**** DONE: Fw190A-5 USAAF 325FG - Captured / Aircraft in Foreign Service GB

[Vic Balshaw]

Not sure which looks better the model or the jig.......................just kidding mate

It's coming along just great.

 

[Wayne Little]

The jig is rather neat ain't it!

 

[T Bolt]

The jig is rather neat ain't it!

Yea, I have to make myself one of those.

 

[N4521U]

Just call me Spiffy Bill!

Been slacking last couple of days. Sorry.
Will start on the seams today.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Been slacking last couple of days.

Still in the bunker trying to get his golf ball out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Nxthanos]

Its really starting to take shape now!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks Y'all..........

Got a bit to show. I get to this stage and get a little skiddish about the nest step. So I been cleaning things up.
The seams at the wings, had to enlarge the gun hole on the wings so I can install After painting. Made the little flashing plate to cover up the big hole, see previous post! Didn't like the big fat ailerons, so I thinned them out and cleaned up the hole for the tail wheel.

Next the tail feathers.

So there!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I like that little plate over the gun root Bill, is it part of the gun extras?

 

[N4521U]

Nope, I punched it from leftover PE stuff. Fashioned it after the picture from the previous post. Sure solves a heap of fit problems. I didn't want to have to mask the pesky guns for painting. Same with the tail wheel, is why I cut part of the mounting socket out, so I could get it in After the fusey is glued together. Just hate masking.

 

[rochie]

nice work Bill

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Take a bow mate, cleverly done.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice bit of work Bill!

 

[Airframes]

I agree.

 

[Crimea_River]

Me too.

 

[T Bolt]

Nicely done Bill

 

[N4521U]

You guys are too kind...........

I been doing some little stuff, and not so little.

I cut the tabs off the tail feathers. It's so difficult to get both surfaces Flat with the tab in place. So........... cut the bl00dy thing off and get a flat file on it so the surfaces mate flat. The next shot is the elevators jigged up flat and true on my 18mm thick plastic angle blocks, (I cut them at work). Put a piece of PVC rod under the tips, cuz they're tapered, and would point Down if they were flat on the blocks. I'll have to let them dry in this position cuz without the tabs, it's just two flat surfaces together.

I made the port and starboard clearance lights, out of tooth brush handles. Filed bits to 0.6mm rounds. I'll glue them in place after painting, I said I don't like masking. Still trying to figure out how I can fit the engine cowl on in one piece over the engine. Mainly because it's orange, the fuselage is blue. I hate masking!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Good stuff mate.

 

[Airframes]

Certainly is! Good work Bill.