discussion Tamiya 1:48 Fw190 A-3

[Guest]

Tamiya Fock-Wulf Fw190 A3.


1/48 Scale.


Aircraft represented - III/JG2 Commander Hptm. Hans Hahn.


Built out of the box apart from scratch built lead wire seat belts.


Paint.


RLM 75 Grey/Violet by Xtracrylix XA1207.


RLM 74 Grey/Green by Xtracrylix XA1206.


RLM 76 Light blue, Mix of Tamiya 7 parts XF23 Light Blue + 7 parts XF82 Ocean Grey 2 (RAF) + 2 parts XF2 white.


Primed with Vallejo Light grey polyurethane surface primer. 74601.


Timberland gloss floor varnish.


Xtracrylix XAFF Flat varnish thinned with Vallejo 71.161 thinner


Photographed in studio with stiil life curve base and overhead studio flash and soft box.


Canon 1Dx with Canon 90mm f2.8 TS-E tilt shift lens.


1/125 sec @ f32. 160 iso


Colour profiled and white balanced with X-Rite Colour Passport.


Edited in Adobe Lightroom 6CC.


Hope you like it

 

[Guest]

Nice build, a clean and great finish

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Superbly built and cracking job on the Weathering Graham. Five Very Big Stars for that.

 

[Guest]

Superb once more Graham Your big problem is can you possibly get better ? Superb photography with the graded background giving a 3d almost look.


Not a great panel line person but some how you manage it with out it being significant which I find very pleasing. Think it is the way you have the panels filled intermittently which gives the pleasing look.


Love the shading on the yellow of the tail plane in the first picture. Not an easy thing I have found to achieve. Hope I have not missed this in a build article. But would love to see you do a build one with one in detail.


Like the info you have provided. By coincidence I thought recently I would do something like this on my next completed work.


You are not into magic are you Graham as that is what it is ?


Laurie

 

[Guest]

Beautiful .


scott

 

[stona]

Very nicely done. I do like a nice Fw 190! Beautifully photographed too.


Cheers


Steve

 

[flyjoe180]

Great build Graham, nicely done in all aspects, including the presentation.

 

[Guest]

Stunning build mate, really nice.

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys. Your comments are much appreciated.

 

[monica]

great job Graham,superbly paint with real nice weathering and like the camo as well

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Graham

 

[Guest]

Absolutely brilliant Graham! I don't know what all that photography stuff means (!), but it certainly gives excellent pictures of a lovely 190

 

[john i am]

Great Fw 190 beautifully photographed and an excellent explanation of how you achieved such a brilliant result.

 

[Guest]

Very very neat. The weathering is just right. Just a quick criticism (if you don't mind)- the aerial wire should be sagging, as the canopy is open. If you enter this into a model show etc, they (the judges) can be particularly cruel on Fw190s. Good to see you also got the undercarriage angle right as well (as this ais a highly criticised part of the aircraft as well)


John

 

[Guest]

Mmmm....a real beauty!


The 190 is one of my favorites aircraft, and this one looks magnificent.


Superb build

 

[Guest]

Very very neat. The weathering is just right. Just a quick criticism (if you don't mind)- the aerial wire should be sagging, as the canopy is open. If you enter this into a model show etc, they (the judges) can be particularly cruel on Fw190s. Good to see you also got the undercarriage angle right as well (as this ais a highly criticised part of the aircraft as well)
John

Thanks for taking the time to comment.


I won't be entering it in any shows if the judges get it wrong! The antennae wire enters the cockpit canopy and is routed underneath to a pulley system that keeps the antennae tight when the canopy is open.

 

[geegad]

Outstanding work on this build the paint work and weathering is second to none..truly a masterpiece..

 

[Snowman]

It's out of the park..............................!!


Fantastic!!

 

[Steve Brodie]

cracking build finish and photography

 

[Guest]

Fantastic Graham. The photos are like the build - understated but high class. One small detail that stands out for me is the panel lines - again not overdone and superbly realistic. The underside view shows this best.