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Italeri 1/48 Fw-190D-9
- Thread starter Adam
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Just don't take a picture of where the cat hair is.
Old Dog
Well-known member
Adam, I have been following your build, just haven't posted anything, if I posted on all the builds I'm following across the net, I would not have time to do any modeling or anything else for that matter. Cat hair is a constant issue for me and even though the cats are not permitted in the workroom I still manage to carry it in on my clothes. Your build looks great to me, I have one of these from the original Trimaster boxing that has been on the shelf of doom for about five years, I'm hoping that seeing yours finished will give me a boot to finish mine. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Chris, Bob, Phil and Gary! This morning I was not quite as displeased as I was with this thing last night. Gonna shoot some future here in a little bit and decal the thing up!
I hope so Gary! There was something different about those orginal kits wasn't there? Some resin or PE in the kit maybe?
I hope so Gary! There was something different about those orginal kits wasn't there? Some resin or PE in the kit maybe?
ij001
Well-known member
Same for me, Adam. Keep it together, bud, you're 'on long finals'
Ian
Adam,
The painting looks good!
Not sure if it matters to you or not but its better to speak up now before its too late, this D-9 was flown by I./EKG(J) a training unit to assist ex-bomber pilots in learning how to fly fighters and they had yellow fuselage bands not white, also the aircraft numbers were in red outlined in white. In case you are interested EagleCals have decals for this aircraft, IIRC the EagleCal decals are based on more recent information.
After looking at the picture of the box top art its clear Italeri used some older information about this aircraft, in recent years there has been a number of newly discovered photographs that give a lot more information about it.
I can't tell if your model has the late style blown canopy or not but the Italeri box art is incorrect, W.Nr.211115 was fitted with the early style flat canopy without the pully.
Matrixone
The painting looks good!
Not sure if it matters to you or not but its better to speak up now before its too late, this D-9 was flown by I./EKG(J) a training unit to assist ex-bomber pilots in learning how to fly fighters and they had yellow fuselage bands not white, also the aircraft numbers were in red outlined in white. In case you are interested EagleCals have decals for this aircraft, IIRC the EagleCal decals are based on more recent information.
After looking at the picture of the box top art its clear Italeri used some older information about this aircraft, in recent years there has been a number of newly discovered photographs that give a lot more information about it.
I can't tell if your model has the late style blown canopy or not but the Italeri box art is incorrect, W.Nr.211115 was fitted with the early style flat canopy without the pully.
Matrixone
Oh I know you guys are lookin' in! I just like to be sarcastic! 
Hahahahaha yes Les I just figured all of that out! I found the Eaglecals sheet of this aircraft just because I was curious. Oh well it will be what it will be! I'm not gonna worry about the fuselage band color if the numbers and mustache are wrong anyways... Also, yes the canopy is wrong. At least with what you told me about not having the pulley I will know to pose the wire slack!
Man I need to get a hobby boss or eduard one of these and do it right though! :facepalm
Hahahahaha yes Les I just figured all of that out! I found the Eaglecals sheet of this aircraft just because I was curious. Oh well it will be what it will be! I'm not gonna worry about the fuselage band color if the numbers and mustache are wrong anyways... Also, yes the canopy is wrong. At least with what you told me about not having the pulley I will know to pose the wire slack!
Man I need to get a hobby boss or eduard one of these and do it right though! :facepalm
Firesmacker
Member
Great job, Adam. And congrats on punching through and getting this one done.
Way to go Adam, post it up in the completion thread and claim your ribbon.
What happened to your figure, stick it up at the wrong person?
What happened to your figure, stick it up at the wrong person?
phantom II
Master at Arms
Nice clean paint job
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
That turned out great Adam!
A week ago I had my copy of Vol.2 of Crandall's Dora book out and was looking at the photographs of this aircraft, in one of the photographs the tail band looks so pale I am not sure if its white or pale yellow...so I can understand why there could be so much confusion on what color it was.
Later this year I might build a 1/32 scale Dora in the same markings as yours, I really like the markings on it.
Matrixone
A week ago I had my copy of Vol.2 of Crandall's Dora book out and was looking at the photographs of this aircraft, in one of the photographs the tail band looks so pale I am not sure if its white or pale yellow...so I can understand why there could be so much confusion on what color it was.
Later this year I might build a 1/32 scale Dora in the same markings as yours, I really like the markings on it.
Matrixone