Tamiya 1/72 FW 190
I very much enjoy building Tamiya kits. Their ease of construction allows me to get to the part of modeling I enjoy most: painting and weathering. In this case I share my build of Tamiya's 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw-190 A3.
The kit went together so well I needed no putty and very little sanding to smooth seams. I used Model Master paints for the RLM 74, 75, 76 camo scheme, adding about 15% white to each color for scale effect. I airbrushed the camo freehand with my Sotar 20/20. This was the first time I used my new Sotar and it worked like a charm. Pastel chalk powder was used to add some exhaust stains.
I found this to be a very satisfying build.
Never woulda guessed 1/72nd...nice work. 🙂
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Very nice finish on this, Scott, I guess you need a subtle way of applying the paint in 1/72, and airbrushing is the way to go, it would be very difficult using spray cans.
That Sotar aribrush is a bargain. I found mine on Amazon for a great price. And thanks!
Nice! Great finish on 1/72 and the addition of white worked well to get the right finish for scale. I have a couple of Tamiya 1/72 kits and hope they turn out as well as yours and I will take your advice on mixing the paint as well.
Thanks Alan! I think adding 15% white works well with grays, but I use maybe 5% with greens and browns in 1/72 scale.
Well done Scott, excellent finish.
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I wish I could paint the way you do Scott. Really nice.
California Steve
Thanks! Having a good airbrush with the right paint mix and airpressure makes painting quite a bit easier.
Excellent finish on this Scott.
Thanks!
Excellent rendition of the Butcher Bird. Well done!
Thanks! The short nosed versions of the FW 190 are my favorites of the Butcher Bird.
A perfect result, the lighter colors made it look very realistic, the mottling is
perfect as well !
Perfect? Well, thanks! Honestly, this may be the best airplane model I've ever done. (So far, lol.)
Really nice, got a Airfix A-8 under construction, in the Aircraft in progress section.
The mottling is great, hard to portray in this scale !
Nice build, Scott. Detailing is excellent in the scale.
Thanks! Thanks to Tamiya for the excellent detail. I was lucky enough to pull off the highlighting of it this time.
Great build and finish there Scott.
Nicely done sir.
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Scott,
Outstanding job. Your paint work is excellent.
What a beautiful little model.
Thanks! Tamiya kits make me look good.