Fw 190 A-8 | III./JG 54 Grünherz, Wehrmacht Luftwaffe
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46 7 June 2021, 04:41
Bruce HuxtableWatching with interest 🙂 (soo jealous of that canopy, compared with Revell's...)
7 June 2021, 10:36
MathieuAcademy 1/72 serie is really nice to build, this Focke will turn into a beauty.
Cheers.
9 June 2021, 06:30
RuiLukasz… I know what you mean about the mottling. I have not reached that point but I'm concerned about messing it up so I'm going to practice first.
9 June 2021, 17:11
RuiMathieu… ya it is a nice little kit. At this scale and price point it has nice cockpit and wheel bay detail, and a choice of canopies and ordinance. What it could use is a couple more livery options.
9 June 2021, 17:15
Łukasz GlińskiThe Propagteam sets are cool (used one on my F4U), but seal them first. They are quite old and brittle.
10 June 2021, 09:20
RuiCan anyone help answer the caption for photo 15? I'm building the A8 and the instructions don't indicate if I'm supposed to use the airflow ducts (C19) or C21 plus A5 (not sure what they are but I bet they cool the rear cylinder row). I have looked at my references and online and no conclusive information or pictures in fact. I'm kind of leaning towards the C21+A5 parts but If they are way off base I don't want to spoil my build.
11 June 2021, 05:14
MathieuHi Rui, this is for the compressor equipped sub version (u7) very few birds had it. But I agree with you they look pretty cool!
Focke-Wulf Fw190A-5/U7 'Graf Special' (Hasegawa 09976, 1:48)
11 June 2021, 05:34
RuiThanks Mathieu. So It would not be inaccurate for me to Build an A8/U7. Here I thought subversions were all R numbers.
11 June 2021, 06:19
Neil PatrickRüstsätze variants (R) were field 'add-on' modifications typically involving weapons and radio configurations. Umrüst-Bausätze (U) were major factory alterations like fuel or pressurisation. Thus it's quite possible for an aircraft to have either an R or a U designation, or both. Am sure some experten will tell us of exceptions, but I like things as simple as possible. 🙂
12 June 2021, 07:25
HSC1932What do the paint fallouts show? Typically they will show the right parts regarding the compressor, etc, for the right version
12 June 2021, 21:50
RuiThe paint callouts do specify things like the gun configuration and the correct canopy depending on if you're doing the A6 or the A8. The the compressor or air ducts are the only options they don't list as one or the other version. Also the paint callouts are generic (eg. black, grey, dark green, etc.). I'm going with the compressor because I haven't seen any other builds with it so we will see how it looks. As for colour guide I'm using instructions from my other kits LOL ?
12 June 2021, 23:26
RuiThank guys. Much appreciated.
Took some photos today and will upload as soon as I get them off the camera; I used my old dSLR so I hope they are decent pics.
27 June 2021, 00:36
RuiUploaded a few new photos today. Having trouble with my dSLR. It's a good camera (Nikon D5000) but it hasn't been used in years and I think it's a bit off in focus.
1 July 2021, 16:33
RuiI think it's time to stop fussing with it and declare the project finished. I have uploaded the remainder of the photos; wish they were better, but my camera autofocus is off. Anyway, thanks for all the great comments and encouragment.
5 July 2021, 05:26
Łukasz GlińskiLovely, looks grand in the sun.
Reminds me I need to go back to my mottling one day.
5 July 2021, 07:28
RuiSo time to actually finish this Fw 190. Its mostly finished but I did want to do the arial cable so I ordered some rigging...
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Problem is that I have never used this or done rigging and the instructions are a little skimpy 😀
Anyway, instructions are that the internet is for, right 😆...So I look it up and it seems all I need is a microscopic drop pf cyanoacrylate ate either end of the cable.
Now the challenge is because the canopy is open determining the amount of sag on the cable. And where to attach it on the canopy. I found all sorts of images but some don't show the cable or where it attaches.
Its all bit inconsistent does anyone have any advice or relatively accurate reference. I'm afraid of mucking pop the kit.
Thanks.
20 September 2022, 04:42
RuiThanks Dean. I think this was my third build on returning to the hobby after about 30 or so years and I really enjoyed the build. I also learning a lot of new techniques; some worked well, some didn't.
20 September 2022, 06:25
Album info
Straight out-of-the-box build to practice livery. The only things added was new balkenkreuz because I damaged the kit decals trying to put them on (they were very thin), and swastikas because the kit did not include them.
This was a very enjoyable build. I did make a few mistakes that nearly ruined the project, but I was able to recover.I enjoyed doing the camouflage very much. At this scale I had to do it all freehand because masking was impractical. Some of the weather was also enjoyable, but I'm still not getting the hang of the salting technique for the chipping. Th most enjoyable, oddly enough, was painting the yellow recognition panels and the engine cowl.
