Pacific Coast Models 1/32 Fw 190A-1. Black 13. Belgium, 1941

[jkim]

Gonna add some figures? I'm not confident enough to mess with painted figures myself but I did pick up a neat True Details parachute for my future F4U build. They also offer Luftwaffe parachutes that might look cool with your Focke Wulf...

[speedgraflex]

John! Good to hear from you! Wow! Tasty resin goodness! I hope you get back on schedule soon. Your photography on FB is fantastic, by the way.

[Floki]

One thing with the colorized photos it is a bit easier to tell hard edge and soft edge camo but I wouldn't rely on them for color matching.

[KSaarni]

Beautiful work!

- Kari

[mustang1989]

It looks like you got the cowl ring sorted out. I would've said the same thing... it does not sit flush but others have already come to the rescue. I don't know if I would try to color-match using archive photos. Too many variables, IMO. Using modern photos of non-restored aircraft/parts is a bit better but still some variables at play including degradation of paint over time. Jerry Crandall's Dora Volume 2 has some nice color pics of Luftwaffe aircraft parts to illustrate the different RLM shades. The PCM instructions call for a RLM 65/02/71 scheme... I don't know enough about early Antons to know how the A-1 fit in relation to the Luftwaffe switch to RLM 76/74/75 but I do like the RLM colors from the Mr Hobby Aqueous line of paints.

Struggling to get back on the West Coast clock after my overseas trip. Bright and chippy in the morning but kinda zombified at the end of the work day!

Jerry Crandall's Dora Bible is one of my biggest "go-to" references for 190's. Great books!!

[speedgraflex]

Clint

Thanks so much, Clint. Good advice which reminds me of the old “What color is the Enterprise?” question! Is it the color of the actual model, the color of the model as photographed in various movies, and/or shows, or the color in your head? One of the best TOS E’s (from a 1966 first gen AMT Kit) I have seen as a model was stark white and spartan in its markings. It featured the Pilot style warp nacelles in a blood orange color. Dynamite stuff!



Kari

Thank you, Kari! I appreciate your encouragement, reference photos and research! I do need to revisit your captured red butcher bird for all the painting ideas you brought into play. Black one shot primer? Zero paints? I need a refresher course from your masterful ideas!

Joe

Thanks, Joe! As an aside: I am still very much working on the orange Porsche Carrera 6. I will post updates soon.

[speedgraflex]

Fitting - Propeller hub assembly

[jkim]

Nice! Now how about the wings to the fuselage? Fit of major components without add-ons is a good baseline to establish prior to fitting of internal components.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you so much, John. I know this seems slooow and I do apologize. I am working 12 hour days this week (not that I am complaining) and when I come home, my drive to work on the Anton is more mental than physical. However, fitting the hub with the secondary or inner base plate then drilling out the center of the fan (it is a fan?) dead center was what I wanted to test fit. Please do keep gently pushing the right directions here, I am learning as well as unlearning my own process and making adjustments that will be much better in the long run—I suppose the idiosyncrasies may remain in some spots. It has taken a lot longer to fit 2 out of 3 resin components into the fuse first, but the rewards are internal strength along four contact points, which is one solid internal structure in my opinion. I have to applaud the designers. This is really well done. And I have to thank you for following along and your greater wisdom. Cheers! I hope you are adjusting back to the time zone?

[jkim]

Not meaning to rush ya... just trying to make some helpful suggestions. Of which you may or may not need! The cowling/spinner/cooling fan alignment looks good, at least from that angle so it likes you did it right! Yes, I agree, an off-center fan would detract from the look. One note about that fan... it will block most of the visibility into the engine so any additional work that you do on the engine may not be seen very well. Carry on at your own pace, brother! I do hope you have Saturday off to rest?