Deafpanzer's 1/48 Eduard Fw 190A-8

[deafpanzer]

Guys, once again I am dealing with absolutely no mojo due to my promotion at work as Executive Director and dealing with a very sick dog earlier.

So my mojo for last two months was like...  DEAD!!! DEAD!!! DEAD!!! 



My 'new' pirate dog... unfortunately he lost his left eye but he is doing OK now despite the fact he lost so much weight. 



I thought I'd start a new build to restore my mojo so here's my process on the Fw 190A-8...



Trying not to go crazy with aftermarket stuff this time I am only using Eduard PE, metal gun barrels, and Quinta 3D sets.  



Those foot pedals were fun! 



The interior has been primed and painted... 3D printed decals are next!  



It is my first time building an older Eduard kit and I admit it isn't as good as new Eduard kit that I built earlier.  The instructions required me to cut small sections off the wings to close the gun bays.  The covers were glued without sufficient support so I glued rods to hold them better internally. 



I hope to post updates on timely matter.  Thanks for looking! 

[BattleScale Collectica Show]

thumbs up for the plane work, not so much for the sick dog

[Tojo72]

Good start,those pedals are outrageous

[Medicman71]

Nice start!

[TJ]

I'm watching this one

[keavdog]

Good start. I've done two eduard kits (X1, Bf-108) and enjoyed both. I have heard rumblings about their older kits - I'd like to do one of their BF-110s but heard some issues.
Sorry to hear about the pup - I trust he's on the mend?

[tcoat]

Does the dog now go b arrgh k?

[406 Silverado]

It's great to see you back at the bench again Andy and I hope your dog is on the mend. I'll have to admit that I've been slacking some at the bench myself for the last couple of months to spend more time with my wife and son so don't feel like the Lone Ranger bud.

I really enjoy building these older tool Fw190's and might have to break another one out. They do indeed have their nuances, but they are very kind to the patient and diligent builder. Love what you've got in the works so far and can't wait to see more progress.

[kyledehart5]

Sorry to hear about the dog Andy! I hope that recovery is going well. Brilliant start on the FW190. Those pedals are awesome and things are looking really great.

[handiabled]

Bookmarked this! Nice start Andy! I really hope your pup is doing well

[thug626]

I hope your pup is on the mend Andy. I sucks when a fur baby gets sick.

[deafpanzer]

Jun 26, 2024 10:07:41 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Does the dog now go b arrgh k?

Yep, we are training him now. LOL My wife plans to order a pirate costume for Halloween too.

[deafpanzer]

Thanks guys! It is always good reading your comments. My dog Boba is doing good and he is finally eating well that he is starting to gain some weight that he lost earlier. You don't want to know how much the vet bills were but he is worth every dime.

As promised, I found the way back to my bench last night to work on the 190. This time I was anxious because I love using Quinta Studio stuff!  Black Gray paint has been applied then 3D printed decals were added to the cockpit. 








As usual my iPhone takes crappy pictures... sorry about that!  I learned something last night that Fw 190 has two sets of dashboard so the top part is not done yet.  

More to come!  

[406 Silverado]

Man those Quinta sets are worth every penny IMO and this is looking sweet so far Andy.

I hear you on the vet bills brutha. My wife brought home an albino pit bull off of the street last year and we quickly found out that he was deaf. We already had two dogs and with him in the mix so we were in the middle of finding a home for him and THEN..........my wife gets attached to him. So.....with that......we found out that he had a BAD case of heartworms and the treatment for that was $. I just can't bring myself to say how much we spent on that dog. UN....believable. He's a good ol dog though and I told my wife that if we were going to keep him that we needed to learn some sine language so we could communicate with him and so.....we did. When we take him to the vet now and sine to him and he obeys it just blows the folks in the waiting room away. LOL. 

[kyledehart5]

Beautiful work with the Quinta stuff there. It looks so good. Great update Andy.

[thug626]

I am sorry hear of your pups dilemma. Good to hear that he’s on the mend. I am not sure how I initially missed this build, but now I have it bookmarked. Very nice progress!

Cheers
Dave

[Steve Zuleski]

Details galore, Andy. That's crazy, those peddles. Hope our Pirate is doing better, not fun having a sick pup.