Andrew's 1/72 Airfix FW190 A-8 and F-8 'Double bill'

[kyledehart5]

Very nice update!! I agree with Brent. The modulation shows through great. And I really like your spinners.

[406 Silverado]

The paint work on both of these is off to a brilliant start Andew. Good LORD man......this is some good fun to watch come together.....especially in 1/72 scale. Will be watching for more bud. Model on!!! 

[adt70hk]

Jul 21, 2024 7:58:06 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

The paint work on both of these is off to a brilliant start Andew. Good LORD man......this is some good fun to watch come together.....especially in 1/72 scale. Will be watching for more bud. Model on!!! 

Jul 20, 2024 9:09:15 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Your modulated pre-shade has a nice worn effect with the paintwork. Spinners look great!

Jul 20, 2024 13:21:36 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Very nice update!! I agree with Brent. The modulation shows through great. And I really like your spinners.

Thank you very indeed chaps!  Coming from individuals of your quality I take it as a real quality!

ATB

Andrew

[brandonk]

Those are really looking good. And that hand painted nose cone lends a lot of help to how to properly make those look. I really like the magnets as a base attachment too, very cool. I'll have to use that.

[adt70hk]

Jul 21, 2024 10:09:28 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Those are really looking good. And that hand painted nose cone lends a lot of help to how to properly make those look. I really like the magnets as a base attachment too, very cool. I'll have to use that.

Brandon.....sorry completely forgot to reply!  Thanks for the support!!

Andrew

[adt70hk]

OK chaps....so decals are on.....and as you may have clocked I've changed my original plans.

I had been planning to do and F-8 and an A-8 but have enough spares from the F-8 to convert the A-8 to an F-8, albeit it does have wrong canopy...just don't tell the Guild of Rivet Counters!

This meant I have changed the decal approach.  In short, the F-8 was a full kit with full decal set but the A-8 was a starter kit so only had the main decals.

I had originally been planning to use AM decals for the F-8, plus all the original stencil decals, for a squadron based in the Netherlands.  My wargaming is NWE 44-45 and Red 2 as depicted served on the Eastern Front.  But that was before I bought the A-8 to originally do as a fighter.

Therefore, as the AM decals matched what the F-8/A-8 conversion bomb configuration will be, I have decided to use those on the conversation, and do Red 2 as depicted but play with history a bit and so it will be a Red 2 rather than the Red 2....again, don't tell the Guild of Rivet Counters! 

I do have another full F-8 kit that I will do as Red 2 and another A-8 starter kit that will both be 'display' pieces.  I will therefore only use the main Red 2 decals from this kit and save all the others, mainly stencils, for the 'display' A-8.

In short.....you'll only see main decals on the below.  Hope that makes sense.

ATB

Andrew


PS....both planes have had the post decal protective top coat and so are looking a bit shiny!

PS....the eagle eyed will notice that the swastika tail decal on Red 2 is a bit small for a FW190...my fault as I wasn't paying attention to the instructions and chose the wrong size!


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Decals and more decals.

The AM decals were pretty good and as you will see from the close up even showing what in view when making them for this aircraft - see the sections within the red lines








Decals do bring a plane to life....even if it's not the full set!


Black 22








Red 2

[kyledehart5]

Awesome update Andrew!! Decals sure do start making a model come to life. This is looking great.

[deafpanzer]

Looking great! And you are getting much closer to the finish line!

[handiabled]

Great update! You've made some wonderful progress with both birds!

[406 Silverado]

Aug 4, 2024 11:45:03 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Black 22








Red 2

   The paint and decal work on both of these is just fabulous Andrew. You're making this look all too easy buddy. 

[406 Silverado]

Heya Andrew (adt70hk). Did you mention in your Spitfire thread that you were done with these?

[adt70hk]

Aug 29, 2024 4:22:26 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Heya Andrew (adt70hk ). Did you mention in your Spitfire thread that you were done with these?

That's spooky Joe....just about to put up a few taster shots!!!

[406 Silverado]

Aug 29, 2024 4:28:43 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Aug 29, 2024 4:22:26 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Heya Andrew (adt70hk ). Did you mention in your Spitfire thread that you were done with these?

That's spooky Joe....just about to put up a few taster shots!!!

[adt70hk]

Hi all

So, as hinted at in my Spitfire build, these have crossed the finish line.

As I explained previously these are for wargaming and so I have created a 'mounting' system from acrylic flight stands, steel washers and magnets.  This obviously makes it easier to store when not needed.

As you will see below I have mounted five washers on each stand so the magnets have something to stick to.  I did have to sand the corners on the square 'pegs' slightly, to create irregular octagons, so I could add the washers.  These are held in place with superglue.

The stand tops are angled slightly so the planes can be placed in a dive, climb, or even a slight bank.

Below are a few taster shots, before I do the full suite of completed shots.

ACW as usual!!

