discussion Tonys Eduard 1/72 Fw190A-8

[yak face]

Wing tops now on and as mentioned , apart from the seam on the wing leading edge no further attention required . The thought that has gone into the design of this kit is amazing . Eduard have made sure the majority of the joints fall on actual panel lines and the precision of the fit combines to make the build fuss free ( and therefore filler free! )

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Tony, and glad to see another fuss-free build

 

[Tworrs]

Coming along a treat Tony.

 

[Geoffers]

Nice work Tony

Its a real shame more manufacturers don’t take the same approach.

Geoff.

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up Tony, it’s shaping up nicely.

 

[yak face]

Got this ready for primer now . The rear canopy is one of the unused spares provided , just tacked on to mask the cockpit during painting. The front part of the cowling and nose ring have been left off too , reason being the cowling front is painted Rlm 02 and the nose ring Rlm 74. ( see camo option C , first post ) . Rather than have a tricky masking job I’m going to paint them separately and fit them last off , they should just snap fit in .

 

[papa 695]

Looking good.

 

[yak face]

After giving the underneath and fuselage sides a coat of Rlm 76 the airframe was masked up and a light coat of Rlm 75 applied .

 

[flyjoe180]

Quick paint work Tony, looking good

 

[yak face]

RLM 74 now on and unmasked ready for the mottle , BUT - with the drama of the new halfords primer I forgot that I should have primed the fuselage band white and sprayed the yellow and red before any camo went on . So , the band was masked and primed ready for the yellow .

 

[flyjoe180]

The 190 is looking great Tony.

 

[yak face]

Yellow and red now on , next step is to apply the mottle

 

[Ian M]

Late to the party but I would like to say great work on that PE! (masochist).
It looks like a great kit but way to small for my fat (and numb) fingers.

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks good in that scheme Tony. Looking forward to seeing the mottle

 

[yak face]

Mottle now on , next up a coat of Klear ready for the decals .

 

[Nicko]

Looking very neat and tidy Tony....

Nick

 

[Geoffers]

Super mottling work Tony

Geoff.

 

[yak face]

Before I give it a coat of gloss the front part of the cowling and the nose ring can go on , these were painted separately to avoid a tricky mask up

 

[yak face]

The airframe has now had a couple of coats of johnsons Klear ready for the decals. The spinner spiral I applied yesterday and I wasn't sure if these were the new fangled Eduard decals with the peelable carrier film . On looking at the spinner today once it has dried it seems they are - a careful lifting of the film with a scalpel blade and it peels off leaving the decal image . The problem here is that spinner spirals are notoriously unforgiving and the rather thick carrier film was reluctant to bend . After peeling off the film a fair bit of touching up was required , hopefully the rest of the decals will be better as they are going on relatively flat surfaces.
The other thing is that my usual method of applying decals will have to be changed for these . I usually give the model a couple of coats of Johnsons Klear , then when applying the decals brush a wet patch under the decal as I apply it . This sticks the decal better and avoids any silvering plus as the klear dries it pulls the decal down into any recessed detail without the need for decal solvent . My point is if I use this method the wet klear coat will stick the carrier film down so It will cause problems trying to peel it off . This means Im going to have to rely on the decal adhesive alone .

 

[Nicko]

Good luck with the rest of the decals Tony....

Nick