Zoukei Mura 1/32 FW190A-4 - build

[BarryW]

The painting is done.

Here she is after the airbrushing stage. The camo was mostly freehand though I did mask off straight edges and some areas vulnerable to overspray.

The bands meant to be fresh paint are less obvious than on the underside but the difference will show more once the matt varnish coat is laid down.

I have also hand brushed some detail the guns in particular and here she is now.

Next I will need to apply a gloss varnish coat to protect the paintwork and prepare for decals and washes.

 

[wjbrandel]

Nice job on the camo

 

[BarryW]

Markings all on and a sealing gloss coat done, all ready for washes.

 

[BarleyBop]

That bird almost looks alive!

 

[BarryW]

I have done a in wash and applied a Matt varnish coat. Still have a fair bit to do to weather the model and attach final fittings.

You can see here that having nurses and protected the vulnerable tail wheel, finally I have broken it?! This means I need to replace it for which I have ordered a set of SAC white metal (no tile wheel with the ZM set). It will all need some careful cutting and fitting as I cannot open up the fuselage for obvious reasons. This will delay completion by two or three days.

 

[Jantk14]

You couldn't crazy glue that thing back on?

 

[BarryW]

You couldn't crazy glue that thing back on?

Broken and bits lost. Also it would be too weak. Not really very strong anyway. The parts are on order and will be delivered in next day or two.

 

[Ron2]

Looks good! I broke one of the antennas off mine right at end- that's a little easier to replace tho!

 

[BarryW]

The tail wheel arrived
It actually for the Hasegawa FW190 but is perfect for what I need.

I prepared the model, a bit of cutting and sanding. Then the tail wheel, likewise I cut it and sanded it to fit.

Her she is, painted and glued firmly into place. It was easier to fix than I thought it might be.

 

[BarryW]

Model complete.

This is a very nice kit. All the problems I had were down to me….

 

[Jantk14]

Nice!

 

[Pantherman]

Model complete.

This is a very nice kit. All the problems I had were down to me….

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Great build, really enjoyed watching your work. Pantherman

 

[Ron2]

Looks fantastic!

 

[blacbul67]

Some progress shots.

First the engine. Very little of this will be seen behind the propeller, less in fact than most radial engined aircraft.

I painted it black then I drybrushed it with metal powders to bring out the detail, focussing only on the front.

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My buildup of the cockpit went well with no issues to speak about. The one omission from the kit are seatbelts. Consequently I used a set of Finemoulds Luftwaffe harness.

These are plastic but a slightly more 'malleable' type than polystyrene. This means that within limits and with care you can position them into shape. I much prefer these to the fabric type as I have never been able to achieve a viable set with those.

I find it easiest to position them and paint them insitu. I read somewhere that the main Gunze cements are designed to work with different types of plastic, while Tamiya is only for polystyrene. I have never tested Tamiya on them as I always use Gunze, the Mr Cement S (their TET equivalent) and the thicker slower drying Mr Cement DeLux.

A applied a little MCDL to the seatbelts at a single point, too for the straps and the side for the lap belts and waiting a few minutes until dry. Then I simply pulled them in, using tweezer to hold them while carefully applying Mr Cement S to joins. A matter of seconds later and they were fixed looking like this.
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Because the stand nicely proud of the seat they are easy to paint.

After painting
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I still need to apply a semigloss varnish and weather them after applying a number of decals to be able to complete the cockpit.

Love the seatbelts. Think I will get those for my ZM Fw190

 

[blacbul67]

Started to build up the engine panels. Gong slowly allowing cement to dry.
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Here are the metal u/c legs.

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To be honest, I dont think the very expensive extras are worth the money as the kit parts are very good. A case could be made for the wheels and the gun barrels, but any improvement is not worth what was a very high cost.

I won't wait to get replacement legs but will use the plastic.

I'm going to check my metal undercarriage legs, I will be peed off if I have the same issue.

 

[Ron2]

Model complete.

This is a very nice kit. All the problems I had were down to me….

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Gorgeous!

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Nice work! Who was the pilot? I see the Knight's Cross and all the kill marks on the rudder.

 

[BarryW]

Nice work! Who was the pilot? I see the Knight's Cross and all the kill marks on the rudder.

It was Siegfried Schnell.