Andrew

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The stand before I added the washers...as you can see a square 'tab'
(note that they still have the protective film on, hence looking very opaque)








Washers applied....just waiting for the stand glue to dry...









The magnet/washer 'attachment' points










A couple of 'in flight' shots

[kyledehart5]

Outstanding!! Really enjoyed following along with this project Andrew. Those are great.

[handiabled]

What a great idea! They both look wonderful "in Flight"

[adt70hk]

Aug 29, 2024 6:25:25 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Outstanding!! Really enjoyed following along with this project Andrew. Those are great.

Aug 29, 2024 9:19:35 GMT -5 handiabled said:

What a great idea! They both look wonderful "in Flight"

Thanks chaps.  Glad you like it.

You can find the full suite of finished pictures here:  modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/16987/andrews-completed-airfix-wurger-double

ATB

Andrew

[TJ]

Fantastic finish. They do look goid in flight

[adt70hk]

Aug 30, 2024 3:51:19 GMT -5 TJ said:

Fantastic finish. They do look goid in flight

Cheers!

[thug626]

The paint work and decals are top notch work!

Cheers
Dave

[adt70hk]

Sept 17, 2024 13:30:17 GMT -5 thug626 said:

The paint work and decals are top notch work!

Cheers
Dave

Thanks Dave.  Glad you like them.  I'm pretty pleased with myself.

The full suite of completed pics is here if you get the chance: modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/16987/andrews-completed-airfix-wurger-double

Thanks again.

Andrew

[Steve Zuleski]

You really do make some perty birds, Andrew! Both of these are lookin really sharp.

[adt70hk]

Sept 21, 2024 9:26:40 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

You really do make some perty birds, Andrew! Both of these are lookin really sharp.

Thanks Ski.  I really was very pleased with how they've turned out!

ATB

Andrew

[hasenpfeffer]

Hey Andrew! They came out really well. I love the stands. I think I might have to do one flying sometime... LOL At least it would mean there is no landing gear to worry about. But then again you would need a pilot. Still would have been cool to see the Winter scheme on Red 2, but it looks great just the same. Cheers!

[406 Silverado]

These BOTH look great Andrew!! The detailing, painting and weathering all added up to make very convincing builds out of these small-scale jewels.

Thank you for being a part of this Group Build Andrew as it was sure a lot of fun to watch these come together. I'll get these posted into the GB gallery soon bud.

[adt70hk]

Sept 24, 2024 19:48:48 GMT -5 hasenpfeffer said:

Hey Andrew! They came out really well. I love the stands. I think I might have to do one flying sometime... LOL At least it would mean there is no landing gear to worry about. But then again you would need a pilot. Still would have been cool to see the Winter scheme on Red 2, but it looks great just the same. Cheers!

Thanks Dave!  In flight does make the whole process a lot easier and glad you like the stands.  And you're right you would need a pilot....but even on ones on the ground, I do like to see a pilot.

Sept 28, 2024 16:30:54 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

These BOTH look great Andrew!! The detailing, painting and weathering all added up to make very convincing builds out of these small-scale jewels.

Thank you for being a part of this Group Build Andrew as it was sure a lot of fun to watch these come together. I'll get these posted into the GB gallery soon bud.

Thanks very much Joe.  Not bad for relatively cheap kits are they?

And thanks for running the GB.  It took me a while to get the over the finish line but still well within the deadline.


Thanks again chaps.

Andrew

[406 Silverado]

Sept 29, 2024 10:45:08 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Sept 28, 2024 16:30:54 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

These BOTH look great Andrew!! The detailing, painting and weathering all added up to make very convincing builds out of these small-scale jewels.

Thank you for being a part of this Group Build Andrew as it was sure a lot of fun to watch these come together. I'll get these posted into the GB gallery soon bud.

Thanks very much Joe.  Not bad for relatively cheap kits are they?

And thanks for running the GB.  It took me a while to get the over the finish line but still well within the deadline.


Thanks again chaps.

Andrew

  It was great to have you in there with us Andrew and you did in fact pull these over the finish line and in good fashion at that.

I've got these beauties posted up in the Group Build gallery bud. 

[adt70hk]

Sept 30, 2024 5:15:49 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Sept 29, 2024 10:45:08 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Thanks very much Joe.  Not bad for relatively cheap kits are they?

And thanks for running the GB.  It took me a while to get the over the finish line but still well within the deadline.


Thanks again chaps.

Andrew

  It was great to have you in there with us Andrew and you did in fact pull these over the finish line and in good fashion at that.

I've got these beauties posted up in the Group Build gallery bud. 

Thanks Joe!

[cbaltrin]

Those are a couple of great looking 190's. Nice work!

[adt70hk]

Oct 7, 2024 16:43:37 GMT -5 cbaltrin said:

Those are a couple of great looking 190's. Nice work!

Thanks very much. Glad you like them. I was pretty pleased with how they turned out.

You can find the full set of finished shots here: modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/16987/andrews-completed-airfix-wurger-double

ATB.

Andrew