Spaced Marine Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 What's available to convert the Hasegawa Dora 9 into an 11? BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Check out Montex https://www.scalemates.com/kits/199184-montex-k32106-fw-190d-11 LSP_K2, BiggTim and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi Guys, Gray Matters sells the Gerry Rutman D-13 conversion which is valid for a D-11 as well. D-13 had an engine mounted gun with it firing thru the centre of the spinner, D-11 had two outer wing guns instead. Hasegawa has all the right bits for the wings in their A-7/8 kit, that's a new under wing inset for the gun blister and ejection port, plus a raised blister to go on the wing top. Having already done a D-13 I've now got all the parts to do a D-11 some time this year. Regards, Bruce Crosby LSP_K2 and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I used Jerry's set and a collection of assorted other parts to produce a D-11 a few years ago: Note that the kit here is not the new-tool Hasegawa release, but the older hybrid kit, featuring a new fuselage and sundry parts, mated to the old 190A wings, etc. Kev Kagemusha, BiggTim and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Hi Guys, Had a look at the link to the Montex conversion but it misses one vital point about the later D series: they all had the 213 engine with larger engine mounts and the front panelling was bulged either side for clearance. That's why the Rutman kit has a new fuselage, Jerry did his homework properly. It's a VERY subtle change to the airframe but once you see it and know it's there, nothing else will do. Regards, Bruce Crosby Spaced Marine, Kagemusha and RBrown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2660 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Here is a link to the ebay store for grey matters: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GMAJR3207-FW190D-13-HASEGAWA-REVELL-D9-CONVERSION-JERRY-RUTMAN-FOCKE-WULF-/221805821550?hash=item33a4a83e6e As already pointed out, Grey Matters, took the original J Ruttman resin and re-worked it. JR took his mould directly from the Hasegawa kit, and did a great job, adding the correct cowling bulges. His resin was amazing. Now Grey Matters offers it, and they I believe have reworked the mould a bit as it appears very clean. I have put mine up against the Hasegawa fuselage halves and they line up perfectly. Panel line detail is all there. Grey Matters uses a different resin, which is softer and IMO easier to work with. I ran into a shrinkage issue a couple of years ago, but they were great and replaced my set. No problems since. Just for the record, Grey Matters also has the 1/24 update set for the Trumpeter kit. It is also from a JR original. Trumpter's kit was a D9, but they for some reason curved the cowling hinges on the top of the engine. Strange. The JR/Grey matters update fixes this and also allows for the D11/D13 conversion. I will say this update is beautiful in the Grey Matters resin. All of the rivet details are there and the work is very clean. JR did great work and I have many of his original conversions and full kits. If you are interested in a large clean D11/D13 look to the Grey matters update in 1/24. It's a work of resin art. If you get it, recommendation, is place the 2 fuselage half together and tape them in place for later construction as they might twist a bit in storage. One last note, the Grey Matter resin responds very well to warm water baths if you need to straighten it out or pull a warp out. Edit, forgot to mention, if you are looking at D11 or D13 Eagle editions www.eaglecals.com has both excellent decals for many different versions but several good reference books. J Crandall has a lot of personal knowledge on this one of the D13's that made it to the US and wrote a great book on it. Yellow 10. I guess it's out of print but it was available at Eagle Editions 2 years ago. Here is a link to Eagle Editions decal sheet on Yellow 10, one of the most famous D13's since it survived. http://www.eagle-editions.com/aircraft-decals-for-the-modeler/32/fw-190s/eaglecals-59-fw-190-doras-yellow-10-and-friends.html LInk to the book on Yellow 10 on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/YELLOW-10-Story-of-The-Ultra-rare-FW-190D-13-Luftwaffe-Focke-Wulf-Crandall-Book/222897775737?hash=item33e5be2479:g:gXAAAOSwodlat5Lq Paul Caldwell Edited May 21, 2018 by Paul2660 RBrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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