Steve The Swede Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I may be the slowest builder on earth but I'm sooooo glad to say that I finally managed to finish my "white 11" Sturmjager model, and without any new disasters too! As some of you know this project have been struck hard with misshaps and foul up's, infact some times things looked so bad that I thought I would never be able to finish it properly. Since this is my first build I'm more then certian that there's several mistakes made but don't be affraid to point them out, I plan to build more A8's so if any improvments can be made I'm all ear! I huge thanks goes out to all of you who have offered me help and advice, thanks all! An EXTRA big thanks goes to my good buddy "Mango Kid"! Without he's help I wouldn't have been able to finish the kit, come to think of it, without him I wouldn't even be in this hobby! Here's a break down of the build, Model: Hasegawas 1:32 FW-190 A8. Great detail but lots of bad fitting parts. Cockpit: MDC. Fantastic details, awesome cast, good fit! Main and rear wheels: Eagle parts. Great details and and flawless cast, nuff said! Decals: Eagle strike "Rammjager" part 2 sheet. Great decals, no problem what so ever! Stencils: Hobby decals dry transfers. Fantastic result when they worked......horrible when they didn't. I found out that the white ones where harder to use then the black. National insignia masks: Eduard. No problem there, worked as a sharm. Their spinner spiral mask sucked hard though! Canopy mask: Montex. Worst product ever! :angry: Even though I took of some of the glue they almost totally ruined my canopy. Glue residue everywhere, very hard to get it off! I will never use their masks again! Scratch built items: New gun camera, 20mm-30mm barrels, lop antenna, morena antenna, airial wire, brake wires and hoses, canopy rails, cockpit armour wires, fuselage armour, rivits added with "Rosie". Paints: Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, Valejo for brush painting, Prisma colors silver pencil for chipping. All of them worked as a sharm! Well, I guess that's it, I hope you like the end result! Thanks for all the suport! Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smithery Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 That's your FIRST build? Or do you simply mean your first Fw190? Either way, color me very impressed! I'm building a Dora right now ('White 12'/JG301), currently with primer drying as I type, and I hope it turns out as nice as yours did. About the only thing I can point out (and it's more of a question)......shouldn't there be some slack in the antenna with the canopy open? Great build nonetheless. What's next for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mango Kid Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Riktigt nice Steve...! Now I have alot to do on my K4 to compete with this Butcherbird... Very nice build, and for the rest of you that haven't seen it in real life, is even more stunning then... See ya, Pansar Krille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Nice, veeery nice!....Absolute stunning paint job, especially the paint-chipping impresses me very much. Looks really realistic. Congrats to that bird, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Hi Steve! I wish that my models would look like yours! Very nice build and also a very good paint job mate!! Nice weathering and the finished plane would look in front of a realistic background not like a model!! Congrats man! Damn nice! A big big cheers for you and your model! Be proud of it! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve The Swede Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Thanks a bunch guys! I have to say that I'm actually quite thrilled with the finished model so it means a lot to me that you guys approve on it too! Smithery, no it's true. It's my first a/c build, that's if you don't count the stuff I built as a kid only to be able to blow them up with fire crackers! I'm not new to modeling though, I've spent most of my time with Star Wars sci-fi kits. After I've taken care of some Star Wars comission work I'm doing for a Brittish customer I'll start on my Dora too. Mango Kid, if you only got your fat Panzer thumb out of your.....the 109 K would look just as good! Chris/germany, thanks! The chipping was done with a silver pen, it was really easy to work with! The best thing is that it's quite easy to clean it of with water if a mistake is made. Chris Hannover, thanks, It's means a lot! You should be proud too, I've been following all your threads and your work looks fantastic! Can't wait to see what you'll build next! Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimInOz Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Awesome Steve, the weathering on the front end of the Bird is magnificent . Ditto what all the lads have said above, it was worth the wait. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Holy S**T Steve.... Awesome build mate. Really well weathered. I am very impressed with the paint chipping. I wish mine looked like that. Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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