Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 Braunen 4, W.nr.500647 - Me/ Fw Group Build

[Wurger]

Btw, in your opinions do any other hatches need opening?

I think if you made these fuel hatches open the one for the MW-50 refilling should be open too.
A very nice job so far Evan.

 

[Wayne Little]

Very nice Evan!

 

[Airframes]

Looking good indeed Evan. There's some pics of the inside of the hatch covers in the stuff I'm sending which might help. They all have 'perforated' inner skins, so lots of small drilling work to do methinks !!

 

[Njaco]

nice, nice, nice!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Outstanding!

 

[A4K]

G'day guys!

Thanks alot for your comments and advice - really much appreciated!

Spent about 4 hours on tuesday night scouring photos of Braunen 4 - seems all visible fueslage (and most wing) access panels and hatches are either open or removed... ton of fun with this girl yet!

Not much work done since, mostly researching, but 2 more hatches and the instrument panel coaming gone... anyone have any details on the lower starboard one?

Threw in a pic of 'things to come' too, one of 3 choices of engine: this one the Dragon Ta 152 item...

 

[Airframes]

Hells Teeth! I hope you can remember which bits go where Evan!

 

[Crimea_River]

Quite the "hatchery"! No detailsf rom me on that little one on the stbd side I'm afraid. Sorry.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Hells Teeth! I hope you can remember which bits go where Evan!

And have none left over!

 

[woody]

I see the mad surgeon is still on the loose nice work.

 

[T Bolt]

This bird id going to look amazing with all those open hatches Evan!

 

[A4K]

Cheers guys!

...yeah Terry, this rudder thingamajig goes on the nacelle air intake I think, and the wheels each side of the canopy...not sure where these extra screws came from though..?

Actually most hatches won't be 'open' as such, the radio hatch is almost closed (but just 'almost' hence the necessity of opening), the others MW-50 and fuel filler ports. There are 2 more stbd side hatches to go yet, plus the lifting brace, and the main access hatch and damaged rear section port side, not to mention the tail or wing hatches. More to come!

 

[Crimea_River]

Might have been easier to start with air and build a new model around the open hatches!

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Andy! ...and dzieki Wojtku!

..And a very big THANKS! to our friend Terry, who sent me a nice little CD full of Fw 190 and Me 262 info! VERY much appreciated mate, will be a great help!

 

[Airframes]

Your'e welcome Evan !

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Oh boy, wont you hate it if you have a bit leftover. Superb model dissection my friend.

 

[A4K]

Thanks Vic!

 

[Gerry]

A lot of extra work you've taken on there, Evan. Should be worth it in the end. looking good so far.

 

[lostinhull]

Should be spectacular!

Fantastic work