Pride of the Luftwaffe GB

Thank you my friend. 

Toshi, nice work on that engine.

Thats an impressive scheme you have taken on there MM. Nice work on it.

Howdy friends.  Another update for you.  This particular paint scheme is made more complicated by the fact that this 190 was painted no less than 3 different times.  The first was the factory applied camouflage, the second was a field applied camouflage of brown and green over the factory camo, and the third was a field applied camouflage of white spots for winter.  So the wings of my plane got the first coat of paint for the camo to show up under the white crosses.  Once those were done, I masked them and painted the aircraft white and applied more fuselage decales.  These will get masked and I'll add the final two coates of green and brown.

The engine is looking really good Toshi! Always a nice touch to drill out the exhaust...great work so far!

Very cool sir I need to buy this kit.

Engine connected to cockpit.

Painted V-12 engine.

This engine from Trumpeter is much more detailed with smaller parts then Tamiya’s 1/32 WWII Aircraft kits.  i.e.: Corsair, Spitfire, Mustang, Zero, etc.  

Exhaust were drilled out.

Down to the last detail.

rooster513

The positioning is one of things that interest me about the HGW belts. I can never get PE to look good and I always end up with a CA glue mess lol!

 

I use Aleenes after the pe belts are bent and shaped. Eduard makes one with a textured finish that is super easy to work with and looks super.

Andy, i do find the fabric belts a lot easier to position than the PE ones.

The positioning is one of things that interest me about the HGW belts. I can never get PE to look good and I always end up with a CA glue mess lol!

Andy, i have used the HGW belts a few times and do like them. But as mentioned, if you cut on the dotted line as suggested they are to wide. They do have a new range out which i have not tried yet which are already cut except for a small tab at either end. I am hoping they are a better fit.

And yes, only printed on one side, so need to be positioned carfeully.

A slight correction:

The Dora used the Junkers constant speed hydraulic VS 111 wood blades. The metal chipping was carefully painted over with a combination of Vallejo new wood and dark brown paints mixed and thinned with wather so they flowed into each tiny chip, applied with a 10/0 brush. Once dry a 8000 pad was used to polish out the bades.

Rooster I used them on my Dora. Go back in the build and you will see how they go together. I personally do not like how they are assembled. They need to be cut but the lines that are marked as guide makes the belt too wide to fit thru the buckles so you have to go back and re cut them. The back sides are not painted so you need to get rid of the ugly white color.

They look ok once assembled but rather use the pe ones, just MHO. 

jgeratic

About the  190 F seat, I can't find anything either.

Though not what you were looking for, what about the  cloth belts?  My only reservation in suggesting this product is I've seen it mentioned that people had problems fitting the belts through the metal pieces - maybe this is just HGW product?

There is build review here, and they used RBproductions and I did not notice them stating any problems putting the belts together:

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=56578

 

regards,

Jack

 

I was curious about the HGW belts. They look great. Has anyone had any experience with them?

About the  190 F seat, I can't find anything either.

Though not what you were looking for, what about the  cloth belts?  My only reservation in suggesting this product is I've seen it mentioned that people had problems fitting the belts through the metal pieces - maybe this is just HGW product?

There is build review here, and they used RBproductions and I did not notice them stating any problems putting the belts together:

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=56578

regards,

Jack

Hey guys, I started a seperate discussion topic to ask this but thought I would check here to - does anyone know if there is a Fw190 F 1/32 resin seat on the market? I've looked for one but haven't had any luck so far. I was hoping to find one with the molded belts. I just never have much luck with getting PE to look good.

crown r n7

Mark very well done fw Il ike the exhaust stains

Toshi thats moving along smoothly

PJ that dora is dressed to kill lol

Andy thank you I better get cracking on this G6 to bring up the score lol !!

 

 

Your friend, Toshi

No worries PJ. Basic rule with German props, if its thin its metal if its wide its wood. I would not worry to much about changing it, but if its an easy fix, then why not.

Thanks mark and crown.

Thanks Bish. 

I thought about the wood use on some propellers and flaps on some aircraft. I kept seeing the metal chips on the model pictures I saw so it's a common mistake made by modelers.

Sure enough I should have taken a quick look at my Kookaburra book listing a constant speed hydraulic VS 111 wood blade. The prop is not attached and will be easy to correct. I saw one picture of the actual prop and the chipping was in a reddish tone thinking it was the red oxide primer they used. Thanks for the correction.

Mark, thats come out really nice, great build.

Stunning job there PJ, really makes me wish i had put that little bit extra into mine, it really pays off. Love the effects of the dot filtering.

I notice in you WiP thread that you mention you have another to do, so just one suggestion if i may. The prop blades on these were wood and not metal.

Thanks for the kinds words everybody, I really appreciate it. 

PJ -Your Dora is magnificent.  Top notch paint and weathering, along with all the great detail work you put in.  Well done sir.

Toshi - Cockpit's looking good, can't wait to see more!

Cheers, Mark

Mark very well done fw Il ike the exhaust stains

Toshi thats moving along smoothly

PJ that dora is dressed to kill lol

Andy thank you I better get cracking on this G6 to bring up the score lol !!

Bish

Off to a good start Toshi.