Brush Painted. Tamiya 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190 A-3...Hans Hahn..A strange tale to tell.

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Hans Hahn was a WW2 Ace German Fighter pilot, with 108 'kills' to his credit. In Feb. 1943 whilst attacking Russian aircraft, his aircraft was damaged. He had to make a forced landing and was captured by the Russians.

The location of his aircraft was lost in time........

Seems like ages since I've built an aircraft. Here is my model of his aircraft at the time. I didn't bother with primer. It's all brush painted with Vallejo Model Air acrylics.
I've noticed that the mottling on a lot of German fighter aircraft became quite faint, so that is what I've tried to achieve. After I'd brushed on the mottle, I brushed the whole aircraft with a well thinned wash of Lt. Grey acrylics, until I was happy with the 'faintness' of the mottle, and also to add dust streaks to the model at the same time.

Panel lines gone over nice and simply at the last stage with a pencil - then rubbed in! Cockpit canopy frame painted freehand with a very fine pointed brush.

I added a few oils streaks, and generally mucked it up a bit.

No faffing about, as I wanted the aircraft to look 'Used'

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Don't you just luuurve the wonky undercarriage?!
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Ready to taxi out from it's hideaway on another interception.....
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A few B/W shots......
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After Hahn was made a prisoner by the Russians, his aircraft's location became lost and forgotten.

In 1973 a team of Aircraft Historians traced it's location. It was found in Eastern Germany.
In the years since it's forced landing, Mother Nature, the ravages of time and scavengers had all done their work. Little remained except the airframe.

I managed to down load some pictures....
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A strange tale indeed....

Cheers,
Ron
 

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Thanks Ian. Glad you approve.

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Up to your usual excellent standards but you didn't mention what the kit is or the scale.
 

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Up to your usual excellent standards but you didn't mention what the kit is or the scale.

Thanks Dave, glad you like it.
Sorry, I was that caught up with my mate 'Assi' Hahn's service record that I forgot to mention the kit details, so......

1/48 Tamiya. Focke-Wulf Fw190 A-3. A very nice kit. Wonky, old decals though. I bought it 'Part built' too. 'nuff said. But I did my best. All brush painted with Vallejo Model Air Acrylics.

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Nice work Ron. I would never have guessed it was brush painted if you hadn't said so.
 

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Thanks for the compliments, chaps. Well happy you approve of the model.

Dave, with a bit of care, models brush painted can stand up to those painted with an A.B. - and no need to mask anything either.

Although I suppose, there will always be those who won't or can't accept it.....That's life;)

Thanks again boys.
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Very nice. Did you trash the model for the crashed scene, or is it a stand in ? I like the trees and bushes. Whilst they are not the subject, they are still very eye catching. And wonky undercarriage - one reason I haven't built a Me109 is I just can't look at the undercarriage. It's silly.
 

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Thanks for the compliments, boys. Good stuff.

Cheers Dave.

Colin - The aircraft in the woods is a mini dio. I did for our 2010 GB 'Focke - Wulf Fw 190' called 'If you go down to the woods today."
The 'trees and bushes' are scavenged from the lane outside my place and in our garden.

Doug - Thanks....all good fun, eh?!

Thanks again.
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Thanks for that Bob, Glad you like the aircraft.

What are you up to these days?
 

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Great work on both and love the little dio with the scavenged woodland pieces
 

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Thanks Boys.

Got to hide them somewhere, Joe. The 'erks' will be along soon to push it onto the runway......That's what the pilot hopes, anyway!

It was also fun trying to model a woodland 'Discovery'.

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A curious tale....... :D
 
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