1/24 Fw 190 D9 Frankfurt 1945 4 March update
Thanks for the interest and comments everyone.
....and thanks for the extra help with the engine detail Christian.
A few more details as work progresses.
Please remember while looking at these photos that they are taken at a macro level and highlight the 'ugliness of the build process that would normally not be seen by the eye at this close a magnification. In other words it's not as bad as it looks and I will continue to clean and finish these parts as the build progresses.
I have started working on the rear wings and I thought that i would include a photo of the metal rod approach that Trumpeter uses for attaching the flaps.
More progress on the engine cowling - the first shot shows a deformity straight out of the box where the plastic hasn't filled the mold correctly. I used this to my advantage and made it part of the damage from the landing.
Here you can start to see the beating the metal around the nose has taken on the forced landing..... that missing tear has become a bent metal tear
The kit supplies you with an inner ring, which is missing a ton of detail and does not fit properly either once you start adding the mods needed for the detail under the adjusting slats behind the nose cowl. I have started modifying it for the mods needed.
I have also started a fair bit of work on the spinner and its base as well as damaging the blades as per the photo - keep in mind that the real blades were wooden.The spinner has been damaged with a round file and very fine grade sandpaper so far but more finishing work is needed. You can also see where I have added a sleeve and bolt heads as these were lacking. The sleeve is not perfect but that is OK as the worst section will be facing the ground and buried ; only the good parts show. The rear of the spinner mod has been supported by 2 halfs of a Tiger 1 front drive mount from the Dragon kit - love those Dragon spare parts.
A little more work on the engine mounts and the cockpit - all still in progress.....
The bracing on the molding for the fuselage had to be removed so that I could get the cockpit to sit correctly with the firewall - please keep this in mind even if you are building OOB.
Piping comes from a Japanese robot accessory pack that I bought a heap of on my final business trip to Japan for Toyota.
More details to be added - plenty of after market stuff....
A little work on destroying the perspex of the canopy....this was difficult as the contour was obviously rounded and I did not want to snap it in the process. Still more clean-up needed.I have started to add extra plastic strip for strength and detail. The parcel shelf has had a little detail plus the rivets have been added to the white card area but you can't see it because of the exposure. Also 'moding' the shape of the head armour mounting - it's incorrect.
The Engine
Some wiring started but a long way to go yet.
Overall......