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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009 21:47 pm Post subject: Airfix Focke Wulf FW190 Chat

All chat of a FW190 variety in here.

Tom

thomasweir · Posted: Fri 29 May 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

Well one month to go. A lot of time for everyone to acquire their build material and for stragglers to join.

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1175

Consider me straggly. I have the D-9 and the A-8 in 72nd scale so may do both.

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 01 Jun 2009 18:10 pm Post subject:

The more the merrier.

Richard Humm · Blue Star Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 759

I got nominated to join in when I bought an Airfix FW 190F-8 at Hendon yesterday, so it looks like I'm in

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 01 Jun 2009 23:00 pm Post subject:

XN923 and Richard threads have been set up. Waiting for Adrian to join up as he had a duo of Fw190's in his bag yesterday!

On another topic......

Can anybody tell me what the nearest RLM numbers are to

50% HU28 + 50% HU65

And

60% HU65 + 40% HU64

I'd rather buy the ready mixed xtracrylic RLM paints than faff about trying to get the right shade. I'm slightly colour blind in one eye anyway so I will never get the right shade mixing it myself.

Cheers

farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 07:43 am Post subject:

I need to open them up to check out what paint schemes they're in. Is it possible to do that 'splodge' effect without an airbrush?
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Adrian

feanor · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 08:01 am Post subject:

AFCBGeorge · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

farmroad38 · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 10:59 am Post subject:

Ratch · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 15:23 pm Post subject:

feanor · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 16:02 pm Post subject:

[quote="farmroad38"][quote="AFCBGeorge"]

thomasweir · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 22:22 pm Post subject:

Brews · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 00:40 am Post subject:

RLM 76 in both cases. Late war German paints = "close enough is good enough" in most cases. It tickles me that they ended up the war painting their a/c in colours approximating RAF Battle of Britain camo (RLM 81/82/84). They'd even given up on splinter camo by then

thomasweir · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 09:02 am Post subject:

Cheers Brews

Brews · Posted: Thu 04 Jun 2009 03:32 am Post subject:

I wasn't going to join in until I got a few other things out of the way, but the pressure from Tom ...

So, I have an F-8 that's in a bag, a D-9 in a bag (missing prop and spinner ) and an A-8 from the Aces series ("Pips" Priller).

Might as well get them all done - they're nice, easy builds.

There are two things that I'll do with all of these:
1. True Details cockpit; and
2. Falcon Clearvax canopies.

The A/F, in particular, has a dubious canopy/fuselage "panel line". It should be straight, but it curves upwards towards the rear, so that the canopy appears to be shorter than it should be.

thomasweir · Posted: Thu 04 Jun 2009 09:50 am Post subject:

Welcome Brews I look forward to seeing your detailed builds.

thomasweir · Posted: Thu 25 Jun 2009 18:02 pm Post subject:

A few more days to go

Ratch · Posted: Thu 25 Jun 2009 18:27 pm Post subject:

Mine is poised on the top of my stash Juggling

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thomasweir · Posted: Thu 25 Jun 2009 19:36 pm Post subject:

It makes it easier to find that way. But beware of toppeling if your beast is stacked upon 1/72 kits! Its a risk assessment world!