Revell 1/72 FW190 -F8 with BV 246 Hagelkorn

[yak face]

Had to do a bit of a running repair - the tailwheel became a casualty of all the handling during painting . After drilling the mounting and tailwheel a piece of copper wire was superglued in , its now ready to be fitted but I’m going to leave it until last off to avoid knocking it off again.
Meanwhile ,Ive been painting a few bits - wheel wells , exhaust area and the yellow section under the nose . The airframe has had a coat of klear and after drying overnight I got the decals on today . The decals are the usual superb Revell fare . Printed in Italy , they never cause any problems and the sheet is very comprehensive - all stencilling is included and readable too! - Reifendruck - tyre pressure !
I always apply each decal on a bed of wet Klear , it avoids silvering and once it dries ( about 24 hr) it really pulls the decals down into any detail , i very rarely use decal solvent . Next up is a matt coat then weathering and all the ancillary bits like undercarriage and the Hagelkorn .

[The Smythe Meister]

Lovely stuff mate !!
Love it coming along

[Neil Merryweather]

I must try and remember that tip with the decals

[yak face]

Lovely stuff mate !!
Love it coming along :smiling3:

Cheers andy , btw recognise those swastikas? :thumb2:

I must try and remember that tip with the decals

I find it reduces ,if not eliminates, silvering neil ,and once it dries it really sucks the decal down .

[The Smythe Meister]

Cheers andy , btw recognise those swastikas? :thumb2:

I find it reduces ,if not eliminates, silvering neil ,and once it dries it really sucks the decal down .

[The Smythe Meister]

Excellent!!

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Tony, despite the wheel!

Got to love a coat of Klear or its newer name equivalent that I use. Heard about it a few years after coming back to the hobby. Goes on beautifully and soooooooo much cheaper than proprietary brand gloss.

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

[yak face]

The Focke has been Kleared and has now had a panel line wash applied . This will be left to dry thoroughly then cleaned up . After that its time for a final matt coat and then I can apply the exhaust stains and start adding the undercarriage etc.

[adt70hk]

Looking good Tony. What do you use for the panel lines? Tried Flory washes for the first time with my Mossie and was very impressed.

ATB

Andrew

[yak face]

This ones a mix of black and white Daler Rowney watercolour paints which I got from Poundland ( £1 for the pair ) I added a little of the white to the black and thinned it with water and a good slosh of flow improver , all mixed in an empty bottle . Ive used the UMP washes in the past but found they can be a bit hard to get right - either wiping straight out of the panel lines or sometimes staining the paint and not coming off . The watercolours are very forgiving , if you cock it up you can just wipe it clean and start again , no staining . I let it dry overnight then start rubbing with a dry cotton bud , only dampening it if the wash doesnt come off first time.
The other one I use sometimes is Modellers oil wash , from John in the scale model shop , very nice to use and cleans up easily with a bit of odourless thinners .

[adt70hk]

This ones a mix of black and white Daler Rowney watercolour paints which I got from Poundland ( £1 for the pair ) I added a little of the white to the black and thinned it with water and a good slosh of flow improver , all mixed in an empty bottle . Ive used the UMP washes in the past but found they can be a bit hard to get right - either wiping straight out of the panel lines or sometimes staining the paint and not coming off . The watercolours are very forgiving , if you cock it up you can just wipe it clean and start again , no staining . I let it dry overnight then start rubbing with a dry cotton bud , only dampening it if the wash doesnt come off first time.
The other one I use sometimes is Modellers oil wash , from John in the scale model shop , very nice to use and cleans up easily with a bit of odourless thinners . [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1196351[/ATTACH]

Thanks Tony!

[yak face]

With a big push today ive got this one finished.
The wash was cleaned up yesterday and it got a coat of Tamiya xf86 flat clear . Then I could start adding all the knocky off bits . The undercarriage was fitted with care to make sure the angle of the legs was right. The kit pitot was moulded with the wing and was cut off at the start. I replaced it with brass tube and rod .
The Hagelkorn bomb was fitted , again with care as it had to line up with the two struts on the wings . Machine guns were replaced with brass tube. The Airfix canopy was next , but the blown style as seen here had a different headrest to the kits A8 type ,this one sliding with the canopy and having an armoured shroud fitted behind it . I made the shroud from a piece of thin aluminium bent to shape over a paintbrush handle and the headrest and cushion were made from plastic card and rod. The aerial on this type of canopy was fixed to the frame and went slack when opened ( the earlier type stayed taut as the canopy slid open via a spring loaded roller system ) so this was added using fishing line. A final spraying of the exhaust stains and its done. Thanks to all who’ve been watching/ commenting ,I’ll be putting a set of completed pics up in a bit , cheers tony

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Tony, what a suberb finish!!! The extra details really set it off. I can't believe how you can make the tiny parts so cleanly...Top job Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[yak face]

Wow Tony, what a suberb finish!!! The extra details really set it off. I can't believe how you can make the tiny parts so cleanly...Top job Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

Thanks allen

[AlanG]

Excellent job Tony. You should be well chuffed with that