Heres the Airfix fw190 that I did the in box review on a while back . I picked this to be a quick simple mojo booster in between the endless stencils on the Su 22 . Quick - hopefully , simple - not really . In the review I stated it would be ok for beginners and experienced modellers alike - scratch that , I wouldnt recommend it for a beginner or a younger modeller as it has a few fit issues and some awkward removal from the sprue and clean ups . I started with the cockpit , which is quite fiddly and small . Its having a closed canopy so I didnt take a lot of time , just gave it a brushed coat of rlm 66 and picked a few details out on the sidewalls . The kit decal was used for the IP and the harness was knocked up from some painted strips of surgical tape . 
I wanted to get the upper and lower wings together too but as can be seen in the instructions , Airfix would have you putting the machine guns and cannons in between the halves , which definitely wouldnt have survived the rest of the build ! A solution was to cut off the mounting blocks on the MGs and stick these in leaving a recess that I can attach the guns to later and cutting off the flange at the base of the cannons . The flanges were drilled out ( 0.8mm) , fixed to the wheel well back wall and I can add the cannons later from brass tube.
thats all for today , cheers tony
I wanted to get the upper and lower wings together too but as can be seen in the instructions , Airfix would have you putting the machine guns and cannons in between the halves , which definitely wouldnt have survived the rest of the build ! A solution was to cut off the mounting blocks on the MGs and stick these in leaving a recess that I can attach the guns to later and cutting off the flange at the base of the cannons . The flanges were drilled out ( 0.8mm) , fixed to the wheel well back wall and I can add the cannons later from brass tube.
thats all for today , cheers tony
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