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Here is my recently completed build of the Hasegawa 1/32 Fw190D-9 Late Variant depicted as Brown 4 (Werk Number 500647).




The aftermarket items used in this build are:
1. Eagle Editions Fw 190D Resin Cockpit
2. Quickboost Fw 190A-7/A-9 Resin Gun Barrels
3. Synthetic Ordnance Works Fw 190A/D Landing Gear
4. Eagle Editions Fw 190 Cigar Drop Tank
5. Eduard Fw 190D PE Flaps
6. Eduard Fw190D Canopy Masks - always, when available!
7. HGW fabric seatbelts
8. Henri Daehne VS-111 Resin Prop and Spinner
9. Eduard Fw 190D Exterior Set
10. 1ManArmy Fw190D Data Stencil Masks

Major markings were painted using custom cut mask produced with the Silhouette Portrait cutter.

The full build can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6193

Ok, I really need to comment on this girl…. She’s f***ing gorgeous. Sorry, but that’s my true feeling on this one. Can’t get enough of this and all your other builds. I bow to the master.

Thanks so much! It was a lot of fun but it is on to the next one!

Here are a few more pics of Brown 4...

Beautiful! Simply beautiful!

Another beautiful Dora! I love the late war camo will bookmark this build due future reference

Verrrrry nicely done on this D-9 John. Painting, weathering, detailing..................what's not to like on this one??!!

What was your trick on getting the slack in the aerial to look the way it does?

The times where I had the superlatives left to describe your work are long gone. There's also no emoji that can express the joy and admiration I feel while looking at the outcome of your efforts.
So I'm just leaving a 'Well done, John!' right here.

Very nice work John! She does look great!

mostrich wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:59 am The times where I had the superlatives left to describe your work are long gone. There's also no emoji that can express the joy and admiration I feel while looking at the outcome of your efforts.
So I'm just leaving a 'Well done, John!' right here.

I couldn't have said it better.

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:38 pm Beautiful! Simply beautiful!

Thank you Carlos! I have a hard time calling a build finished. There is always something else to tweak or add. But I also have a difficult working on something new if an almost-completed project isn't pushed over the finish line. So I'm glad to have finished Brown 4 and ready to move on!

Floki wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:15 pm Another beautiful Dora! I love the late war camo will bookmark this build due future reference

Thanks Clint I really like the late war Luftwaffe schemes as well. Lots of different shades and interesting combinations of colors But no colorful nose art. That's why I'm excited to do the P-47D.

mustang1989 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:07 am Verrrrry nicely done on this D-9 John. Painting, weathering, detailing..................what's not to like on this one??!!

What was your trick on getting the slack in the aerial to look the way it does?

Thank you! I normally use Ushci elastic thread for aerials but since it lacks any inherent stiffness, it's difficult to use in a slack condition. I wanted something with a little bit of stiffness, so I used stretched sprue for the main line between the tail and canopy. The vertical element in between was fashioned from thin wire. Both were painted brown so that they would match.

mostrich wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:59 am The times where I had the superlatives left to describe your work are long gone. There's also no emoji that can express the joy and admiration I feel while looking at the outcome of your efforts.
So I'm just leaving a 'Well done, John!' right here.

Thank you Torben! Always appreciate your insight and comments!

Gary Brantley wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:37 am Very nice work John! She does look great!

Thanks Gary! Appreciate it!

Duke Maddog wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:53 pm

mostrich wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:59 am The times where I had the superlatives left to describe your work are long gone. There's also no emoji that can express the joy and admiration I feel while looking at the outcome of your efforts.
So I'm just leaving a 'Well done, John!' right here.

I couldn't have said it better.

Thank you Duke!