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Hasegawa Fw 190A-8


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I'm a numpty sometimes, thanks to all who pointed out that I managed to install the stick in backwards.

 

Scott, I used MDC decals for the instruments.

 

This isn't a great photo but you can see the stick in the correct orientation, phew!

 

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The airframe is complete so it's onto the painting. I did use a little filler (Milliput) to eliminate the join on the gun access panel. You can see Jerry's Eagle Editions gun cowl but it seems I have parts for a -5 in the box not a -8 which is disappointing to say the least. I went ahead and used the incorrect gun troughs as I had no choice but maybe sometime in it's career it had this fitted? Yeah, dodgy but I've got no choice other than to remove Jezza's cowl and do a -5. Not something I want to do!

 

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She's all painted. I used Gunze lacquers for the first time, boy do the stink but they go on soooo smoothly.

 

All the markings are masks by either Montex or Eduard. I think they look much better than decals, talking of which, looking at the photo I can't see any stenciling apart from the Wrk Nmr on the tail. Odd?

 

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Here's an overall shot with all the masks removed, a bit more colourful than the usual 74, 75, 76!. Tomorrow she'll be decaled and then I'll do the fiddly bits. I'll save the weathering till the end, can't wait!

 

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Wow! That looks great. 81 and 82 definitely come out more vibrant than 74/75. The rivets look great. A lot of pictures I have seen of late war 190's seem to be lacking stencils. Mainly just identification for fuel type and quantity or glycol.

 

The masks look great too. Really nice work.

 

Matt

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