Well, here is my blog for the Butcher Bird campaign. This is the Hasegawa Fw 190A-3 in 1/48 scale. This build will be completely OOB because I'm up to my eyeballs in campaigns right now and also can't really afford any aftermarket stuff.
For all the Fw190 experts floating around this forum......I'll just go ahead and mention that my color choices will NOT be 100% accurate and my decal placement will not be 100% spot on but that's OK because I'll be having fun anyways.
This will also be my first attempt at the German mottled camo pattern ever so I'm sure it's not going to be spectacular. Anyways, here she goes.

First 2 pics are the cockpit. Kind of empty without any PE or resin but I'll do. Just some RLM paint, kit decals, and a bit of dry brushing with silver paint.



Next pic is the joint between the wing and fuselage. I had to add some evergreen sprue to fill the gap but it's all good now.


Third pic is a boo-boo I made. In my quest for perfection I decided to drill out all the holes in the perforations in the wheel wells. Can you believe that the real 190's were not drilled out, but solid? Who'd a thunk it. Well, the holes are drilled and I like it so that's the way it'll stay.


As of now, the wings and fuselage are together. Attached one inch at a time with Tenex. After everything is set up and dry I'll so some sanding and filling and hopefully have her ready for another progress pic sometime this coming week. Also got to make a trip to the LHS for some RLM colors.

Thanks for lookin'
Hermon

Not much interest in this one I guess. Oh well, I'm almost ready for a basecoat. Still have to pick up the right shades of paint. Hope to have some progress shots soon.

Hermon

Looking good so far Hermon , Where you drilled the holes out , just place some plastic sheet over it on the inside and no one would be the wiser ! Looking forward to see more ...............................

Thanks Terry, I was beginning to think this thread had been boycotted.
Also, the holes are now covered just as you said to do. BTW, got my needed RLM colors today so I should make some progress now.

Hermon

The camo paint is on. Not the best in the world but for my first attempt I'm happy with it. This my first time using model masters acrylic paints and I didn't have much success with them. The paint seems to want to glob up on the end of the needle. Anyway, here it is. I'll mask and paint the yellow portions later tonight.



Hermon

Hi Hermon,

The mottling looks superb and very realistic! it seems a real Luftwaffe modeling ace was at work.

I have my doubts about the light grey though which appears rosa on the picture. But this is maybe only the photo and it will be toned down with the final wash/weathering anyway.

I'm looking forward to see the next step. It seems that the Hasegawa kit is very nice.

Jean-Luc

Hello Hermon

don't let this French guy fool you .. the Grauviolett looks o.k.. a bit light in the pic, but totally all right in hue!

What puzzles me is why you left off the fin tip? ... it does not fit that good, doesn't it?

Else I agree, very nice build!!

cheers

Steffen

Thanks for the kind words Jean-Luc.
Actually the Grauviolett is very light, bright and violett indeed. I've never worked with this color before and although it matches the boxart well I was worried about it not being right.




Steffen, coming from you that is a big complement. I admitt I don't know very much about the Luft paint schemes nor have I built many German aircraft. As for the tail fin tip, well I actually didn't realize I hadn't put it on. I was anxious to post a pic of the camo scheme and overlooked it.

Next photo will include the yellow underside of the cowling and tail rudder (with tip). Also hope to have the decals on by then as well.

Hermon

Hermon:
Just caught the thread. The paint work is looking great snd the mottle turned out nice, not to heavy. I can't wait to see more.
Taylor

Hi Hermon. You've hid this Wurger well, so I haven't been able to find it until now.

Anyway, you seem to roll on fine, and you seem to have a better grip on blotches than me. Then again, like me you probably show the better side first .

About the wheel wells. I guess a flat sheet would have been to floppy, so they made depressions just to get some more stiffness. If you look at the inside of the inner doors of a Mustang you see the same thing, but this time three longer grooves pressed into the sheet metal. Cheeky buggers, aren't they !

Tony

Taylor, thanks. I'm going to try and get some decals layed down tonight.




Tony my friend, you just can't keep a secret can you? Actually the picture IS of the best side of my airplane. The camo is a bit better than the other side. As for the perforations in the wheel wells, well I'll chalk that up to inexperience. From now on when I build an Fw-190 I'll know not to drill out the holes.

Thanks for all the kind words guys. When other people take an interest in what you're doing it tends to make me want to do better and better. So, decals tonight and another coat of Future. Maybe by the weekend she'll be wearing some Pro Modeler wash and exhaust stains and I can call her finished.

Hermon

Well the decals are on and so is the gloss coat. She's had a black Promodeler wash layed on as well as some exhaust stains. I also dirtied up the decals a bit with Tamiya smoke. All that's left now is a good dull coat to get rid of the shine and finish up the tiny bits such as cannon barrels and aerial wire. Speaking of the aerial wire, should this be done "tight" since the canopy is closed or should it be slightly sagging?
Anyways, here she is. Almost ready to take off......hopefully by the weekend.





PS. Tony, this shot is to prove that my airplane DOES indeed have two sides.

Hermon

Nice work Hermon the camo looks really good and i like the light grey with the touch of violet, looks like a nice clean build.

Nice build !! I jumping from armor to aircrafts and have a 190 one the way (an eduard kit in 1/48) which I can't wait to build. You mention the use of evergreen to fill in a gap. Is this a putty?

Hermon 1 , very nice job done on the 190 ! How do you find the promodeler wash ? Can't get that here where I'm Hobby shops here are very slow on getting some things in .


Hermann 2 , evergreen is the brand name of sheet styrene . Comes in different thicknesses as well as tubing , L-beam , etc, etc . They have some really neat shapes .

Ok Hermon. I yield. She have two sides, and they both look good. I like the light grey too, because in comparision, mine is just ... grey. I'm not entirely sure about the aerial wire, but I think it was only sagging when the canopy was open.

Anyway. Mine is slowly underway, and I will try to get my waistband in the same spot as you, because they flew together once upon a time.

Tony

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the response.
Hermann, Terri is right about the evergreen. It is just plastic that can be purchased in strips from 1mm to flat sheets.
Terri, the Promodler wash I have was purchased from Sprue Brothers. I can't find it anywhere around here locally. Here is a link to them.
http://store.spruebrothers.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=sbm&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=922237575&Count2=839377999&Keyword=Pro+Modeler+washes&Target=products.asp

Stay tuned for the big finish.
Hermon

OK, here is my finished entry for the Butcher Bird Campaign. Other than a few very minor fit problems this was a great kit to build. I think it turned out pretty nice. Thanks for watching the progress everyone.






And that's all there is!

Hermon

Hi Hermon,

Great job! I think you can be indeed proud of your model. And the colors look good too.

Jean-Luc

Hermon:
Great job. I love the paint work. I don't know how you finish stuff so fast. I am just putting the fuselage together on my entry.

Taylor

Nice finish and painting!! Just got my Eduard FW-190 and will start at it shortly. Your build and techniques will surely serve my as a guide and inspiration while I tackle my first aircraft (just need to wait for the arrival of the needed paint).

Oh yeah, Hermon. That's a nice one. I hope the autocensor doesn't screw me up when I quote Cpt Slow - "Oh cock!".

The twins are stalled at the moment, but yours will be in company soon.

Tony

Nice work Hermon, a nice clean finish i hope mine looks as good when done.

Thanks guys, I'm glad you all like it. This was a fun kit to build, but then being Hasegawa there weren't many problems with it. Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing all of your builds. This was a great campaign idea and I learned alot about German camo schemes in the process.

Hermon