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

Max... Might be a bit different but on the Dora and I think the "As" you can access the radio, the oxygen bottles, if so equiped the additional gas tank and the navigational compass. On occasion you may also find a camera man! I have a book with pictures of Heir Prillar taking a camera man aloft with the hatch open! Go figure...

Nathan T

Looks nice in primer Mustang. Still got a little gap on the front wing root it looks like?

Looks nice in primer Mustang. Still got a little gap on the front wing root it looks like?

Way to go Joe. Nothing like some very positive progress.

Looking good there Joe. Are the outer wing flaps going to be PE.

Got the blue undersides done yesterday but its hard to see it on the light grey plastic. I will be putting to grey on tomorrow.

I have a photo of an F-8 in a museun with the fuel tank and oxygen bottles. I am pretty sure this was the same for all A variants. I can't see no reason to change it. Later 190's used the compartment in the rear of the pit for the radio's. In the early version, it was indeed behind the small hatch on the starbord side.

Well folks I got er primed last night and started working with it this morning. Everything came out ok except for the starboard side which the primer can spit out alot of crap all over the side of the fuselage and the side of the wing. Lots of sanding this morning but corrected that. The boo boo at the rear of the wing was corrected by installing the photo etch reinforcment strap at the rear of the wing roots. Still some sanding to do to get it all right but its going to be ok I think.

maxfax: I have pics for the A8 to include cutaway drawings and I'm showing the same thing you are. I'm assuming this but I think all the A's have the same layout as far as whats behind the access panels. Nathan T is a fair expert on 190's. Thats the person I would be asking.

P.S. Can't wait to see another 1/24 build going on. Cool!

To all you 190 gurus. I'm just getting ready to start my 1/24 190 A5 build. Does anyone know exactly what was located in the port side hatch in the area of the Cross emblem? I have details of that for the A8- it held an accessory fuel tank and oxygen bottles, and the radio was accessed from a hatch just aft of the cockpit on the starboard side. Would it be the same for the A5? I thought the radio was located there.

Thanks

Rob

Archangel, some kit you have there. I rather like the look of these Eagle Strike decals. I've never used them before, but them seem to have everything. Mine include the drop tank markings as well.

Matt, those build are looking good. I do like the long wings on the 152.

Jester75

You leaped ahead of me a good bit mustang, cant wati to see it in color!!

Cool site Rix. I prefer brass tubing cause it cuts easier. I always use metal tubing to replace straight, simple gun barrels. Of course, I must have a $75 investment in all my different sizes...

Thanks for sharing that gun barrel chart Joe, very well put together an valuable resource!!!

You leaped ahead of me a good bit mustang, cant wati to see it in color!!

The metal barrel for my little flak panzer finally came in and I had to put the 190 in a slight holding pattern so I could finish it up. Should be done by the weekend and then its back to the Dora!

Well I just got through shooting a coat of primer on the birdie. Tucked her away for the night so I can see the results in the morning. I know the fit of the wing on the L/H side at the rear is gonna suck but I have plans.............

 Like the cross reference chart Joe! Quite an elaborate selection.

Whoa Nellie, I've got some catching up to do given the amount of activity going on here.

Joe - Okay, you are looking good and kudos on overcoming the all the fit issues. Now, bring her home. Although I too encourage you to attempt mottling freehand I am definitely intrigued to see the results from the method your going to do. You really are pulling off some terrific work there Joe.

Archangel - Looks to me like you're off to an excellent start. All the AM if you ordered ought to definitely trick your Airfix out nicely. other

Jester - Your mention of using brass rod for gun barrels coupled with all the discussion brass gun barrels reminded me of a site another forum  member shared a few years ago. I had boohmarked and thought you all might find it useful at some point. It is a chart sizing hypodermic tubing to different gun types in various scales.  It's quite excellent for using hypo tubing to accurately replace most gun barrels. I also will provide a link to an outlet for bulk hypo tubing that I found. I hope that you may find this useful.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/11038233/Scale-Gun-Barrel-Chart/

http://www.amazonsupply.com/s/700776011/ref=sp_iss_700776011

Well FedEx came by a little while ago Not bad, the order with Sprue Brothers was placed Sunday evening. What came in was the Eduard Instrument bezels, AirScale Instrument panel decals and their placard decal set. And having seen these on one of the modeling website...I got the Master Model MG-17 and MG-131 barrels sets, now those really do look sharp, the detail is amazing!

