Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190D-9 Late "Brown 4"

[Dpgsbody55]

That really does look awesome.  Great work. 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[zaxos345]

What a beauty!!! 

My compliments John!!! 

 

John

[Greif8]

Outstanding work John!  I have the utmost respect for your skills!

 

Ernest

[Nighthawk Calling 1]

Just outstanding work, so realistic.

[Francis]

That is really amazing. Really love the the overall look.

[Tolga ULGUR]

For some reason I can't see the pictures unfortunately. But today I just saw in what's new.

A really masterpiece

[JayW]

On 11/15/2022 at 12:02 PM, Thunnus said:

Thank you Jay! I'll probably be leaning on you a bit for my new project since I know so little of Allied aircraft.

 

 

Oh you know I look forward to helping when/if I can.  You have certainly helped me.  Man what an outstanding Dora! 

[Thunnus]

On 11/19/2022 at 4:29 PM, Mark M said:

OMG this is awesome you should be very proud 

Thank you very much!  Glad to have finished this one as I've been planning on doing Brown 4 for a long time.

 

 

On 11/19/2022 at 9:05 PM, Dpgsbody55 said:

That really does look awesome.  Great work. 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

Thank you so much, Michael!

 

 

On 11/19/2022 at 9:45 PM, zaxos345 said:

What a beauty!!! 

My compliments John!!! 

 

John

Thanks John!  Appreciate the comments!

 

 

On 11/20/2022 at 12:05 AM, Greif8 said:

Outstanding work John!  I have the utmost respect for your skills!

 

Ernest

Thanks Ernest!  Just trying to build and learn from a great group of modelers here at LSP.

 

 

On 11/20/2022 at 12:13 AM, Nighthawk Calling 1 said:

Just outstanding work, so realistic.

Thank you!

 

 

On 11/20/2022 at 3:37 PM, Francis said:

That is really amazing. Really love the the overall look.

Thank you!  I've made some interpretive choices regarding the camo scheme so it may not align with other builds or color profiles of this plane.

 

 

On 12/18/2022 at 6:42 AM, Tolga ULGUR said:

For some reason I can't see the pictures unfortunately. But today I just saw in what's new.

A really masterpiece

Thank you very much Tolga!  Especially from another Dora fan!

 

 

19 hours ago, JayW said:

 

Oh you know I look forward to helping when/if I can.  You have certainly helped me.  Man what an outstanding Dora! 

Thanks Jay!  My P-47D build is in its early stages but I've already drawn some inspiration from you and have started scouring the Aircorps Library files.

[JayW]

1 hour ago, Thunnus said:

I've already drawn some inspiration from you and have started scouring the Aircorps Library files.

 

Outstanding!  That collection seems about 100% complete, and very few are of poor enough quality that they cannot be read (sometimes a problem when trying to reproduce very old micro-filmed drawings).  If this is the first time you have seen engineering drawings and their system of component parts and used-on assemblies, and effectivity blocks, and other important elements of drawings, then it can be confusing.  I am so willing to help if you need it.  It's "right in my wheelhouse".     

[baffozac]

Hello, about the drop tank, I had sent photos of mine and a plan to Eagle but it was misinterpreted.
In fact, the weld is not on the side but underneath.
That said, your Dora is fabulous!

Cheers !

Alain

 

 

 

 

[LSP_Kevin]

For those of you who have admired John's build in this thread, I'm pleased to announce that we've just released it as an eBook:

 

https://www.klp.com.au/product/building-the-hasegawa-fw-190d-9-in-1-32-scale/

 

 

The book not only includes a distilled, curated, organised, and highly-edited version of John's wonderful build, but also original profile artwork from Eagle Editions and JaPo Publishing, and we've also included the digital cut files John used to create the paint masks.

 

342 pages, 18 Australian pesos. Bargain!

 

Kev

[chuck540z3]

Look at that burned look of exhaust gasses over the cowlings.  Awesome!

 

Cheers,

Chuck

[Thunderbolt]

On 11/14/2022 at 4:02 PM, Thunnus said:

Thanks guys, especially the feedback about the sheen vs. dead flat.  I'll have to explore that a little more. And I've ordered some GX113 to check out as well.

 

Last bits are being added onto the model.  The landing gear legs have been glued into place.

 

The tail wheel also.

 

 

I'm using JB Kwik Weld 2-part epoxy to attach the wheels to the main landing gear legs.  It's thickish like toothpaste and starts to hard in about 5 minutes, giving me time to orient the flat spots on the tires correctly.

 

 

The little IFF antenna, the DF loop antenna and the boarding ladder are attached now.

 

 

The ETC rack and drop tank are held in place with friction so I'm not going to glue them in place.

 

 

She's nearing the finish line!

 

Question: what diameter rod/wire did you use for the small straight aerial that is aft of the DF loop? is it the same diameter as the wire used under the port wing? 

[Thunnus]

12 hours ago, Thunderbolt said:

Question: what diameter rod/wire did you use for the small straight aerial that is aft of the DF loop? is it the same diameter as the wire used under the port wing? 

 

Hello!  The small IFF antenna was made with stretched sprue, not wire.  It's springy so it doesn't bend if it gets deflected like wire would.  I glue the antenna to the bottom of the kit part and then snip off the kit antenna portion, leaving the base and the new antenna.

 

 

[Thunderbolt]

11 hours ago, Thunnus said:

 

Hello!  The small IFF antenna was made with stretched sprue, not wire.  It's springy so it doesn't bend if it gets deflected like wire would.  I glue the antenna to the bottom of the kit part and then snip off the kit antenna portion, leaving the base and the new antenna.

 

 

Thank you John!