Airfix Focke Wulf FW190 A8 1/72

[papa 695]

Looking very nice Tony.

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
Coming on really well and looks as if you're finding no real issues.
Jim

[yak face]

RLM79 now on and masking taken off. The white band under the fuselage was partially unmasked before the rlm 79 was sprayed , on the actual aircraft the band was sprayed over on the top side . The green mottles were also sprayed in the field and in places oversprayed the balkenkreuz on fuselage and wings not to mention the swastika on the tail ( which isnt supplied on either the airfix or revell decal sheets anyway ) . To achieve this I’m going to have to gloss the airframe at this stage and apply the decals before the mottle .

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Tony. I've got the same issue with mine in that they the bottom of the cross with black. I was wondering how to do it and you've confirmed my thinking. Thanks

ATB.

Andrew

[Mini Me]

I see what you mean Tony......the mottling does sort of encroach onto the balkenkruze. :thinking:

[yak face]

I see what you mean Tony......the mottling does sort of encroach onto the balkenkruze. :thinking:

Yes rick even in a grainy old pic like this you can see the overspray, the box art for the revell kit ( which is where I'm using the decals from ) shows it too .

[yak face]

Got the airframe gloss coated ready for the decals and been doing my first ever spinner spiral decal - theyre a bit of a faff arent they !?
Tomorrow I can get some decals on and then its green blob time !

[Mark1]

Coming on nicely,the one and only spinner decal I had a go at ended up in the bin...after I managed to get all bits off my fingers :smiling5:

[Jim R]

That paint work is looking very neat. The spinner decal has gone on well. I've never done one but I'm sure my effort would join Mark's in the bin.

..... then its green blob time !

Good luck with that.

[stillp]

Coming on nicely,the one and only spinner decal I had a go at ended up in the bin...after I managed to get all bits off my fingers :smiling5:

You're braver than me, I just picked a scheme that didn't have a spiral!
Pete

[adt70hk]

Got the airframe gloss coated ready for the decals and been doing my first ever spinner spiral decal - theyre a bit of a faff arent they !?
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Very neat!!! Although they could be VERY roughly done!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Code no 10]

The colour on the spinner looks just fantastic. I love it!.:thumb2:

[yak face]

The balkenkreuz that needed fitting before I spray the green got fitted this morning before I went to work . Tonight theyve dried thoroughly so it was time to get the green blotches on .I turned the airbrush needle stop right in so there was only a fraction of movement and turned the air down a bit . The paint was thinned and a good few drops of flow improver added and off we went. I had to keep cleaning the needle tip and nozzle as the paint was drying on the needle and clogging but eventually got there . Ive assembled the prop and spinner / engine fan . The spiral on the spinner was a little short at the prop end so it was finished off with a touch of white .
The centreline bomb rack has been fitted and the black sections behind the exhaust have been painted . Next job is a gloss coat to seal in the green and then the rest of the decals - my guess is it looks like the camo was overpainted with the sand/green scheme after the aircraft was transferred from another unit then the unit specific markings were added after . Maybe this would explain why the balkenkreuz were painted round and oversprayed a little but the number and squadron emblem look like they were done after the green .

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
I'd call that a real success. Well done indeed.
Jim

[adt70hk]

Coming on very nicely Tony!!