mustang1989 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Ok gang, It took me a LOT of thought on my decision to arrive at this build. First, I was going to go with the newly released IBG 1/72 Fw190 D-9 but there's no engine cowlings or engine firewalls available for that one yet (hopefully they are coming because I do want to try my hand at a 1/72nd scale build), then there was the 1/48 Dragon Ta-152 C-0 that I've got in the stash but I'm still on the fence about that one. That lead to me selecting another version in the Ta-152 series....the H version with a wider wingspan. I'll be going with this one from Dragon and will end up opening it all up to display the engine and maybe an open panel .....or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 I decided to break the first few bits of this kit out and start doing something with it. I've got the base interior cut out and removed injector pin marks from the flooring. I'll more than likely go with an aluminum plate silver for the floor and seat as a base and then put a super light coat of RLM 66 over that. I'll weather the flooring and seat back some to account for a little bit of wear and tear in the cockpit and then start getting those Quinta decals put on the IP and side consoles. I've got enough Fw190 PE to last me a life time so I'll be using some of that here and there on the build as well. Next is the fun part. rimed the flooring with Model Master Aluminum Plate and then shot a coat of Model Master Acrylic RLM 66 over that. After that step I airbrushed a coat of MIG dark wash over the whole thing and then scuffed the areas on the flooring where the rudder pedals are to replicate the worn areas on the floor. After coating the consoles and IP backing with RLM 66, I busted out with the Quinta 3-D decals. I really like these things!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 I managed to make a couple of changes so far to the interior. One of which was the usage of PE rudder pedals from Eduard. Kit parts are kit parts and the plastic ones just didn't look right. Same goes for the control column as I robbed that from one of the spare Fw-190 A kits that I had in the stash. Flip switch / guard for the button at the top of the column hand grip was added using a PE strip that I had and I added the column wiring retainer at the bottom of the column shaft made from a BMF strip and given a coat of flat clear to tone the chrome effect down into a metallic look. Pilots seat is all painted up, detailed and weathered and is ready for the seat belts that came in the mail yesterday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Been a while since the last update but here's after I put these fabric seat belts from HGW together and I've gotta say that I'm impressed with them. Not only do they look a lot more realistic than the PE ones that I've seen (and used), but they can also be lain pretty much any way you want them. I laid these out in a bit of a non-traditional way that I've done in the past so a lot more of the details on them can be seen and for a more natural "lay". So far.... I've now moved on to the powerplant section of this build for now because I'm going to have to get the fit right with this before I close the fuselage halves together. I built up the OOB Dragon Jumo 213 along with the 213 from Zoukei-Mura and set out the Aires 213 next to them. I've got them all next to one another in the following photo to check the difference in dimensions as well as to show the differences in details from one kit to the next because they are dramatically different. Dimensionally, the ZM version is only slightly larger and has a TON more detail than either the Dragon OR the Aires version. I'm really wanting to use the ZM 213 in this build provided that it will fit in there. I'll be test fitting things soon to find out what my real options are. If the ZM wont work then I'll use the Airies offering as it's next in line for detail. Left to right. Dragon, Zoukei-Mura and Aires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I see what you're describing Joe with the ZM engine. A lot more to work with, hopefully it fits well for you. Great subject on a pretty rare plane. Will be sure to follow your progress too. cheers, tim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 6 hours ago, Codi said: I see what you're describing Joe with the ZM engine. A lot more to work with, hopefully it fits well for you. Great subject on a pretty rare plane. Will be sure to follow your progress too. cheers, tim Thanks for taggin' along Tim and it's good to see you again bro. I was pretty surprised to see that the ZM had more detail than the Aires counterpart given the fact that Aires (at least in my experience) has it ALL goin' on. I was again surprised to see no less than 25 parts to this 1/48 scale engine. WOW!! Engine fit into the Dragon fuselage and paint up processes coming soon...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I'm going to have to check out those belts now - hope they have some 48th scale HE-111 belts! Looking awesome though Joe! Got a paint scheme in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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