Tamiya 1:72 Focke Wulf 190 A-3

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Strange how things turn out. I wasn't really planning to start a new build so soon after my Fury, but, the wife is away for the weekend, daughter No.2 tends to only come out of her room for feeding, so I was sort of on my own.
So, what to do ? Well after two 'vintage' Airfix kits in a row I decided to try something a bit easier. I reached for the oldest model in the stash, I bought this years ago and just never got around to building it. The little 1:72 Tamiya FW 190 A-3.
It's a modern Tamiya, so the details is very good.
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It doesn't take long to gat a bit of paint on the various bits and pieces.

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Just an example of Tamiya's detail.
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Fuselage and engine bits are quickly dealt with. The cockpit slides in from underneath.
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Speaking of the 'pit, here it is. Decals are provided for the IP, but I decided not to use them. They would be out of site and a real pain to settle over that nicely detailed surface.
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Tamiya did provide a harness decal, even though they are quite awful, I decided to use it as it will never be seen again anyway. It curled up badly. I hope this isn't a warning for the rest of the decals.
So, out with the tape for some very basic straps. As you can see, I really didn't make much of an effort here.
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It didn't take too long to get to this stage. I like 1:72.
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And finally for now, a bit of primer, nicely highlighting Tamiya's detail in this little 1:72 kit. And this takes me to Sunday morning.
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That looks like a nice little kit, going together quickly!
 

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I’ve only built one Tamiya 1/72 scale aircraft, and had the same thoughts about the instrument panel decals: they look nice, but the detail on the plastic looks a lot nicer, and you’ll never get the former to settle over the latter. And I agree about liking 1/72 scale for aircraft models too :smiling3:
 

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I built this kit with my son and it was a joy to go together. Looking great so far Colin
 

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That looks like a nice little kit
These little Tamiya's are nice little things. I'll have to try more.
I admire your speed Colin
The wife is home. Things have slowed down a bit.

However, some progress has been made. The little 190 has all been painted.

As ever, the lighter underside was painted first. Well, after the yellow !
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Top side RLM75 painted first, then masked off.
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Then RLM75 applied, a day or so later.
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All finished with a tiny bit of mottling, most of which will be lost under the decals !
 

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From a flying start, things have slowed a little, but not totally stopped. The gloss coat was applied.
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Followed by the decals. These were quite old, but generally behaved themselves. Swastika's were included in the kit.
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So now, the bit I love. Weathering. I just can't really do a clean bird. Having said that, my last build the 'Fury' was quite clean, so I'm allowed some 'expression' with this one.
 

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Beautiful work colin and fast ! My recent build rate is snails pace , maybe i should pack the mrs off for the weekend , any suggestions ? ! Cheers tony
 
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