MustangManiac Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Awesome work there Bruce! Yellow 10 was always one of my favorite Focke Wulf 190s. I actually have the D-13 Conversion set myself on a to do list. Cheers, Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Love the paintwork, Bruce! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Marvelous stuff Bruce - great paintwork! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hi Guys, I decided to add tiny actuator rods for the radiator cooling flaps early on in the builds and drilled holes to take 0.5mm Plastruct rod. Once I had the noses painted and installed I extended the holes into the conical front part of the main fuselage and glued in the rods. After the glue had set I trimmed the rod with cutters and sanders then repainted the colours on the mangled bits. Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr End result: (Times four of course) Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby nmayhew, Zero77, Uncarina and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Good work, Bruce! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Inventive! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 As a Dora fanatic, your Focke Factory is mesmerizing. Very cool to see the D-13 and Big Tail in the mix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 What a groovy scheme. Nicely done. Sincerely, Mark Zero77, Uncarina and TorbenD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 That's so cool. I never would have thought of actuator rods. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Hi Guys, Another fun filled day at the Focke Factory. I masked up and airbrushed the bare metal lower wing sections on the Big Tail D-9 and Number Four. Then I started on the cammo on Number Four using MMP versions of RLM 82 and 83 then added the grey which was used to obliterate the original German markings. Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Happy hours of work! Regards, Bruce Crosby nmayhew, Serhan, BiggTim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Bruce, what brand of hellgrun RLM 25 do you plan to use on the D-13 spinner? I'm trying to decide what to order, as there are no hobby shops in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hi Tim, Now that's a question! I still don't know what I'm going to use. As a Ex-Armour modeller I find the whole Luftwaffe colour thing a total minefield. Nobody, and I mean nobody, agrees what colour is true and what isn't. Plus they are all working from mainly black and white photos and at best it's a guess. My models have got paint on them from Mr Color, Aqueous Hobby Color, MRP, Tamiya and the new MMP. None of the shades are anywhere near each other. But I digress: you want to know the green on the spinner. I'm tempted to use MMP Basic Green and play around with it to get a shade that I like. Or I might use something else and use the Basic Green with MMPs Transparent Medium to glaze over. The rest of the airframe is all MMP but I've substituted their RLM80 for their RLM 83 which isn't a dark green by any stretch of the imagination. The good thing is that it's IPMS at Telford in a few days and I'm on a mission this year. Not buying any kits, just paint and tools, mainly paint. The pile of Kurt Tank specials here are the Focke Factory hasn't gone down at all by building these four Doras or the other four I built this year in 1/48 scale, so lots to do! Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I was thinking I may have to mix my own as well, but I did find a Model Master acrylic color called "signal green" That looks close to the color in Jerry's book. I may have to try and round up one and see. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 Hi Guys, A selection of photos of today's work. This morning I applied panel line washes to all four models, then had a late lunch. Afterwards I sprayed on Vallejo Satin Varnish, took the masking off the canopies and had some playing around with how they look. I had spent the whole weekend struggling with the decals, all Eagle Cals. They are printed really sharply but very stiff and Micro Set/Sol wasn't up to the job of budging some of the two colour items. No particular order, have a look. Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby BiggTim, Fooesboy and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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