Volksjager Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I can present my first completed build here on the LSP forums. This is the venerable Airfix Fw-190A kit in 1/24 scale. It certainly has a reputation, and with good reason, but I have really enjoyed this build from start to finish. I actually have had this in the stash since about 1998 but never has the courage to tackle it. Flash forward to 2023, I decided enough was enough, let's just build it and have fun! If I bugger it up, well I learned something and will move on. In the end, this was one of the most enjoyable builds I have done. In fact it started a stash purge, with half being sold off & replaced with 1/32 & 1/24 kits. Special thanks to @Bonkin, his build over on Britmodeller was the inspiration for me to give this a go & to Peter @airscale for creating a brilliant set of 3d printed wheels for the kit, something the kit really needed. The kit suffered from a very flat main wing & a warped fuselage, which all was bent back into shape via a dunk in hot water & a wooden main spar was epoxied in place to keep the dihedral in the wings. The cockpit was upgraded, using the @airscale Fw190A decal for the IP, his 1/24 Luftwaffe belts & luftwaffe placards throughout. The landing gear was detailed and the bays were completed as the kit only supplied the back of the wells and the covers that conceals the engine. I also found the engine didn't protrude from the cowl for me like others have reported, I did reduce the length of the fan though and trimmed a little off the engine bearers, just to be sure. All paints are SMS acrylic Lacquers in the classic scheme of RLM 74 & 75 over 76. All markings are painted on, other than the stencils, which are the Airfix original decals. The build log, which I started half way through, can be found on the forum The aircraft depicted is Wrk Nr. 2676, Coded KM + EY of III/SKG10 based at El Aouiana, Tunisia. I found about 8 pictures of the aircraft when it was found abandoned at the airfield & all of these helped with adding the appropriate details. By no means is this a perfect rendition of this Butcher Bird, but I am pretty happy with it. levier, Fencer-1, J.J. and 36 others 37 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Fabulous. Just shows what can be done with these old Airfix classics when in the hands of a very competent modeller such as yourself! It’s great to see these oldies being given some love - I’ve got the classic Airfix 1/24 Bf109E on the go in the background that keeps calling me back and I’m loving it. Great inspiration! Tom Volksjager and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Wow, That's just beautiful!! Great job! Martinnfb and Volksjager 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 20 hours ago, tomprobert said: Fabulous. Just shows what can be done with these old Airfix classics when in the hands of a very competent modeller such as yourself! It’s great to see these oldies being given some love - I’ve got the classic Airfix 1/24 Bf109E on the go in the background that keeps calling me back and I’m loving it. Great inspiration! Tom Thanks Tom, appreciate the kind words. I agree, they are great kits, just needs some patience and loving here and there. You might have to give in to the call of the 109! 11 hours ago, hworth18 said: Wow, That's just beautiful!! Great job! Many thanks, it was a pleasure to build Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Beautiful , it was joy to follow your progress, the result looks mighty fine. Cheers Martin Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Martinnfb said: Beautiful , it was joy to follow your progress, the result looks mighty fine. Cheers Martin Thanks Martin, was a pleasure to post it here as it's a great forum. Next one will be posted from the start though, not half way through Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Truly amazing work, on a bear of a kit! Just wow! John Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkin Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I have to say Volksjager that this is probably the finest build I have ever seen of this old Airfix 1/24 classic. The added detail is superb and the finish is excellent. You are right to be proud of it and I am glad that my own (still incomplete) build was the inspiration to get you started. The photography really shows off the build perfectly - and to me, that second picture perfectly shows how you've got the setting of the undercarriage perfect - it being very reminiscent of wartime pictures of the real thing! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! I really look forward to seeing more of your work! Thank you for sharing it with us. Incidentally... my own build has stalled due to a rather misfortunate (and expensive) incident involving a cat. Nothing that can't be sorted though. Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Hi Volkesjager, That's a lovely build, mate. There are a lot of very high quality kits on the market these days and some of them are very expensive. Your project proves that some of the old , cheaper classics scrub up very well with a bit of tender, loving care. Volksjager and Shoggz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 12:52 AM, mywifehatesmodels said: Truly amazing work, on a bear of a kit! Just wow! John Thanks John, appreciate the kind comments, plenty of test fitting and it can be tamed. On 7/27/2023 at 1:37 AM, Bonkin said: I have to say Volksjager that this is probably the finest build I have ever seen of this old Airfix 1/24 classic. The added detail is superb and the finish is excellent. You are right to be proud of it and I am glad that my own (still incomplete) build was the inspiration to get you started. The photography really shows off the build perfectly - and to me, that second picture perfectly shows how you've got the setting of the undercarriage perfect - it being very reminiscent of wartime pictures of the real thing! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! I really look forward to seeing more of your work! Thank you for sharing it with us. Incidentally... my own build has stalled due to a rather misfortunate (and expensive) incident involving a cat. Nothing that can't be sorted though. Thank you Kind sir Hopefully your build hasn't been to setback by the cat incident! WIll be keen to see what your take on the kit will be and it you need any advice I will be more than happy to help. On 7/27/2023 at 1:01 PM, Grissom said: Hi Volkesjager, That's a lovely build, mate. There are a lot of very high quality kits on the market these days and some of them are very expensive. Your project proves that some of the old , cheaper classics scrub up very well with a bit of tender, loving care. Many thanks for the kind words. I agree 100%, with a bit of work the older kits clean up really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 Good News! Over the weekend our scale modelling show was held here in Perth (WASMex) and, as promised, I entered the FW into the comp, in the Large scale modified category. Well, she did rather well It took 1st place in its category! I actually had a pretty good show. I took 6 kits along and brought home 3 Gold, a Silver and a Bronze as well as a high commendation. R Palimaka, Furie, Sepp and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Well done and well deserved! Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Outstanding! Can't wait to hit my kit of this! Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Well done, and well deserved! Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Yes, well done, and definitely deserved. Such attention to detail! The weathering is just amazing. It must be so impressive in person! Richard Volksjager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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