I've been quiet for a couple weeks, but I've poked my head in here a couple times to keep up... and man, some really exceptional work on display! PJ's rivet work just about made me quit the hobby! lol... but I decided instead to use it as inspiration, and challenge myself to learn how to do that on a future project. Great work everyone!
My build, isn't so great. Been fighting with it a lot and even packed it all back in the box at one point and decided to move on. But after I calmed down I got it back out of the box and decided to push on. Lots of fit issues have led to some rather serious alignment issues with the engine and cowl. I've decided to just accept it. It won't be one of my best models, not even close, but I'll finish it anyway.
Here are some pics to catch you up with my Fw-190 A9.
Got the fuselage buttoned up.
Using some brass gun barrels on this build.
Wings glued up, with the wheel wells and cannons painted up.
Wings, meet fuselage. And look at the "fit" of those gun-bay doors. Ugh....
Both wing roots needed a bit of filling. The trailing edge of the left wing needed a lot of filler.
The instructions called for assembling the three curved panels of the cowl together, then attaching that to the front cowl ring. That didn't make sense to me, since there was no way to set the correct angles of the curved pieces together. So I found that surrounding the front cowl ring with a bit of blu-tack held it securely to the table, which made it easy to glue the three curved panels to the ring. This is one of the few things that went well with this build.
The engine was a beast, but I like how it turned out. Too bad it will never be seen once it's on the plane. Oh well.
A grime wash to the wheel wells before masking them over prior to painting. I used oils for this wash and like how it came out.
Ready for paint! This picture doesn't show the major problem with the plane. Unfortunately, while attaching the engine, cowl and gun cover, I realized there was a really serious alignment issue, which left the cowl tilted upward quite a few degrees from where it should be. From most angles it's not too noticeable, but from the side, it looks quite ridiculous. Or am I making too much of it? Here's what it looks like:
Well, as I said... I'm going to push on, even though I don't think this one will make it on to the display table. But who knows, if the paint job goes well, maybe that will make up for the build. 
Cheers, Mark