1/48 FW190A-5 Hans Philipp's "Miinke Pinke'

[Airframes]

Nicely done.
That's exactly the reason I didn't get the Eduard FW 190-A8 kits, as I intend to model two, both with all panels closed, in a large diorama. Chose the easy option of the Tamiya kits instead. But, if I decide to do a diorama with cowlings and panels open, it'll be Eduard, as they are very nice kits.

 

[SANCER]

Amazing work Dave . I look forward to see more.

Saludos

 

[le_steph40]

8)

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff there Dave!

 

[Crimea_River]

With Terry. I though for a minute that maybe Eduard would have addressed the case where the cowl might be posed in the closed position but a check of the instruciton sheet confirms that it's only intended to be posed open. Thanks for the heads up Dave. I'll watch for that when (if) I get around to me A-8 build.

 

[fubar57]

Nice fix Dave and a good heads up on the kit.

Geo

 

[dneid]

Great info on the fit issues. I have one of these on the shelf. I made note of the problems you have found and pop that scrap of paper into the box so I will not forget these issues.

 

[Totalize]

Thanks Folks,

I worked on the wheel bay over the weekend and got that done. I will post some pictures shortly. Stay tuned.

Dave.

 

[fubar57]

 

[Wurger]

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.....

 

[dneid]

Waiting, waiting, waiting.......

 

[Totalize]

Hi Guys,

My apologies for the bit of a delay in posting some updates. Super busy week for me. Had a lengthy doctor's appointment mid week then a day procedure on Friday. In between all that and generally not feeling so well I had to pick up my new wheels, a 2015 Toyota Highlander. These shots might belong in the latest acquisitions thread but oh well I am stoked over my new purchase. Here are a couple of shots of what I am talking about.

 

[Totalize]

I am feeling better and was able to get back on the bench this weekend.

Here are some progress shots of the build.

Eduard has you do the wheel bay as the next step in the building process.
RLM02 was used here for the main colour. I added a few highlights and dry brushing but no washes. I will do that later in the build.I also added the MG151/20 gun tubes. These are from the Master armament set for the Eduard kit. Master instructs you to just add the tubes at this point in the build with the barrels to be added later. Also, as I am adding the MG FF cannons in the outer wings I had to cut out the notches per the instructions for adding these guns. Finally, I hollowed out the lower exhausts as well since these are added this stage of the build as well.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

It's looking pretty good there Dave.

 

[Wayne Little]

Lookin' good mate!

 

[Totalize]

Thanks Guys,

Much appreciated.

I got the wings and fuselage on this morning.

I started by gluing the wings on to the bottom wing structure then gluing the fuselage in place. The fit is pretty good. I did some minor filling along wing leading edges thus far and will need to do a bit on the front area where the fuselage meets the engine area. Here's a pic.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Looking good Dave and though I'm not too fond of imports, your ride looks pretty cool.

Geo