Eduard Fw 190D-11/-13

[thug626]

No idle time for the bench.....
Next up is Eduard's 1/48 Fw 190D dual build.  One will be a Dash 11 variant, the other will be a Dash 13


This is the dash 11....


And the dash 13...


The first order of business. Thin down the seat, so that it does not look so clunky. Unsanded on the left. Sanded on the right.

[JCON]

Very cool and nice thinning of the seat!!!

[BUCKY]

Cool! I got in early! Carry on!

[doogie]

Seats are looking good already.

[thug626]

There's been a bit of paint slinging since I last posted. This kit starts at the usual place.....the CP. There's also an accessory portion for the engine included. This was a nice touch as the accessory portion is visible through the wheel wells. When the Dora variants were built from converted A variants, the roof of the wheel wheel had to be deleted to make room for the Jump V-12. When Dragon acquired Trimasters molds for the 109D's and Ta 152, some of them have the engine...some don't. With this new offering, they are always there.
Anywho. I shot the seats with Vallejo Aluminum.


I then shot them with Mission Models RLM 66. Here's a before and after shot. Everything ended up laying flat after drying from the chipping effects.


The same effects were done with the CP.


Some detail painted yet remains to be done. The harness is Eduard's fabric set. I had forgotten I had these in the parts bins. There's two per set. PERFECT! They are very pliable. I set mine in place with some Gator glue. I was planning on having a shoulder strap hanging outside the CP when all is said and done. They will get a wash to tone down the "newness".



Dual accessory packs.

[JCON]

Looking mighty fine!!!

[thug626]

Thank you Jcon Who knows? I may even get to button up a couple of fuselages today.

[JCON]

You sir are on a roll!!!

[BUCKY]

Jun 13, 2018 14:16:42 GMT -6 JCON said:

You sir are on a roll!!!

A very good roll, too!!

[thug626]

Mmmmmm.....rolls....nom nom nom

[thug626]

Here's yesterdays progress.   The wing for the -11.  



The wing for the -13. I took an artistic liberty, figuring it was getting late in the war. Materials and time were at a premium....so, no paint on the internal structures. Just build them and go!



Wings next to their respective fuselages.


An underside shot on the -11. It has the dual shell ejection ports. Even though the fuselage guns were not mounted. This shot is to show the engine accessory portion.

[Buddho]

WOW...this is cool!

[JCON]

Looks very good!!!

[BUCKY]

Fantastic progress!!

[ARMORGUY]

Great pics mate, this is another cool build.

[rick]

Goodness is great when it comes in two’s! Great work.

[dogfish7 (R.I.P.)]

Excellent details!

[JED]

Great work indeed

[thug626]

Good evening everyone. Thank you all for taking the time for having a gander, and for the compliments.

Much of the progress pics are from a few days past. Things have been a bit busy around the homestead of late.
The wings have been mounted. I realized on the second go around that the fuselage needed to be shimmed out a bit to fill a bit of a gap at the wing root. It'll actually work out just fine on the first bird I did, the -13. This is because the cover for the wing root 20mm will be open.


I opted to deflect the control surfaces. I thing I've matched them up with the position of the control stick and rudder pedals.



For the 30mm gun barrels, I used stainless steel hypodermic tubing.


One of my favorite features on these birds was the massive intake.



Here we have the coaming and upper instrument panel. These have since been glued in place. The marks you see on the rule are millimeter markings.


There is detail for the annular radiator on the front and back side. For at least on of the birds, I'll be leaving the cowl flaps open. I have yet to install the exhaust deflector that goes forward and below the intake.

[BUCKY]

Nice progress you've made on both birds!