Titan's Schwalben-Schutz***FINISHED***

[Migrant]

Looks great Mark.

[Titan]

Thank you Mike.

Well I have decided to use the white decals from the kit as my tape is slighty too wide at 2.5mm ( I thought that I had 2mm)and I have not got the time to slice through 3mm tape to make it into 2mm strips.
So I masked off the topside of the kit and sprayed on the Tamiya XF-7 Red.
The demarcation line for the nose section starts from the top of the wing root and follows a panel line down to the front of the nose.
The exhausts ( which will be weathered and sprayed over with Tamiya smoke later)and front grill also had a coat of paint.
The wheel well will also receive some attention.







The red has now been given a coat of Klear and when cured those white stripes can be added.

Regards
Mark

[jssel]

Very seet looking, Mark

[PaulBradley]

Nice mottling, Mark. Boy, that red is bright!

[Dirkpitt289]

SWEET!!!!!

[Ian]

I was quite happy with how mine was looking till I took a look at yours Mark. It looks superb so far.

[Titan]

Thanks guys.

Seeing as I have resorted to plan B with the decal stripes I thought that I had better try them out first and like Pugz I used them on the undercarriage covers first.
Strange thing that one set of three were all on one piece of decal film the other three though were separate.
Anyway they seemed ok density wise.



So with that I proceeded with the central stripes on the underside of the fuselage and it took me about 20 mins to get it placed into the correct position as it always looked off to me, but once there I then added the rest.
To get the correct spacing I measured between the double stripes underneath the German national cross before I started and made a mark onto a cocktail stick and went from there and it didn't take very long at all really after that.

 

The wheel wells also received a wash.
The legs and wheels have been finished and are ready to be added after the main decals have been applied.





Just a little touch up to do and then onto the main decals.

Regards
Mark

[Titan]

Thanks for reminding me Bruce , I would have forgotten and I will use RLM02 for the bearers.
There are a few other things I will add such as a boarding step another aerial at the rear as well as a loop aerial.
Exhaust staining and some chipping on the rear of the canopy and around the gun bay in the nose and maybe bits around the leading edges of the wings.
Finally some weathering and panel line wash and that will cover it I think.

Regards
Mark

[Titan]

No Bruce, I v'e put mine in but added the masked canopy before I took the photos Sorry.

But I do have one from my other Airfix FW190D..





Regards
Mark

[Titan]

The main decals have been applied and I also used some spare ones from a Tally-ho sheet as well.





I will add the soot and then some weathering next, followed by the undercarriage and aerials.

Regards
Mark

[jssel]

Nice Mark. Did the propeller markings come with the decal sheet? Very cool.

[Dirkpitt289]

Most impressive

[Titan]

Thanks for the comments guys, they are most appreciated.

Did the propeller markings come with the decal sheet?

unfortunately not, they were leftovers from a Tally-Ho sheet for 1/72 Fw190 A/B/C/D's.

Well it's nearly finished and these will be the last photo's until then.

The undercarriage added.
I have post shaded around the panel lines and also added a wash to them as well.
The chipping around the rear of the canopy and around the nose gun cover was added with a sharpened cocktail stick dipped into some Tamiya flat aluminium.
The model was then given two coats of flat varnish.
The canopy masking was....err unmasked.





So all I will have to add now are all the aerials and the boarding step, the drop tank loathed though I am will be left off as I haven't seen any photos that show it actually attached and as Brews has said that there wasn't any need for it....so off it stays.

Regards
Mark

[Titan]

The wheels are now vertical although they are not glued on in the photos .

I have also attached all of the aerials and the boarding step and will take the final photos of the finished model tomorrow.

Regards
Mark

[jssel]

Bravo, Mark. Very nice work.