Gern's FW 190 GB

[Gern]

Thank you all very much for your support.

Now comes the best bit. I've ground up a load of pastels to create the silt which covers the 'plane. My thought is to use a basic adhesive spray and an old pepper pot to dust the pastels on. The horizontal surfaces will need several applications - pics later.

Keep your fingers crossed for me please!

Antonio, I don't watch TV so I missed this programme. I wish I had seen it though.

Ooops! I was just about to sign off when I realised I forgot summat! I've got to add some more bits of shrapnel damage first. Better do that before I put the pastels on!

Gern

[Centurion3RTR]

Good luck Dave, i can't wait to see this mate it's going to look great.

:grinball2: John

[spanner570]

It is curious that on Saturday at the History Channel, I saw the recovery of an Fw 190 that was submerged about 20, 30 meters. Missing a propeller blade, had no glass cockpit and the rudders and drift were like your model. Y could see perfectly the German symbols and one identification number, 6. I could not see the other items of identification. From what I saw was not hit by projectiles. He had no marks at least visible.Ah, had no pilot.

Good job.

Antonio, a bit of history of this aircraft......

It was an FW 190 A2 "Yellow 16" from 12/JG5 based in Norway nr. Bergen.

Shortly after take off it suffered mechanical problems and ditched in the sea. A local fisherman rescued the pilot.

The Luftwaffe offered a reward for saving the pilot but the fisherman refused, and instead asked that a friend of his be released from prison where he had been taken for listening to illegal radio transmissions from England.....The man was released.

Sorry Gern for 'lending' your thread post this bit of info.

Ron

[Guest]

Well, sorry but when I said "Ah, had no pilot" was not a critical nor a call for attention but because I saw, for the first time, a modeler to put a skeleton in the model, and well. I hope not to have passed to you this idea.

[Gern]

Here we go again.

Antonio and Ron nudged the couple of brain cells I have into action! Thanks guys.

The 'real' rescued 'plane suffered with engine failure and I asked myself why MY airplane had crashed.

Unfortunately my 'plane was hit by flak which created a fire in the engine. The pilot was forced to ditch but passed out from loss of blood due to his injuries before he could get out.

NOW I think I'm ready to add the 'silt'!

Gern

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[Gern]

All 'silted' up. I don't think it looks too bad, but what do you guys reckon?

I've got to make some kind of frame to support it over my base and doubtless some of the 'silt' will be rubbed off while I'm setting that up. If I lose too much, I've got plenty left to re-coat it.

Does anyone know where I can find some narrow flat strips of material (like ribbon perhaps) at least 12 inches long, about 300 mm in new money, that I could use to make some lifting straps? To be in scale it would need to be 2 - 3 mm wide at most. I've got an idea about using cord (as scale rope) with protective padding but I'd rather use straps if possible.

Gern

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[stona]

Well done on the silt,it looks most convincing. How about strips of doubled tape (back to back) for straps. It might give a bit of texture.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

I love the effect you have got with the 'silt', very effective. Would it not seal with that artists sealant that they use to cover charcoal drawings? Or even flat acrylic varnish genty airbrushed from a distance at low pressure? Maybe not, I know nothing about these pigments and chalks, something I still have to have a go at.

Don't forget the good old standby for straps, masking tape. I would look at ordinary masking tape from a hardware store rather than Tamiya type as it has a bit of texture to it. Stick two pieces together, sticky to sticky, and then cut strips with a sharp knife and a steel rule.

[spanner570]

Fair do's Gern that silt is spot on, no question!

I wouldn't touch one bit of it.

O.K., some will, not might have, rubbed off...Take a few ruffy tuffy divers putting the slings in place, they are cold, can't see much and want to be anywhere else but in the cold North Sea so they will be in a hurry and at that depth, not much time to complete the task.

You bet there will be growth rubbed off!!

I speak from experience many moons ago!!

Leave it alone Dave. LOL!

[Guest]

what about using a bandage for the straps maybe doubled up to the right thickness and some pva glue, not tried it myself but it might give you the webbing look for the straps.

[yak face]

FANTASTIC! i love it dave , the silt looks so real, brilliant! and so different too , cheers tony

[Gern]

Hi folks,

Not done anything to my build for a week or so. Mainly 'cos I've been gloating over my purchases at Cosford and daydreaming about when and how I'd like to build them! I've tried using masking tape to make lifting straps but it's not strong enough (at least, I'm not confident that it will be!). I've got a couple of ideas in mind so I'm still thinking about that.

In the meantime:

I'm guessing that the fuel tank in the centre of the fuselage under the wings was some sort of drop tank - and I've heard it referred to as one. If my poor pilot dropped the tank just before ditching, which seems likely as it would seriously interfere with any attempt to land, would the pylon remain attached to the 'plane or the tank?

Gern

PS John, is it just my 'puter or is there a problem with the links to the GB? I had to go through the search engine to find it!

[John]

There shouldn't be any problems it's working for me I don't know if anyone else is having a problem?

[spanner570]

Initially, the pylon would stay attached to the aircraft, however, on ditching who can say what would happen to it?

Gern, I don't know if you have seen it, but there is a photo on Google images of your 190 on pallets shortly after the aircraft was brought ashore, and the belly is sat fair and square on pallets.....no pylon!

So, I reckon it's fair to assume the drop tank was dropped prior to ditching and the pylon was either ripped off or the sea claimed it!

Ron

[Gern]

Thanks Ron. I knew someone would be able to help. I'll have a scratch around and see if I can find that picture you're talking about.

Gern

PS How's the sunburn? Or did your bouncy nurse turn up with the Ambre Solaire?