**** DONE: Fw 189 A1 v7+1H - Me/ Fw Group Build

[A4K]

Despite the problems Glenn, she's well worth the effort - looks fantastic!

Great info on 2100 too!

 

[T Bolt]

Please find attached some more images of Werke Nr.2100:


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Sources:
Focke-Wulf Fw-189 by Pavel and Bernad, Denes and Androvic, Stefan Kucera (MBI)
FOCKE-WULF Fw189 UHU, RECOVERY AND RESTORATION OF WERKE Nr 2100. by Jim Pearce (Laser Graphics)

WOW! Thanks a million clinton! The painting will start soon and this info will come in very helpfull.

 

[rochie]

nice work Glenn

 

[T Bolt]

The engines are now mounted, completing the main structure. Next comes a whole lot of masking for the paint.

 

[Wayne Little]

Coming along nicely Glenn, deep breath before the masking!

 

[rochie]

nice one Glenn, like the Mug as well

 

[clinton78]

WOW! Thanks a million clinton! The painting will start soon and this info will come in very helpfull.

Your welcome Glen, I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Are you going to be applying the winter white wash with a paint brush as per the original '2100'?

 

[T Bolt]

Your welcome Glen, I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Are you going to be applying the winter white wash with a paint brush as per the original '2100'?

I'm not quite sure how I'll do it right now, but have several ideas and will have to test them out first to see which works best.

 

[Airframes]

Certainly looking good Glenn, and good info from Clinton.

 

[Gerry]

Yup! I second that.

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good!

I third that. Jason (Jayl) is in a similar boat with his He 129 build, having to decide on how to apply the white wash. For my Bf-110 Wespe build, I applied the base factory camo using enamels, then applied a coat of Future. Once that has thoroughly dried, I applied a white acrylic mixed with a spot of brown for the whitewash using an airbrush. The white was purposely left looking rather patchy. Once that dried, I gave the white wash a light sanding to give it a worn look. I was pretty happy with the results and it was quite easy to do.

 

[T Bolt]

I third that. Jason (Jayl) is in a similar boat with his He 129 build, having to decide on how to apply the white wash. For my Bf-110 Wespe build, I applied the base factory camo using enamels, then applied a coat of Future. Once that has thoroughly dried, I applied a white acrylic mixed with a spot of brown for the whitewash using an airbrush. The white was purposely left looking rather patchy. Once that dried, I gave the white wash a light sanding to give it a worn look. I was pretty happy with the results and it was quite easy to do.

What I was thinking of experimenting with was very similar, starting with enamels, then Future, then acrylic white, but I was thinking of wiping off the white with an alcohol dampened Q-Tip or piece of paper towel. Another possibility was to use enamel white after the Future and wipe it off with a thinner dampened Q-Tip. I plan to paint an old model the base colors when I paint the Fw 189 and try both methods. After reading your suggestion I think I try out that way too.
Old Tempest model = 2 sides of 2 wings = 4 different methods to try out.

 

[Crimea_River]

I found that building up very light coats of the white gave the effect I was looking for without having to use solvents to remove what I didn't want. The sanding gives it a very realistic look. Here's a pic:

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You have put some hard yards into this build Glenn and come up trumps. It's looking great and judging from your thoughts and others input, I've a feeling you're going to turn out something spectacular.

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to the experimentation....and the results...!

 

[Gerry]

That's a nice finish Andy - and good luck with your's, Glenn.

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice Andy. That will be one of the methods I try out

 

[T Bolt]

I spent just over an hour and a half putting on the Eduard masks and am well over half way done with it. I couldn't be more pleased with the masks. They are a vast improvement over the last Eduard masks I used which came with the P-40M I used in the Commonwealth GB. These are made of a material similar to Tamiya tape and fit perfectly. I don't even want to think how much time this would have taken me cutting each mask by hand. I bought the mask set several years ago so I don't remember what I paid for it, but whatever it was it was well worth it!