Eduard 1:48 FW190A-8/R2 Fenlander

[Gern]

I'll second what Joolz said! I'd be well chuffed with figures that good.

Gives a whole new meaning to pole dancing though!

Gern

[Guest]

excellent job on the figures. great shading and highlights.

[stona]

Nicely done figures,looking very good. I understand that panels open is a good way to go with the Eduard kit,it should,along with all your other bits and bobs,make for a most excellent diorama. Was that a scenic display?

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Scenic Display Steve lol. I have a little something else winging it's way to Peterborough to add to this so it may turn out to be the busiest of Scenic Displays I do.....

[Guest]

Graham, I noticed on the Eduard version John and I am doing, there is a clear part you can fit over either the guns or engine top not really sure which, but it is a way to show some of your good work if wanted. As you are doing a simalar kit perhaps you have the same option, just a thought.

[Ian M]

Dude those figures rock.

[Guest]

Thanks for the kind comments guys.

Colin. The clear part is odd, it appears to be for a different option but there is no need to leave it clear. That will also be open as it hinges from the back to stand in front of the canopy. To open the engine side panels, they need to be cut off at the lower panel line so that the lower part of the side panel will go in it's correct place with the upper panel part hinged out at about 90 degrees. However, the inside of the kit panel has a thicker part where the cut needs to be so take care doing it. Also after cutting, the upper part will need a bit of thinning off and a bit of scratch detail adding. I have seen this done on a build on Promodellers so although a fair bit of artistic licence, it does look good.

The engine is still pretty well covered though but I do like the look especially with the ground crew I want to go with it.

[Centurion3RTR]

Great job on the figures matey, but i do feel sorry for the dog though lol.

Have fun, John

[Guest]

Lovely job on them figures Graham , looking forward to this one pal

Richy

[yak face]

just catching up with the threads, these figures are excellent graham , top work, cheers tony

[Guest]

Well, have to say that modelling has been a bit slow over the last few days, always other things cropping up. Anyway, getting close to a primer coat now. so just to let you know I wasn't dropping out....... I need a week off work to get back on track..

[Guest]

looking good Graham, so thats how it hinged is it.

[Guest]

Hi Graham, that's a lot of details packed in there. Think I had better stick to tanks as the misses will

kill me.

Looking forward to seeing more.

cheers Ade

[stona]

That does look nice. Yep,that is exactly how it hinged,see this A-4 receiving a bit of TLC from it's crew.

Also one showing the upper side panel.

Finally one with everything open,topping off the drop tank.

Cheers

Steve

Edit: of course if the panel didn't open wide enough you could get your mate to prop it with his head!

[Guest]

The thing with the A8/R2 which was beefed up with added 30mm cannons outboard of the 20mm cannons near the wing roots is that it does not have the machine guns mounted under the hood in front of the cockpit. It does have something with pipes running forward under the engine top cover. It does have the mouldings in the top cover where the machine guns pocked through though which is a bit odd. Anyone know what the gun like looking things are under the top panel? In the pics of my model above, the blocks can be seen but I have not put the pipe things on as yet.

It also has armour plate on the sides of the cockpit and thick blocks of armour glass on the sides of the canopy to protect the pilot from the heavy fire from B17s which is what the A8/R2 was modified to go after.

Interesting new thing for me in modelling was the gluing of thick clear parts onto the side of the cockpit canopy, not something you could do with normal glue. As these blocks have to be masked as they are in their own frames, the masking of the canopy even with the supplied masks, has been a nightmare which i will not wake up from until it is finally painted and the masks can come off. My biggest fear now is that paint may have 'bled' between the canopy side and the block of armour 'glass'.

I have moved on a bit now as it has been primed up and pre shaded. Painting at this stage has it's problems as I cannot glue up the engine side panels or the top panel as they will be open. Also, given it is all held together for the camo painting with blue tack, the engine has had to be left out as I have no doubt there will be some spray go through the panel gaps.

After painting and slight weathering, the engine will then be glued in place and I will have the fun job of cutting the side panels into two pieces each. From the pictures I have seen before and supported by Steve's great research pics, the side panels hinge at the panel line just above the height of the wing where there is a bulge on the side panel.

I was also thinking of putting some lead wire on the undercarriage legs for the brake pipes. Would these be painted or natural metal?

Onwards and upwards as they say......