The figures are a nice touch too, they add a sense of scale to the plane. 

 

 

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Rigidrider on Monday, March 18, 2013 3:22 PM

She came out beautifully Bish,,,Bravo!

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Posted by Bish on Monday, March 18, 2013 2:30 PM

Thanks all. Joe, i will deffinatly keep checking in. I keep popping into the Steel cats every now and again to see the great work there.

Nathan, i have been buil;ding dio's for about 25 years. Very early on i decided that how i wanted my builds, and now all my 72nd aircraft and 35th armour are built that way. I have been improveing the aircraft bases over the last few yers, now i am at a point where i am really happy with them. Now need to work on my armour bases, which can be a bit more detailed.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Nathan T on Sunday, March 17, 2013 10:35 PM

Jester, you're just a scratch buildin machine! Nice work, the brake lines and actuators add alot to the build. I get lazy and only add that stuff once in a while. Joe Rix, looks nice...awaiting some paint now.

Bish- You almost snuck this one by me. Didn't know you were so close to finishing. That just looks amazing, specially for a scale I'm not used too. The decals and paint look awesome. Adding the Dio just puts the icing on the cake. You've obviously done these before, I would have a tough time getting a scene to look that real. Hope you stick around awhile.

I got all my oil weathering finished. All thats left is some exhaust stains and alittle post-shading. Too lazy to post pics tonite, hopefully tomorrow.

 

 

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Posted by Jester75 on Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:12 PM

LOL, sorry Joe, didnt mean to get you panicked, hehe.

Eric

 

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Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, March 17, 2013 7:10 PM

Bish - That is extremely well done. You have done a magnificent job on your Butcher Bird. Not to mention the awesome base and figures. Bish it has been an absolute pleasure to participate in this GB with you. I'm well aware of your GB commitments but, I do hope you continue to check in with us and offer some of your valued insight. Now, if I can just get mine finished up so I can get back to my Tiger for the Steel Cats GB.

Eric - Good God Man, Don't freak me out like that again!!! Once I got my pulse down to normal I rechecked my photo and indeed it is the light playing off the detail in front the bomb rack. Where's my Prozac.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by Jester75 on Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:30 PM

Well done Bish!! Great save on the short decals, definitely cant tell there was ever a problem from the pics. It looks right at home on that nicely done base too, just the right size for whats going on!!

Looks like you've got a nice good primered base to start from Joe!! In the pic, is that a crack just to the right of the left wheel well or just the way the light is catching a panel?

Eric

 

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:06 PM

Heres the pics of the finished Fw 190A-6. This is the same aircraft as Lawdogs excellent build and he already gave a great history of that. To finish it off, i use pro modeller wash for the panel lines and lightly went over with AK's streaking grime.

All in all this was a nice build. As you can see, its not quite as well detailed as Lawdogs, some of the final detail on the engine panel's is not there. It went together really well, with very little filler needed. The only real issue was the dimensions, being to long. But this was only noticed because of the nose decals.

Anyway, here it is.

Joe, thanks for running a great GB. I really wish i could build another, but as always there are so many great GB's on here, my bench is pretty fully booked. I look forward to round 2 at some point.

 

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:17 AM

Eric - Nice work on the wiring.

A couple of pics of the initial primer coat. The major issue I need to correct is to rescribe the wing root bottom front. This is proving to be a bit of a challenge in getting both sides to match.

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Posted by Rigidrider on Sunday, March 17, 2013 7:00 AM

Eric... Nice touch on the coil springs!

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:04 AM

Some lovely work on those Eric.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:04 AM

Jester75

mustang1989

Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

I did notice there were a lot of Joe's in the group build...Whistling

I think we need some sort of numbering system. Joe 1, Joe 2 etc. Either that or a poll to re name them.

Any ideas.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Jester75 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:47 PM

LolStick out tongue

Small update but a time consuming one. I try to add a little detail to the landing gear on all my ac builds. Using the In Action book on the Dora, I added some brake lines and some electrical lines to the struts and actuators. Used some lamp wire for all of it. Also added what looks like a coil spring on one of the hydraulics. All painted up and ready for some detail painting and a wash tomorrow. 

Decals soon I hope. Trying to decide if I want to do Dortenmanns yellow 1 which does not have the IV Gruppe wave or the black 1 which does. I kinda like the wave, but I kinda like the yellow number. Decisions decisions......

Eric

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:04 PM

JOE RIX

Jester75

mustang1989

Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

I did notice there were a lot of Joe's in the group build...Whistling

We're every where!

...............and we're coming to a group build near YOU!! Sorry....just had to keep this one going! lol

                   

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Posted by JOE RIX on Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:00 PM

Jester75

mustang1989

Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

I did notice there were a lot of Joe's in the group build...Whistling

We're every where!

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by Jester75 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:15 PM

mustang1989

Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

I did notice there were a lot of Joe's in the group build...Whistling

Eric

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:45 PM

lawdog114

Thanks for having me in the group build. I really enjoyed it.  Joe R- I may come back with my Eduard A-5 in Egon Mayer's JG2 markings before the GB ends.  I just have to decide whether or not I want to subject myself to that torture.  I think I would rather get a root canal. 

Sorry Joe. Missed this part of your comment. Man you aint kiddin with the Eduard stuff. The warped ones are an extra challenge!! Looking forward to seeing you back if you decide to go the Eduard route. Thank you very much for your participation and don't be a stranger pal, Joe (the other one of the three of us here)

                   

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:32 PM

mustang1989

Allen: Welcome to the Group Build pal. Got you entered in on the intro post. You'll like this alot I promise.

And if you don't, we will send the boys round Wink

Mustang, i will have my completed pics up tomorrow what ever happens with the sabre. Just trying to kill two birds with one stone when it comes to takeing the pics.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:19 PM

Allen: Welcome to the Group Build pal. Got you entered in on the intro post. You'll like this alot I promise.

                   

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Posted by JOE RIX on Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:27 AM

Hey Eric, I think you've done a rather admirable job on your drop tank. Very well done

I shot my first primer coat (Tamiya Gray) and I'm now fixing a few panel lines and such. Overall I was quite pleased with how things looked after the primer went on. But alas, I did have some touch up to do. I'll get some pics up tomorrow.

Allen, Nice choice on the Tamiya A-3. Looking forward to your progress.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by Nathan T on Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:25 AM

Sweet work Jester. Now make about 3 more and send them this way, haha!

 

 

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