Pro Modeller 1:72 FW 190

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I'm chucking together this little FW 190 to kill a few hours while I get over a knee op. It was getting done straight out of the box, but where's the fun in that :D So now it's turning into a little dio of a belly landed plane, somewhere in Russia, inspired by that one found a few years ago, almost untouched in a forest that had grown up around it.

The canopy has been cut off so it can be shown open, but am I right in thinking that the pilots headrest is attached to the canopy, NOT the fuselage?

 

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Added some belts...





And popped a couple of holes in the instrument panel to represent instruments the pilot removed...

 

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All primed up.



My airbrush skills aren't up to pre shading, but can you do it with a brush?

 

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Wine bottle foil strips to represent flaps bashed up by a belly landing.

 

[yak face]

Nice work on the flaps ! Wine foil is a VERY useful material and such fun to obtain ! Keep up the excellent work , looking forward to seeing the next instalment , cheers tony

 

[colin m]

Nice idea. I look forward to seeing this completed.

 

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I can recommend a nice Rioja for the foil :smile1:

 

[yak face]

My wine rack , I mean modelling store , is full of Campo Viejo Tempranillo , a VERY nice Rioja with a VERY useful foil wrap ! tony:cheers:

 

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So, in a self generated answer to the question, "Can you preshade with a brush?", it would appear that you can.



Maybe another couple of really thin washes of the grey to flatten everything back, but I'm quite pleased for a first attempt. And it's good fun

 

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First attempt with standoff masks for a feathered edge.

 

[mossiepilot]

Looking nice James, great work so far.

Tony.

 

[flyjoe180]

Worked well I think.