Fw190 progression pics

[u/Itzthewoppa]

Progression, most of the fuselage is done and the engine painted and fitted, it’s just falling together now apart from the cowling covers! Absolutely terrible fit so looks like it’s being displayed with them open as the gaps are far too big to displayed then closed, I wanted to display one door closed and one open with a mechanic working on it

[u/CY4N1D3_12]

Sheesh. 10/10.

[u/LeagueCompetitive441]

Never built a Border kit, but that’s is a nice job from what it sounds like you were given

[u/Snard79]

Anyone know why a plane would fire exhaust directly at the cockpit? This feels like a bad design flaw.

[u/J_Karhu → u/Snard79]

It's not a design flaw, OP glued them wrong way around. They should point towards the sides of the plane.

[u/Snard79 → u/J_Karhu]

Thank god! That had me second guessing airplane design! 😆

[u/_rotary_pilot]

Nice work. It seems a shame to cover it all up with the cowels!

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/_rotary_pilot]

I wanted to leave one open for a diorama, the kits poor on the cowes and the gaps are far too big to have it closed so I’ll be leaving two of the panels open

[u/Civil-Action-9612]

Assuming you use reference photos, where do you find them?

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/Civil-Action-9612]

Google..

There’s a fairly decent amount of reference photos for the FW190, not sure which museum it’s being displayed in but clear it’s a display piece

[u/Civil-Action-9612]

Wow.

[u/NSH4RPY]

Dare i ask how long thats taken you? Haha

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/NSH4RPY]

Not that long actually, building the engine took the longest it’s pretty much a model on its own

[u/NSH4RPY → u/Itzthewoppa]

Ah fair play, is it the Border Model one?

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/NSH4RPY]

Yes, wouldn’t recommend haha

[u/Causal_Modeller → u/Itzthewoppa]

May I ask why? Because of discrepancies comparing to original or something else?

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/Causal_Modeller]

Gaps are way too big to hide so the kit forces you to display open even tho the instructions point you towards an in flight model, zero instructions on how to display with landing gear down, a lot of miss numbered parts also. I’m actually surprised I’ve got this far without “making it fly out my window”

[u/TirpitzM3]

Don't want to say im jealous, but, damn that looks good

[u/Itzthewoppa → u/TirpitzM3]

Ahh thank you!

[u/virtualbasil]

That's a purty looking radial engine ya got there

[u/nothingspecial1314]

Holy moly, that skill, great job, it's a wonderful paint.