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Fw 189
« on: February 07, 2011, 07:21:03 AM »
I might be showing my age, but I built an original-issue Airfix Fw 189 when I was a youngster. I remember having been quite satisfied with my handiwork at the time but the model ended up ?????? Several years ago I purchased a large number of mostly unbuilt aircraft kits and there was a Fw 189 in the lot.
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Fw 189


I'm open to suggestions as to markings. About the only thing missing in the kit when I opened it was the decal sheet, not that it would have been useable anyway.

Scott

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2011, 07:24:26 AM »
Great! Just a day ago I have open box with kits and watching my sample of partially built Fw 189. To regret some parts are lost and hard that I will ever complete it. I think that I have still small decal sheet, I will try to find it and will send it to you.

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2011, 08:16:52 PM »
Again a special aircraft, that I like very much!

Oldies are goodies...

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 04:14:28 PM »
Yes, I really like the oldies (sometimes). Three of my favorite childhood memories are building the original Fw 189, Hudson, and Ar 196. I still have a few pieces of the Ar and Hudson but I can't find any evidence of the Fw in my parts collection. Too bad, I wanted to incorporate a part or two of the original in this build.

No.1, I appreciate your offer of the decal sheet.

Scott
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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 11:12:09 PM »
Here you are what I have interesting for you ;)

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2011, 04:58:22 PM »
If you're certain you'll never use the decal sheet I'm interested in doing the Luftwaffe scheme. I'll email you later. I had been thinking hard about the Bulgarian machine but others have built it, too. The Soviet scheme is still attractive............. :-cool And then there was an RAF example. Too many choices! :)

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2011, 05:03:10 PM »
Well... sometimes is best when you make reviews, you have no choice. When work free, then you can have many doubts and choice problems.

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2011, 07:35:21 PM »
Slowly the Fw is becoming an airplane. Having not built one of these in decades, I am impressed with the fit of the major parts. Airfix did a good job on the engineering. The rivets are a bit overdone and the plexiglass could be better, but it really doesn't need a huge amount of filler. Lots of fun to build something I built forty years ago!
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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2011, 08:02:54 PM »
Looks great mate  :-ok

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2011, 10:19:17 PM »
Rare birds like this is worth to see ;)

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 07:22:02 PM »
I've been slowly working on the '189 a bit at a time. I am trying (with limited success so far) to vacuform the clear parts. Actually, all I've done so far is waste plastic sheet and electricity! :-red Most of the major assembly is compete and I painted the underside lichtblau today. Some of these days I'll get far enough to take some more photos of the little airplane.

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Re: Fw 189
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 12:11:52 AM »
Yeeeeaghhh! You are my man Second Air Force :-jump :-jump :-jump :-jump :-jump :-jump
What a plane, what a modeler - I am gonna enjoy this! :-tri :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-think