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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009 21:59 pm Post subject: Airfix FW190 GB The Cosh's Build

The Cosh will be posting his build here

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

I shall be looking out for a nice 1:72 kit of some sort over the next couple of weeks. Not sure what model yet, but I have been quite entranced by this colour scheme. Anybody hazard a guess what tin of paint would come out looking like that?

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/451/3/0/2

thomasweir · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 23:34 pm Post subject:

Hu20 Crimson

Brews · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 00:36 am Post subject:

I'm thinking more Hu 73 or Hu 113. It looks like a primer red/brown.
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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 09:08 am Post subject:

I went off the original picture pdf with the humbrol enamel paint chart in acrobat professional in a window next to it. With my monitor Crimson or Humbrol Wine (I forget the number) looked the closest. But without a FS or BS or RLM number any of us could be right.

dancho · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

I'd say it is almost certainly U.S. "insignia red" FS 31136. According to this site

http://f-86.tripod.com/colours333.html

that would translate to Hu 153.
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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 03 Jun 2009 12:46 pm Post subject:

I did post somewhere to say I was colour blind in one eye

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

Cheers chaps. I shall consider this quietly.

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 21 Jun 2009 22:16 pm Post subject:

Have you obtained a FW 190 yet ?

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 22 Jun 2009 12:04 pm Post subject:

Good man

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 09:44 am Post subject:

How are you getting on ?

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

Not got a lot done to be honest. I've actually been slightly paralysed by the lack of a couple of paints (HU 67 & 56) which are needed for some of the initial building work. However, I think I'll just see what I can get by with and at least give Hermann a coat this evening.

There weren't any noticeable pin marks anywhere on the kit, but there was quite a bit of flash around the wings and everything else too really. So I spent a wee while cleaning that off during the tennis yesterday.

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 19 Jul 2009 11:18 am Post subject:

Any further progress

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

Ratch · Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 15:24 pm Post subject:

Shouldn't take you long to catch up Pete

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thomasweir · Posted: Sat 22 Aug 2009 21:08 pm Post subject:

How are you getting on ?

The Cosh · Black Star Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 42

Ah. Managed to get it back out of the cupboard and spent an evening during the week getting it up to this stage:

Masked up the cockpit and had a go at spraying on a coat of primer this afternoon. It was my first time...

Should hopefully be able to get on to the serious painting in the next day or two.

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 23 Aug 2009 17:51 pm Post subject:

Coming along nicely

chrisbh · Posted: Wed 26 Aug 2009 17:35 pm Post subject:

Looks really sleek.
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