ch9862 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 One more in this GB, hopefully I'll finish it in time. I'll build Fw-190 A-5/U3 trop of II./Sch.G 2. Picture and profile is shown in one of the Jagdwaffe books. I'll use Hasegawa Fw-190 A-5 kit (the one w/BMW 327). I have decals (code letter and unit badge) printed on Alps long ago (hope they'll still work!). I'll also hang four SC50 bombs off it - from Verlinden Fw-190 stores set. I better get to work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 :) Two weeks to go man....get off the Internet and get building Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 cool, two U-3 190s at the same time, one a short nose, one a long nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Kit instrument panel with kit decal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Cockpit. Seat belts from Eduard LW setabelts set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Fit is very, very good. Wing tops attach to fuselage halves with special tabs, which give very exact positioning - and fit very, very well. Top to bottom wing in front - great fit. About the only slight mismatch is in the back, where part of the lower fuselage molded with lower wing half attaches to the rest of the fuselage. The picture might not show it very well, but there is a distinct step on one side. Since this is trop version, I'm using tropical filters from ProModeler Fw-190 G kit (Dragon molds). Corresponding kit parts are a bit larger, but with a thin strip of plastic at the bottom, I had trop parts fit in very well. I had to touch the curved portion with a sanding stick, and it fit the fuselage very well. Another short strip of plastic will be needed in the back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 man that fits together much neater than the trop installation on my A-4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Looks excellent, hope you finish her up on time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Almost ready to attach power egg to the airframe. One slightly annoying result of Hasegawa's desire to stretch use of the molds, is necessity to rescribe fuel hatches on the fuselage in A-5. Eduard did not go that route, but they managed to get location of one wrong (on A-5); Hasegawa shows where to rescribe it in their A-5 to be accurate, and the same needs to be done with Eduard. Another slightly troublesome spot is insert on the bottom wing, with gun ammo cover. In my case fit seemed excellent at first, but I later realized that the panel is slightly sunk into the wing towards trailing edge. Certainly not a show stopper, just one of the little quirks Hase models tend to have. Overall I'm amazed how well the kit fits, considering complicated part breakdown. Now on to priming and checking seams... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Almost ready for paint. Wing underside still needs a bit more work to eliminate unwanted seams completely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 I painted underside with RLM 76. For the first time I used Aerohobby paints - I bought a set of 74/75/76 some time ago to try. I like the paint, but containers are terrible. I'm curious about the upper camo shades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 I put top camo on. I did not use Aerohobby paints in the end, because they're fairly dark (at least 74/75). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Getting closer... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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The Mikester Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I really like that one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Touvdal Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Very nice build, like the bomb load, looking good Jes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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