discussion Tonys Eduard 1/72 Fw190A-8

[yak face]

Hi all heres my contribution to this very poignant GB . Its the Eduard 1/72 FW190A-8. Its the Profipack version and I got it for a very reasonable £14 inc postage. As such it includes coloured photo etch , masks and five decal options . As is usual with Eduard there are loads of parts that are not needed for this variant so lots for the spares box ( or the Airfix fw190 I’m hoping to do after this one )
Alan would be chuffed to bits to see this many Wurgers being built .

 

[Tim Marlow]

Another cracker on the way……Eduard have done well from us….

 

[Jim R]

These Eduard ProfiPack kits are pretty good. Good value for money as well considering all you get.

Eduard have done well from us….

I will be adding to their profits

 

[Steven000]

Nice one Tony have fun

 

[papa 695]

Nice one Tony, a great choice, I think Alan would be well chuffed.

 

[Valeron]

Good luck with this one. Looks good.

 

[Tworrs]

Good luck Tony, looks good

 

[Geoffers]

Nice choice Tony good luck with your build
I’m sure Alan would be chuffed and there is a nice variety of kits too

Geoff.

 

[yak face]

Got started on this today . Its a very detailed kit with some fiddly little parts so constant reference to the instructions is required to make sure you dont do anything out of order . The cockpit is quite small but in this profipack boxing is half PE . After a prime everything was painted Rlm 66 . Ive somehow managed to fold the rudder pedals without them pinging into the ether and fitted the seat and lovely pre painted belts . I had to scratch the control column as this just vanished into thin air after I cut it from the sprue ! Next I’ll be fitting the PE instrument panel and side consoles .

 

[papa 695]

Nice work so far Tony.

 

[Jim R]

Looks very fiddly Tony. Taking notes as my contribution is the same kit. I'm getting worried

 

[yak face]

Cockpit tub now complete . The side console/ lower instrument panel PE piece was folded and glued to the tub . There were a couple of PE handles and a lever that are absolutely tiny , less than half a mm ! How I managed to fit these without losing them and with a microscopic contact point for the CA is a miracle . Normally I wouldnt have bothered with these but seen as its Alans GB I had to try . The top part of the instrument panel is glued to one fuselage half . Next is joining the fuselage halves .

 

[Steven000]

Well done Tony,
I was fighting the 1/48 PE yesterday, but yours looks even worse (even tinier parts I mean), great result tough cheers

 

[Jim R]

I'm enjoying you build but it's frightening me. I've just looked at the pe!!!

 

[minitnkr]

Don't be afraid of PE, look upon it as a choice to be made. I often use PE offcuts to form needed details or structural features not supplied in the model kit.

 

[yak face]

Fuselage now glued and drying . The undercarriage wells have been assembled and painted , the cannons that go through the wells have been left out though . I fitted a couple of small pieces of brass tube to the rear spar so I can fit the cannons after painting ( they would be bound to get knocked off ) which will be made from brass tube . The undercarriage legs are supposed to have the scissor links cut off and replaced with PE but as is often the case , the PE doesnt look right , being too thin and flat. Plus , the cutting off of the links would have been a messy job and probably weakened the leg too. I decided to leave them but drill the holes with 0.7 and 0.8 mm drill bits.

 

[Tim Marlow]

That’s going great Tony. It’s amazing how similar it looks to the 1/48 version. The level of detail is pretty much the same, so some of those parts must be pretty small…..

 

[Jim R]

All looking fine Tony. I've just started mine and I will use your build as reference. Rather pleased that you're building the same kit

 

[yak face]

That’s going great Tony. It’s amazing how similar it looks to the 1/48 version. The level of detail is pretty much the same, so some of those parts must be pretty small…..

Thanks tim , yes the level of detail is excellent for 1/72 and the fit and precision of the parts rivals Tamiya standards . I’m hoping to do the Airfix 190 after this and use one of the spare decal options so it will be interesting to see the comparison , cheers tony

 

[yak face]

As this kit is so precise its vital to test fit before gluing , sometimes even a coat of paint on mating surfaces can make a difference . In this case a dry fit showed that the undercarriage bay insert needed a slight sanding to close up the joint on the cowling. Now the wing bottom is fitted next up is the tops , which from a test look like they will fit perfectly with no further attention needed .