1/32 Revell Fw190 G8 'Red 12' 5./SG10

BattleshipBob

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Came in from the farm today and thought i'd get a few little bits done. The two outboard 300L drop tanks and SC500 have been made up and sanded flush. There are a couple of little marks that are still present on the fuel tanks but, if they show up through the paint then i'll let them go down as wear n tear. After all i doubt these fuel tanks in the field were kept in pristine condition. Used a Flory wash on the undercarriage doors. Just need to seal it in with a matt coat.
Also trying to make an electrical harness for the main leg retraction arms. Drilling with 0.3mm drill bits take time and a lot of patience.

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Lovely work on the butcher bird !
 

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Alan,
lovely work so far just had a good catch up nice work on the engine and undercart.
 

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I don’t know why I missed this. Great job on the engine.
 

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Only recently found this Alan - I love the work on the motor and looking forward to the end result! Nice one Centurion!
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Allen like Steve I found this this morning, read from the start. Wow and Wow again. Engine work is tremendous. Like the way you store your wires as well.
I'll get up now !
 

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Thankyou very much Barry, Steve & John. I must get back to doing this build. Been a bit busy gardening and decorating lately. So have been neglecting this.
 
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Been ages since i did anything to this build. So with that in mind i cracked open the paints.

My Vallejo Model air paint was really thick. I suppose i haven't used it for years so this is to be expected. So i thinned down with AK Thinner and it worked a treat. So here as you see i've given it a coat of RLM 76 all over. I used the undercarriage doors for the 'wheels up' option to help mask that wheel bays (saves tape ad blu-tac). I've not painted the nose section and exhaust shield yet as i need to do some proper masking of the engine before i do so. But other then that, it's finally starting to come together.

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Hi Alan
Wow! That engine is superb. I remember we had a running joke with Simon T. When he did wheel spokes,wires etc it was suggested that he had trained spiders to do the work. I reckon you must have the Scottish variety :tongue-out3: Fine start to the paintwork.
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Cheers guys. Getting there now. Been suffering with my old mental health so this and most other model related things took a back burner.

But hoping to continue with this now. Besides i have to finish this. I have so many more builds planned :smiling3:
 

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Hope you’re improving now Alan. The black dog can bite fast and bite hard!
 

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Certainly does Tim. Getting there. Taking days one at a time. It's a strange thing really. I want to model but when i sit at the bench, i just sit there and stare for a while. Then i feel overwhelmed and have to get back up. Anxiety and depression are not fun.

But whilst i'm in this sort of mood to actually do something i am going to embrace it.
 

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Sorry to hear you've been going through the mill. Just take your time.

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Sorry to hear youre feeling a bit rough al , take it easy mate ,the build is looking great btw, cheers tony
 

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i just sit there and stare for a while. Then i feel overwhelmed and have to get back up
I sometimes feel like that. So, I'll just remove one of the smaller parts off the sprue and clean it up. That's it, 3 or 4 minutes work, no more.
 

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Finally got some bench time tonight. So started adding the RLM 75. Using Xtracrylixs paint which are temperamental. Because it's been so long since i used them i forgot the paint/water ratio i use so i diluted far too much the first time around. also hadn't cleaned out my airbrush properly so had flow problems.

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