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

BTW JJ that D your building has got it going on big time! I like that alclad finish you 've got going on there. I've always been scared to death of that stuff!

JOE RIX

Joe: Very glad to hear that it was not a complete disaster. Now, Be more careful would you.

J.J.: That is a very very excellent Alclad finish. You did an excellent job laying that NMF down. It is indeed something quite different.

Joe: Very glad to hear that it was not a complete disaster. Now, Be more careful would you.

Clemens: Those are some great pics of something rather unique. Where can i find some pics of your build?

LOL. You should definitely build a 'Stang. It would fit your name at least

LF Models make decals for those "Zirkus Rosarius" birds. They have an La-5 too...

This is cool!! If I ever do build a Mustang its gonna be in German markings..haha!!

Joe: I'm sorry to hear about that accident. It's good news that you were able to repair the damage though!

I won't post any updates for the next week because I have to finish another Luftwaffe bird untill the end of this month: A P-47! That's no joke fellas, I'm building a Thunderbolt in german markings. In case you think I'm completely mental now (I sure can't blame you for doing so), have a look a this:

T9 + FK (the plane I'm building):

T9 + LK (her "sister"):

Could be either one of them:

Cheers, Clemens 

Doug, blkhwkmatt and JJ:Thanks for the atta boys! I'm knocking on wood when as I say this but this has been one of the easier builds that I've done even with an AM update kit..

Everybody:Well I've got a little more progress but will just simply tell you all what I've done as it looks basically the same as it did with the changes being the installation of the underwing antenna, the wing root cannon access door and the vertical fin /tailwheel mechanism access door. I've got the sacrificial canopy sections pryed off and am working on the sliding canopy build up. In the interim I was working on my display shelf installing lighting for the next display shelf down and for some stupid reason pushed up on the lighting fixture that was attached to the bottom of the top display shelf that has my finishted 190 A8/R2 and Dauntless on it and considered myself lucky when it jarred the 190 up about an inch off of the shelf. When it came back down the L/H gear collapsed. I spent an hour or so re-attaching that and smacking myself mentally for pulling that stunt! I'm lucky because it could have turned out worse I suppose.

Yup, that bare aluminum on a 190 definitely makes it one very interesting bird (as if it werent already though!). That finish looks ultra smooth jj!

She looks really nice with that aluminum paint on!

That is looking so schweeet Joe - top work mate, More progress as well - primed it with Tamiya rattle can primer, then coated with Tamiya rattle can gloss black, bit of sanding and polishing and then Alclad Aluminium...

Mustang - your 190 is looking VERY nice,  can't wait to see the completed product!!  This group build has been amazing.  Chock full of great information and wonderful tips/techniques and it seems to never stop!!  Keep up the great work everyone.

Clemens....damn nice work on those pits! Very impressive! Bravo... cant say any more then that... (grin)

Joe, marvelous. ! Simply marvelous!  You know, I agree with you that you know when you can assy, You know that JJ puts antena on before paint!  Couldnt do it... But... if hes used to doing it that way, more power to him! heck... the last part I usually inst is that @#*:;* pitot tube. If I put it on any earlier I would knock it off at least 3 or 4 times before the end! LOL...

Thank you Joe, Eric and Clemens! I still have some more to go before that happens. I have to finish up the final touches because theres still alot of rolling the plane over on its back and handling it and I don't want to risk screwing all that I've done to it so far. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and comments so far. I should have this thing wrapped up within the next week or so at this point if everything goes ok.

A agree ith the others, stick those damn subassemblies together!

Do it Do it Do Do it! Go Joe, mate them two suckers together!!!

Hot Diggity Joe, It's looking nothing short of fantastic. Now quit dinking around and get those two halves together so we can revel in all it's glory.

Ok guys its update time. This build is now broken up into two sections: Section 1) The main airframe to include fuselage and wings from the engine firewall back and Section 2) which is the nose module from the firewall forward. Updates through the week have been in the form of painting the canopy frame and prepping the landing gear (painting and installing gear actuators) with what time I had. This morning saw the completion of the landing gear build up and other touch up to include painting the trim tabs red. Here's where I'm at right now with section 1:

and for those of you who don't remember or need a refresher this is section 2:

Thanks a lot, Joe!

Thats some interesting info on that Aires set. I was in fact planning on buying it together with one of the Tamiya Doras, so this will bi vrey helpful when I get to building it.

Thats a good looking set of belts you've got there Clemens! You've got your hands full with all of those builds pal.

Note to all who are considering an Aires interior set or the whole shabang update kit. Do NOT use the resing seat in that kit! That thing looks all wrong due to the fact that the seat back comes almost straight up and leaves about 3/16" gap between the top of the seat back and the rear bulkhead of the cockpit. I stuck with the Tamiya offering in mine as the alternative.

Both True Details and Cutting edge make 190 resin seats as well. True details can be found on squadron or Sprue brothers, the cutting edge stuff is rare, so you'll have to look on ebay. Its just that Eduard provides the pe belts already in the kit, so I usually end up using them.

Thanks for the link! Those seats look really nice and cost about as much as the HGW belts. I think I have to order me some of them!

I'll step in on that one Clemens. First I am a huge fan of all things Ultracast. They just mold some really dynamite stuff, from wheels to seats. So, depending where you get them from they'll run you roughly $15.00, give or take a few bucks. But note, you get 2 seats per package on average. Here is a link to the Ultracast site for their 1/48 FW 190 seats.

www.ultracast.ca/.../default.htm

Thanks for the nice words, Nathan! How much is one of those seats on average?

Nice work there Clemens. You must have nerves of steel to do so many at once. I'm with Joe Rix- I really like resin replacement seats with a molded on harness. Just buy a good quality small paintbrush.  But they do cost more...

Another two cockpits finished. This is starting to get really annoying

I really need a short break from working with seatbelts now. The HGW belts have to wait untill tomorrow...

Eduard A-8:

Eduard A-8/R2:

Cheers, Clemens

The F-8 isn't in my collection because of the bomb. I found a decal set for a NMF (I'm not kidding) 190 and this requires a kit that goes together without many problems, so Hasegawa is my best bet.

The upper surfaces on the wings and fuselage are painted in standard camo, but the rest of the aircraft is left in bare metal... Looks sexy, doesn't she?

John, your snake motiff is looking really nice. Will this bird have the rocket tubes underneath? Seems like I read they were very common with this group?

Clemens, those belts and pits look great! I agree those PE belts can be a pain to bend especially the pre-painted stuff as the paint can flake off. I am going to have to get a set of those HGW belts for a 32nd 109 I am working on.

I approve of your latest editions,  I was just looking at the 1/32 one Tuesday at my LHS,  I have no desire to do 1/32 scale but it is a nice looking kit.  the other 2 I would love to do as well.  really like those big bombs underneath.  Right now I'm just going to concentrate on the 2 snake head 190's I'm doing, then look in the stash to see what one to build next,  maybe the blk/wht striped one, can't remember off hand what squadron it's from.

John

John: Bending those damn belts is a frustrating task indeed...

Your snake 190 looks awesome! I love that color scheme...

Bad influence? I don't know what you're talking about...

My latest additions:

1/32:

1/48:

I love the Hagelkorn bomb included with the last kit (and the black lower surfaces look great as well) 

Some more progress on the belts, this time the Tamiya kit with the PE seatbelts robbed from a 190 profipack I'm not building ATM: