Fw-190D-9 - 5/10 Completed

[wing_nut]

Working on a desert hat trick. 1st the Kfir, then the Spit now a what if desert D-9.

All the AM stuff is in play and ready to go… almost. The Eagle addition cowl is supposed to correct the nose by adding a prominent curve not captured by the Tamiya kit. Sadly, the front cowl and cowl flaps are different sizes. Doesn't quite look like their product photo. I’ll be emailing them and will let you know what they say.

I think the kit part can be sanded to the correct shape. Or at least acceptable. Just gotta figure out how to mount it and a Dremel for some “lathe” action.

[dierk]

I'm in! Just ordered the Hobbyboss version to do a rancid-looking soviet captured one.

[wing_nut]

Coolio!

[wing_nut]

Re. the cowl size mismatch... 1 email sent t eagle Editions and reply next day with a new one test fit and on it's way. That's the way it's done. Well done J&J.Re. the cowl size mismatched.

[wing_nut]

I managed to get the front cowl mounted on the Dremel and was able to reshape the kit parts to approximate the curve on the 1:1. It’s a bit bulbous so I may take a bit more off. We’ll see. Bought a resin “big tail” ages ago, no clue who makes it. I swapped the kit rudder since it had a thinner trailing edge



The MDC resin wheel well conversion is fiddly to say the least but once it all together and squeezed in it looks like a 190 D now. The resin center piece for the lower wing was a HUGE PITA. Very thin and cracked several times. Smooth crack that glued up and are in visible but not enough improved detail to go through that on the next one.







The cockpit has great detail and just drops in with any adjustment to kit or resin parts. I didn’t take a pic before I put it in, sorry. The gun cowl is another story. Rough casting that will lose detail to fix, a chunk missing and it just doesn’t fill. That untrimmed as you see it.

i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/190D-9/CowlSize.jpg

[TRM]

Impressive cut-n-match Marc! The details are beginning to pop! Keep up the plight!

[mustang1989]

Man I love the Fw190 D series. Beautiful aircraft and I'm liking the work that you're putting into this one.

BTW...I dunno if there's anybody else that makes it but I do know that AML and Alley Cat offer the Ta-152 tail conversion sets.

[wing_nut]

Thanks T. "plight"... perfect


Thanks Joe. The D-9 may be my fav fighter and definitely in top 5 all time aircraft.. I'll look into those tails.

[Leon]

Looking mighty good Marc! Nice work on the cowl and tail.

[wing_nut]

Thanks Leon.

[thug626]

Very nice reshaping work on the cowl.

[wing_nut]

Sorry for the late thank you... but thank you Dave.

[dupes]

Impressive bit of butchery you've got going on here sir.

[wing_nut]

I know you're likely on the road with you trunk weighed down with AMPS gold but thanks

[wbill76]

Looks like a great way to complete your trifecta Marc!

[wing_nut]

Hey Bill good to see ya here. And thank "teach"


At the hold point while the paint delivery rolls on down the highway to my door.

Springs added to the LG drag links and the struts ready for installation. I had an extra desert air filter from a 109 kits that fit nicely on the intake. There wasn’t any detail so I roll lead foil under the knurling of a on vice and cut to fit.












Always seem to be humming the The Rolling Stones “Paint It Black” when I get to this point. Go figure

[joelsmith]

Is it going to be a desert Nachtjager?

[wing_nut]

No, it’s going to be Yellow 14 flown by Marseille. The back story for the “what if” is that in WWI, when the sniper shoots Montgomery he does not survive so he is not there to aid the allies in turning the tide of the N. African campaign. This sees that going on long enough for the D-9 to be delivered to N. Africa. And when Marseille has engine trouble in his 190G and bales out he is not hit by the tail and survives the jump.

[Leon]

Mighty fine work there Mark!

[wing_nut]

Well just CRAP. So I buy some Mr. Paint to try. Now I gotta find shelf space for the whole freakin’ line. Awesome right outta the bottle. Black base sweet. I even like the sheen.













And expensive proper alignment jigs... Really? No!

[Rick]

Stunning detail work Marc!

[Leon]

That does look sweet Mark! Cool idea for the prop jig.

[wing_nut]

Rick, Leon... thanks gents.

[thug626]

Very nice work my good man.

[wing_nut]

Thanks Dave.






Ain’t no point in askin’ the question if ya don’t listen to the answers. The reviews were mixed so figured what the hack. Wasted a bit of money and bought the Peddinghaus decals. Wont; ne the last time waste money I’m sure. The one thing someone said that should have been the red flag… ALPS printed. Beside the “14” being almost a match the RLM 79, it’s like stained glass so even if it were yellow on the paper it wouldn’t have been on the model. But as you can see I did get some use out of them. 😉

[Leon]

Markings look really good Mark!

[wing_nut]

Thanks my friend

[TRM]

Top notch work...as usual Marc!

[wouter]

Wow, that is looking good indeed mate, like it a lot. And yeah, Peddinghaus decals suck big time. I ordered sheets of Waffen-SS decals for 1/35 figures and quality was just awful, unuseable.

Keep the great work coming chap!

Cheers

[mustang1989]

Wow!! It sure is different seeing a D-9 painted up in these colors. I think it's growing on me though. Very nice work so far!!