Scott

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Nathan T

Sounds like a sweet deal Archangel. I love all this talk of resin. I broke down and ordered some brass Mk 108 cannon barrels along with a CMK resin large prop for the A-8R2.

Sounds like a sweet deal Archangel. I love all this talk of resin. I broke down and ordered some brass Mk 108 cannon barrels along with a CMK resin large prop for the A-8R2.

mustang1989

Archangel Shooter

mustang1989

Archangel. I couldn't find much outside of 1/24 D-9 wheels from Contact Resine. I ordered the wheels for my 1/24 109 through Design Marketing Intl. so I checked there and they didn't have anything for the A's. No dice on his one bud. Sorry

 

Thanks for checking, I did a search and turned up nothing too. My luck would be after I complete the kit Trumpeter will release the A-5, A-6 version and there will be a flood of aftermarket products hitting the street. 

Hey Archangel. Nathan T just posted something about the A8's wheels being the same as a D-9. If that's the case then the Contact Resine set should be a go.

Nathan T

Haha, I was gonna say Joe, those are some bigg azz cannons. You can't leave them off and stick em in after the paintings done? Never say your freehand mottle skills suck until you try. Thats what I thought but it turned out to be a breeze. Show us your practice pics so we here can point you in the right direction.

Archangel Shooter

mustang1989

Archangel. I couldn't find much outside of 1/24 D-9 wheels from Contact Resine. I ordered the wheels for my 1/24 109 through Design Marketing Intl. so I checked there and they didn't have anything for the A's. No dice on his one bud. Sorry

 

Thanks for checking, I did a search and turned up nothing too. My luck would be after I complete the kit Trumpeter will release the A-5, A-6 version and there will be a flood of aftermarket products hitting the street. 

mustang1989

Archangel. I couldn't find much outside of 1/24 D-9 wheels from Contact Resine. I ordered the wheels for my 1/24 109 through Design Marketing Intl. so I checked there and they didn't have anything for the A's. No dice on his one bud. Sorry

I'm with Nathan, who did a super job on his mottle. I was really nervous about doing it, but with the right paint mix and low, low pressure it turned out great. Dive on in, Mustang!

Nice mustang!! I was thinking those were some huge cannons too, lol. Cant wait to see how the paint turns out.

Haha, I was gonna say Joe, those are some bigg azz cannons. You can't leave them off and stick em in after the paintings done? Never say your freehand mottle skills suck until you try. Thats what I thought but it turned out to be a breeze. Show us your practice pics so we here can point you in the right direction.

The A-8s wheels would be the same for a D-9. Solid stamped rim with smooth tread. They rarely had the ribbed tread later in the war.

     Okee dokee folks. Got it all masked for the priming and painting. I'm going to use a rather unorhtodox method on priming this thing. Since my mottle capabilities SUCK (at least freehand ones anyway)! I am going to prime it black. Then when shooting the paint coats on lightly cover the sides and the tail area so as the black slightly shows through. Got the idea from Chuck W. I'm going to try it on the spare fuselage shown in the background and see if it works prior to doing it on my build. Here's where I'm at now:

  Just in case anybody is wondering I masked the wing cannon barrels with electrical wire heat shrink. Sorry no rustaze kit for 50mm wing mounted cannons on A8s.

Archangel. I couldn't find much outside of 1/24 D-9 wheels from Contact Resine. I ordered the wheels for my 1/24 109 through Design Marketing Intl. so I checked there and they didn't have anything for the A's. No dice on this one bud. Sorry

Jester75

Cool stuff Shooter!! Interested in seeing how the Airfix kit goes together! Have you decided which scheme on that sheet you will be doing?