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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on December 21, 2014, 03:22:55 PM

Title: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 21, 2014, 03:22:55 PM
This is build I have just started and in the very beginning, when I start taking images of content, battery were off. So I stop any serious work, I have just painted basic interior parts and will continue work tomorrow, when get battery for ma digital camera.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 21, 2014, 04:29:02 PM
Great kit again!
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: modellius on December 21, 2014, 10:17:49 PM
looking forward for the start !
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2014, 11:12:12 AM
Sorry for a delay, here is progress in the moment. I hope I can continue work later and merge wings with fuselage.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: Second Air Force on December 25, 2014, 02:36:32 PM
 :-ok
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 25, 2014, 04:04:16 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 26, 2014, 12:24:17 PM
:))
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 26, 2014, 12:42:18 PM
Painting phase now... ;)
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2014, 10:56:57 AM
Not now to regret, first sealing and sanding, final fittings and then painting. I will be happy if I manage today to apply primer for painting and start painting tomorrow. Painting will have two stage- first apply of basic camouflage then tone it down, fade and dirt and then paint of the new paint applied later in service. Eduard will not be happy when see my finding regarding of real camouflage of the sample machine they proposed.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2014, 05:41:15 PM
Dear friends,

here you are the sample I will going to do and this will be Fw 190A-6/R-11 'Neptun' II./JG 300, Lobnitz, Fall, 1943. I like its camouflage pattern but after short comparing of the Eduard proposal with archive image of this plane, I realize several problems. Eduard give and option that top surface need light spray of the RLM 76 color. My point is that original airplane did not have this, we have case of fade out color. I have seen also image of wing from another angle where could be seen wing top surface and it s definitely fade out and worn out paint.

What I will do will be standard grey camouflage pattern which will be much fade and after that I will add spray of new color, most possibly RLM 74. Interesting that around number 8 is extra dark patch, possibly in RLM 70 color. There is also technical problem with radar aerials, they have conical bottom and two part tubes.

More job then I have seen in first moment. Paint start tomorrow... or if primer dry properly, maybe even tonight
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 27, 2014, 05:41:38 PM
Well, excellent work anyway my friend!
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2014, 05:42:35 PM
And whole image with Eduard color profile.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2014, 05:43:37 PM
Thank you for compliments :)) reviews demands in depth analyze and I guess we provide what we are capable ;)
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 28, 2014, 09:11:28 AM
Thank you for compliments :)) reviews demands in depth analyze and I guess we provide what we are capable ;)

Sure! ;)
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 28, 2014, 12:53:58 PM
Sorry for a slow update... here you are just painted kit. Please note that color is more blue then it is actually, I will try to take final images with my standard camera.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on December 28, 2014, 03:38:07 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: Second Air Force on December 29, 2014, 03:15:52 PM
This machine has been one I have studied for a while now, and I like your result, No.1. The paint schemes used by the night-fighters are so interesting.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2014, 03:52:01 PM
Later coming more images, I slow down work much, but will be completed in following days. But hardly I will manage to make review this year, possibly in first days of next year.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2015, 01:59:01 PM
Completed  :-tri
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: Second Air Force on January 01, 2015, 03:35:06 PM
Looks great, and with lots of bristling antenna masts!!!!
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
I just could imagine maintenance nightmare with all of this wire spread on all airplane surfaces. At least they try it ;)
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: Second Air Force on January 01, 2015, 04:09:40 PM
Yes, I can imagine the funkmeisters scratching their heads when things didn't work right! We still have antenna wiring problems at times on modern jetliners but better diagnostic equipment than they had in WWII.
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: draken35 on January 01, 2015, 05:02:01 PM
Great! :-ok
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2015, 05:22:23 PM
Thank you :))
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2015, 08:37:11 PM
Just released:

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2015/01/02/eduard-re-edition-of-fw-190a/

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fw_190a.pdf
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: modellius on January 19, 2015, 08:49:42 PM
great !
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: ta152c on January 20, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
Did the antennae in front of the canopy cause aiming problems?
Title: Re: Fw 190A night fighter
Post by: No.1 on January 20, 2015, 12:59:53 PM
No idea, no info from pilot view