Pride of the Luftwaffe GB

hello everyone !!!!!  ive finally cracked postimage

its sad that it took so long to figure out the process of posting of my fw-190-D9 guys . but now im happy to say ...i can now . i have no pics of the cockpit just some later pics ...so here goes .

this one is where ive started spraying on the tamiya mix of RLM-78 . before that tamiya xf-1 flat black for blackbaseing.i think i got the weather,d marbling of fuselage sides and underside nicley done ..its hard to see in the brite lights at the bench. 

head on pic ...ive still have,nt decided on witch como pattern to lay down on her . RLM/81/83/82 or go with 80/82/83

5-High thats a really nice smooth finish on the Dora, looking good mate.

Thanks aero i sanded it down with 2400 sanding sponge..this really got it smooth for the next step . I'm still undecided on which camo pattern to depict. I already have one in the red white . But I'm looking for something else. Dont know yet .while im deciding on that ..ive started on the revell 190 . More pics coming 

5-high 

Hi all, 

Rainy and wet misty day here today, so post dog walk I cracked on with the Dora.I have fitted the cockpit tub into the fuselage and sealed it up. This also included adding the armoured seat back and rail system which I painted gunmetal and dry brushed some aluminium to add some wear and tear.

The next stage was to affix the engine cowling and to clean up the fusealge seams, plus make sure the wings were tidied up and polished with various grades of MIcroMesh sheets. I also put together the Supercharger air intake and the armoured headrest and canopy brace.

As Ive been working along with this kit, I have been mightly impressed with the ease it goes together. I know there are deemed minor accuracy issues, but I think it looks like a Dora, so thats good enough for me. 

Next will be the painting of ancillary parts, and the fitting of the wings and tailplane.

Thanks for looking!

Good morning .aero ....yup looks like a for dora to me too . The office looks good for the size ..glad to here your not a rivet counter .if it looks the part ..thatll do for me too . I don't do nothing less then 1/32 for i have poor eye sight .well today im mixing paint (tamiya).for all the RLM colors I need .also I was digging in my stores and found an old EDUARD p.e set that i bought back in 08 ..hmmm ..its for a hasegawa kit fw-190-A-5/A8 .still thinking of converting the revell F8 to maybe an earlier version of the 190 ..we,'ll see ..keep up the good work aero ill be watching yours and the others closely 

5-high 

Thanks 5High and Tony for the encouragement, am still pushing on with the Dora and as I have a busy work week coming up (always gets in the way) I thought I would get an hour in today.

I had masked up the undercarriage wheel bay and sprayed some Alclad RLM 02 here and on the undercart legs.

I then had some time to spray the excellent Quickboost exhausts with Alclad Burnt Iron, the colour doesnt show up so well on my IPhone, but in the right light there is a a good colour cover.

Last off, I affixed the rear stabilisers and secured the wing section to the fuselage and and have clamped it up to let it set, and have added some tape to the wings. I have also noticed that there is a sizeable gap from the cowling to the front of the wing section, but expected it as some reviews of the Tamiya kit have mentioned it before, but its nothing that a bit of putty cant fix is it?

Well thats it for this week, thanks for looking in.

Those are some GREAT looking 190’s guys! 

Nice update Mark.

I've got my little Academy 109E ready for painting. I primed it with Mr Surfacer 1200 in a rattle can. I've been using Tamiya fine white primer for years and loving it, but I REALLY love this stuff, it seems to have a little less 'body' than the Tamoya primer. I adapted a set of Eduard masks for a Tamiya 109E to fit this with a few trims here and there. I'll start pre shading today.

Cheers

Tony

Now with preshading. This will tidy up nicely with the colour coats.

Cheers

Tony

5-high, great work on the Dora. I am having real issues with mine on the join between the tail section and fuselage, looks like you have it nailed.

Mark, another nice Dora. Keen to see what you do with thoise exhausts.

taxtp

 

 

Bish

Looks nice Tony. I wasn't sure what the uh oh was for for a second lol. Was that one of those forgetful moments.

 

 

 

 

That shows the wheel well insert that disappeared up into the wing cavity somewhere. 

Cheers

Tony

 

That wasn't good. Amazing how these parts can just dissapear into such a small space.

Thanks bish.

I had the same problem with the the tail .I had to carefully aligne the tail makeing sure that all was straight..i glued a little at a time .then I filled and sanded with Mr.surfacer 500 (brushed on ).as it shrank i kept building it up till i was satisfied. I hope it worked out for ya.

5-high 

I've sprayed RLM 65 on the underside, using a mix of Tamiya XF-2 flat white and XF-23 Light Blue. One the French got this machine, they oversprayed the under wing crosses with green. Tamiya tell us that XF-26 Deep Green is good for WWII French camo, so I've used that. I always use new Blue Tack (for sticking posters to walls) if I choose to use it for masking. I don't want to risk it with the old, much used blob that I use every day in modelling.

I'll let this bake in a hot garage for a few hours then mask up for the upper surface colours.

Cheers

Tony

Nicely done tax ..the pre shading turn out great .love to see how the topside turns out ..

5-high 

Looking good Tony, nice addition with the green.

5-high

Thanks bish.

I had the same problem with the the tail .I had to carefully aligne the tail makeing sure that all was straight..i glued a little at a time .then I filled and sanded with Mr.surfacer 500 (brushed on ).as it shrank i kept building it up till i was satisfied. I hope it worked out for ya.

5-high 

 

 

I think i have just about got it, will see tonight when i give it anotehr coat of paint. It seemed to me as though the end of the fuselage had a rounded edge so it didn't meet the tail square on.

Same with my.n the plug in wasnt tight ether. Love to see how you did ..im working night shift ...just started so my time is sort at the bench ..got some more pics to share soon 

5-high 

The first part of the RLM 70/71 upper surface camo is done. You can see the effect of preshading, and my usual practice of spraying a slightly lightened tone of the same colour into the centre of each panel. Hopefully I'll complete the camo tonight.

Cheers

Tony

Nice job with why first camo layer Tony!

I must agree Tony..very well done 

Yay...the weekend is here ...you know what that means HUH...HUH....HUH .

5-high 

Party time here in Melbourne lol

Here's the next update on my 70/71 camo...

Cheers

Tony

Nice job on the splinter camo Tony.

Hi Tony, I second Bish's comments on the cammo you have on your Emil. That coverage looks excellent.

Hey everyone!  Some really great work!  Makes me want to go buy more 109's and 190's!!!

Well, I finally got some decals for the 190.  I'm calling it finished now!  Man, what a great kit this Tamiya 190 is!  No fit issues, it was a joy to build.  Well....other then the decals!  LOL!    Here she is!  Thanks for looking!

Eagle, very nice work on the 190.  Not often you see these birds finished in colours that are pre- 74/75/76. 

regards,

Jack

Eagle..i must say it looks great..great job the paint ..just love it ..so what's next buddy 

Nice job Bobby, good work on the camo, its come out well.