discussion A 30mins. Fw 190 A-5 Build!

[spanner570]

Here for a bit of fun is my 30 minutes build of a FW190 A-5.


I've had this kit sitting around in a drawer for a while now, so this morning I set myself a fun challenge to see how quickly I could glue and complete the build.


It's an Airfix 1/100 Minikit. already painted and decals done.Complete with a very nice plynth...£1.00 from a charity shop. I tried to get something off the price, but to no avail!


Cheating? Too right, but a great fit and good fun to make. I had to scratch build the antenna!


Here is the result.


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Cheers all,


Ron

 

[Guest]

Cracking build Ron, especially as it only took you 30 minutes!!!! Then again with your amazing abilities I think you could make a silk purse out of the roughest old pigs ear mate!!!!


Cheers Andrew

 

[Guest]

You had to scratch build the antenna my god, these kit manufacturers don't help do they?


Looks good Ron, have you flown it round the room making ratatatat noises?

 

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.....


Graham, I just resorted to neeeeeeeeeeowe!

 

[Guest]

30 minutes?!??!?


Ron....Defently I will leave the modeling sawing this....


Excellent quality with a minimum build time

 

[Guest]

That's fantastic Ron, especially since it's been done in 30 minutes

 

[spanner570]

Sugar! I've just found out why there was no antenna in the kit - There wasn't one on the real thing!


Quick, don't tell Steve. I'm away to hack it off right now........

 

[Robert1968]

Well I did notive the antenna but what a quickie build, that looks awesome and even a tiny kit counts in my books.


Really well done Ron


Robert

 

[eddiesolo]

Looks good for a 30 min job, nice one Ron.

 

[papa 695]

30 minutes ? and I bet 10 of them was getting it out of the box, and another 5 cutting the parts off the sprues Ron.


Looks good though

 

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps...


Here's the aircraft minus the antenna....Sorry Mr. stona (and Robert)


Incidently, the kit only had 20 pieces to glue together, and the 30 minutes included cracking open a couple of cans of Boddingtons!


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Cheers, and again and again and again!

 

[Guest]

Nice one.


Good to do fun things like this.

 

[stona]

Antenna mast....what antenna mast


Great job, I couldn't even get the decals done in half an hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Merry Xmas


Steve

 

[monica]

what a great job on such a wee one,looks great as well ,


very well done,


Merry Xmas


cheers


Moni

 

[spanner570]

Thanks lads and lady. A Merry Christmas to you too...all the best.


I really didn't expect much from this little kit, but the fit was first class and apart from a bit of filing where I cut the parts off the sprues, it really did fall together. And don't forget, it was painted and decaled too....


The mottling looks a bit naff.....but it was done with some sort of A.B., so what do you expect?! - INCOMING!


Cheers all,


Ron

 

[Gern]

Incidently, the kit only had 20 pieces to glue together, and the 30 minutes included cracking open a couple of cans of Boddingtons!

That's just the kind of kit that's likely to get more youngsters involved! Maybe we should build/show more for them.


PS Cracking little build Ron. Just one question. Did the 30 minutes involve drinking the Boddies or just opening them?

 

[Guest]

Seems like the force is strong with you Ron!!


Great build

 

[Guest]

A superb result Ron. It's all been said about the time taken, but I'm still gobsmacked!

 

[Guest]

A true multi tasker, it would take me a fortnight to produce this. Derek