1/48 Revell FW190 D-11 from JV44 by flounder_al

[AlanG]

Wheel well built and ready to be fitted to wings.

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[AlanG]

Wheel box fitted to wings and then wings fitted to fuselage. Got quite a bit of filling to do at the wing root but nothing i can't handle. Starting to look like a proper aircraft now. Can't wait to start painting it.

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[AlanG]

Gap filled with putty then a nice smooth finish of a tippex pen added. Just a slight sanding down needed now

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[Guest]

I hope my kit comes this week, I will be the last to finish, or even start at this rate lol. Coming on really well, great attention to detail to.

[stona]

Wow that was a nasty gap! How was the fit with the fuselage at the trailing edge?

Don't panic Graham,I haven't started yet either.

Steve

[Guest]

Wow that was a nasty gap! How was the fit with the fuselage at the trailing edge?Don't panic Graham,I haven't started yet either.

Steve

Me neither. I'll probably start this weekend.

Dave

[AlanG]

Fit length wise was great. Just a shame about the gaps at the wing root. Other then that it's been good

[Guest]

Hi mate iam glad iam not the only one with gap problems at the wing roots my italeri version was the same, nice job though so farkeep it up it builds character lol.

scott

[AlanG]

Started the masking and painting phase today. My eyes and back are killing me and i just had to have a 15 year old Dalwhinnie malt to help be 'losen' up a little.

I applied a light grey primer first for before i applied the white coat. The idea was for it to give the white paint something to hold onto. Wish i had done two white coats not as you'll see later.

Then i masked it up. All i can say is i'm glad i'm not building a staffel of them.

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Then after i had taken my medicinal tonic i applied the red coat.

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Then the finish. Carefully peel off the masking tape. Looks alright eh? I have two major paint repairs to do where the white paint came away with the tamiya tape. Not sure how i am going to do this though. Any ideas?

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[Ian M]

If you mean the two bits of white stripe that have gone AWAOL only one thing to do really, so out with that tape again.

Small bits like that I often mask off with a post-it note. Nice hard edge, thin and not to sticky.

[stona]

How come I missed your update? The stripes look good. There's something satisfying about peeling of the masking to reveal a scheme like this one. I'm staying tuned for the rest of the build.

Cheers

Steve

[AlanG]

Done a little bit more to it this week. Gave the body a spray of grey then painted the wings and tail. Just need to mask off the fuselage and start painting it

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[Guest]

Coming along nicely, good tip there with the post it notes, the only other tip I can say is very carefully. Keep up the good work looking forward to seeing it at the end of your build.

[AlanG]

That's the top masked off and the first coat applied. I'm dreading doing the mottling though.

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[Centurion3RTR]

I love to see blue tac camo, looking very nice Allyne.

John