discussion AlanG's 1/32 Hasegawa Fw190 A8

[AlanG]

Thanks for letting me join the GB for this fantastic designer and aircraft. I have to admit this is one of my ultimate favourite aircraft. I decided to go with the classic 1/32 kit from Hasegawa. As i like different paint schemes i thought i'd do the Red 11 aircraft from Jgr.10 Schlangenschwarm.

Here are the usual box and sprue pics.

 

[papa 695]

Looks a nice kit Alan and a nice scheme too

 

[AlanG]

Yeah i like the look of it Ian. Will get me back into the bigger kits and mottling with my airbrush. In for a penny and all that

 

[AlanG]

Made a start on it tonight. Have done some painting on the engine although to be honest you are not going to see anything once fitted. Put a bit of post-shading on the black surfaces but i don't think it's coming out in the photos. Also made a start on the cockpit. RLM 66 from Xtracrylix was my weapon of choice. But that is only because i cannot find my Vallejo Model Air paint and i don't know the Tamiya equivalent. Not impress with the Xtracylix for spraying. Clogs up a lot. Colours are great. But a pain to spray.

Next to matt varnish the cockpit and then apply wash and decals.

 

[Guest]

Thanks to join the GB, Al!

Keep the updates coming :smiling2:

 

[AlanG]

Getting some progress done although it's slower than i would like. But work and family comes first.

Painted the cockpit and various surfaces. Applied a coat of Klear ready for some weathering, washes and decals. Forgot i had the Klear until the better half pulled it out from under the kitchen sink.

 

[scottie3158]

Count me in for this.

 

[AlanG]

Scottie. Grab a chair, beer is in the fridge

 

[scottie3158]

Scottie. Grab a chair, beer is in the fridge :smiling3:

Now that's an offer I can't refuse.

 

[AlanG]

Did a little on the kit today. The Klear has dried nicely so i got out my trusty silver pencil and Pro Modeller (Phil Flory) dark dirt wash. I want it to look quite worn as this was a test aircraft. Hope the pics come out ok and show roughly what i'm trying to achieve.

 

[AlanG]

Ok so i didn't apply the decals. Forgot to cut off the raised detail so they would fit on the surface nicely. So i instead did a little painting to blacken the dials and then tried to paint the buttons white. My hand eye co-ordination isn't what it used to be. Guess that's the price for getting old and also not using my fine motor skills a lot in the last few years. Maybe with a little practice it'll come back a little.

Here's the cockpit done bar the control column. I will add that later. Also i don't have a set of AM seat belts (normally use HGW ones) so it'll go together without them.

 

[AlanG]

Wasn't going to do any more of the kit tonight but you know what it's like when you're in the 'zone'. So i got the props and spinner painted. Just need to finish the props once the acrylic has had time to set properly.

Certainly finish for the night now

 

[scottie3158]

It is hard to put it down when the juices are flowing. Nice work so far.

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up Alan, looking good so far

 

[colin m]

Very nice, the slightly tired cockpit looks spot on.

 

[AlanG]

Cheers guys. Trying not to over do it with the wear n tear

 

[BarryW]

I do like these Hasegawa 1/32 190's and there is a lot to be said for their approach of giving us a good sound no frills kit. I look forward to seeing how this develops, a great start.

 

[AlanG]

Barry i think this is a great kit. As you say it's a no frills kit. But should you want to go the extra mile with AM stuff then there is a ton of things out there for it.

I'd love to do a comparison build with the new Revell 190

 

[AlanG]

You do all that work on the engine then it's hidden away with very little to be seen of again. Oh well.I know it's there even if no-one else does

Finished the props and spinner today too apart from the spiral (which be added later)

 

[AlanG]

Started fitting the fuselage and wings together. Bit of a surprise but there are actually fit issues with the kit! I know! Shocked me too lol. I tried fitting the engine module to the fuselage but it actually didn't fit correctly around the wing leading edge/engine cowl mounting point. So i'm going to have to doctor it a little. Nothing drastic but just a bit of a shock. Never had that last time i built a Hasegawa 190.
Dry fitted the wings to the fuse to and there is a little gap at the rear but it's nothing a little filler won't sort out.
So waiting for it to dry and then will bang it all together. Only other slight issue i have to sort out is a well known fault with the Hasegawa 190. The flap tabs are molded at 90 degrees so the flaps hang straight down. This wasn't true on the real aircraft and so i will have to manipulate the tabs to a 45 degree angle for realism. Starting to look like a proper aircraft now