mustang1989 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) This build took me about 4 months to get finished. Being a Tamiya it lends itself to a quick build. It was a run of the mill 1/48 Tamiya Fw190 D-9 with an Aires (pretty much complete engine and cockpit set), CMK undercarraige set, Model Master gun barrels and Aeromaster decals. Additionally, there was a slew of parts that I used from my spare Eduard Fw190 A8/ R2 kit to include the sliding canopy section, landing gear struts and doors (due to fact that Tamiya's landing gear is WAY too short), port side wing root cannon access panel, pitot tube, and instrument panel with PE. I also used a cowl gun access panel from an Eduard Fw190 D-9 kit that I had. The aircraft that I built is "Black 10" from I/JG26 surrendered in Flensburg in May of 1945. The aircraft was supposed to be shipped back to the U.S. for evaluation but never made the trip and was left in Germany. Odds are it ended up in the scrap heap. Anyways , noticeably visible is the half obscured Gruppe numeral on the side of the fuselage after it was reassigned from III Gruppe to I Gruppe as it was hastily painted over in the field. In February of this year my son and I went to San Antonio for Model Fiesta and I took this home in addition to a 1st Place Award in its class: First time I ever took home a Special Award before. I was shocked!! Edited February 2, 2017 by mustang1989 spacewolf, LSP_K2, tucohoward and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 WOW ! Congrats and well deserved !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Most certainly well deserved ... that's an excellent piece of modelling. Jim LSP_K2 and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Nice finish and crazy detail work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Good job. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Looks great, Joe, and congrats on the (well deserved) award. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Thanks Hardcore and Kevin. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Fantastic 190 and congratulations on the award - very well erned Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Thanks Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 That's awesome! Four months? It takes me that long to get the box open! Kev LSP_K2 and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Yeah. It even shocked me. I guess it was all in my planning throughout the build though. It was my most intense but one of my quickest builds in part because the base kit was a Tamiya and secondly because I knew exactly what parts I wanted to use from the Eduard boxings and I knew exactly what scheme I wanted from the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 That is some sweet work ! A well deserved win ! Thanks much for sharing the pics !! Vaughn mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Yeah. It even shocked me. I guess it was all in my planning throughout the build though. It was my most intense but one of my quickest builds in part because the base kit was a Tamiya and secondly because I knew exactly what parts I wanted to use from the Eduard boxings and I knew exactly what scheme I wanted from the get go. Interesting that you say that about the scheme. Only rarely do I start a project without a specific destination in mind. I see modeling the same as I see a road trip. I really like to know my destination before leaving the house. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Thanks Vaughn! Kevin:Every once in a while I've gotta stew on it for a little bit, read some, and then stew on it a little more. Most times I know what I'm going to do going in. I have to back track a little and say that it's all the stinkin' detail that I tend to throw at builds that really slows me down. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I remember doing my first Revell 1:72 Type VIIC U-Boat, and just started will nilly throwing it together. By the time I selected the specific scheme I wanted, I had used all the wrong parts for that particular type! mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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