1/32 Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 "Red 1"

[Thunnus]

Here is my recently completed 1/32 Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 build of the JV44 Dora flown by Heinz Sachsenberg known as "Red 1".
 

 

In addition to the kit parts, I've added the following aftermarket items to the build:

 

1. Aires 190D-9 resin cockpit set
2. Eduard 190D-9 brass flaps
3. Quickboost 190A gun barrels
4. Eagle Editions 190A/190D-9 Early resin tail wheel
5. Henri Daehne VS111 resin prop
6. HGW 1/32 Luftwaffe seat belts

7. Montex Masks

8. Eagle Cal decals

 

Edited February 20, 2019 by Thunnus
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[Thunnus]

Some more pics...

 

 

 

[Scale32]

That looks awesome...... one of my most favourite aircraft.

 

Great scheme choice.

 

Cheers Bevan 

[MikeMaben]

 

Whoa !! Nice one John  

 

 

[rigor]

Well look at that nicely done 

[RBrown]

Really exceptional!

[Thunnus]

Thanks so much for the comments!  I appreciate it!  There is no build log of Red 1 here at LPS so I thought I'd share some highlights of the construction. 

 

I had planned on using the Quickboost resin radiator cowling and gun cowling but due to some issues of fit, I decided not to.  Instead, I re-shaped the kit radiator cowling by spinning it on a Dremel.

 

The exaggerated valley between the guns on the gun cowling were filled and shaped with Milliput.

 

I used the Aires resin cockpit with HGW harnesses on this one.

 

 

The kit wing guns and covers were replaced with Quickboost resin replacements and brass tubing for the barrels as the Quickboost barrels were warped.

 

 

All exterior surfaces were riveted using RB Production's Rivet-R tool.

 

 

Lots of wiring was added to the engine plug.

 

The Henri Daehne prop blades were painted as wood even though the minor chipping made this all but unnoticeable in the end.

 

 

Edited February 17, 2019 by Thunnus

[aircare84]

Wow ! 

What a great build. The finish is exceptional.

Thanks for posting.

[Mikester]

Stunning!

[Dany Boy]

Wonderful model! Really like it!

[AlexM]

17 hours ago, Thunnus said:

 

 

I'm afraid you missed the late style Dora tail wheel.

 

Just kidding, splendid work!

[Greg W]

Beautiful! Really, very well done. Love the painting and weathering.  

[Bill Cross]

Wow, a condensed build thread and RFI all in one! Impressive. So good I want to toss the one I have in the stash out the door as it's never going to measure up to this one. Amazing wiring detail especially.

Edited February 17, 2019 by Bill Cross
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[D.B. Andrus]

Fantastic skill at work - an outstanding build! 

 

Cheers,

 

D.B.

[D.B. Andrus]

Something interesting, stages of  VS 111 propeller blade from lamination to final shape:

 

 

Cheers,

 

D.B