SteveM

this is really great work.. can't wait to see it moving along. SteveM

Real Nice!!!

Hi Rick, smoke weathering looks good to me. Are those the Eduard belts? Cheers Steve

Still detailing the cockpit... ho hum.. still loads of parts in the box. Just starting to wonder why I started, then found this... FW 190A WarBird Off to cut some plastic. Post soon.

Looking Good

I've given my 1/72 scale collection to my young grandson. He's had great fun playing with some, hanging some up in his room and yes... smashing up the "baddies". It took great strength to sit back and let it all happen but he is now spending some of his pocket money on pre-painted kits. I give him my copies of ‘flight’ magazine, which he reads with interest. We’re off to an air show in the summer. The next generation is born!!

Nope... I ain't seen them and I've been close to the real thing

Well done for keeping the faith Rick. I'm looking forward to seeing the paint. SteveM

Nice . I saw one of these some years ago at the International Air Tattoo in the UK. I liked it then, I like your work. SteveM

While waiting for yet more paint on the cockpit to dry I was looking through the colour plates in the Ospray FW 190 Aces of the Western Front. There’s an illustration of the Hermann Graf A5 that I’m building It shows a modification to the lower cowl bulge They claim the cooling duct is modified due a two stage supercharger being fitted, looking a bit like that fitted to the A3/ U7 (below) I’ve read elsewhere that Hermann Gaff was posted to a unit (Stab/JG 50) tasked with challenging the high and fast RAF Mosquitoes so this would make sense. However, the A3/U7 only carried 2 x MG151. Questions: 1) What did Graf’s A5 cowl look like? 2) What did the superchager look like? (the cowls will be open on my kit!) 2) Did it only carry the two MG151? If anyone can help, I’d be grateful!

Good work I'll watch this with interest as I fancy a 1/18 Me 262 nightfighter. But that's months away, I'm still fighting with my 1/24 FW 190A Keep posting. Steve

Here are some pics of my painted cockpit. The colour is a mix of Tamiya greys. Details picked out in enamels. Not sure if leather seat pad was red but it adds a bit of colour! Rudder pedal straps have been added from Reheat etch . Only problem is... the firewall does not fit the fuselage. I think I’m going to separate it from the cockpit floor, add a plastic card one. Then fit the cockpit and firewall/gun deck as two assemblies. This will allow me to fill the gaps without damaging the cockpit. A bit like the Eduard’s 1/48th kit. Talking of Eduard, I think I’ll use their instrument bezels if I build another of these. Airfix have made a good effort but detail is soft. This only came to light when I dry brushed them. I’ve started cleaning up the engine parts and working out how to do that wheel bay! That’s it for now SteveM

it will be interesting to see how your kit comes out next to mine and Ricks each of us is taking a different approach. Keep posting. Steve

I agree Rick, its interesting to see what others are doing... One thing though, always remember that it all done for R&R! I'm still detailing the cockpit, should have something to post by the weekend. Keep up the good work Steve

nice work mate. SteveM