Focke Wulf Fw190 A-8 “Winter Camouflage”, 1/72 Academy
Good morning colleagues
Well, this is my first time built aircraft model with using airbrush. this brand new toy is really magical thing to me and I'm hanging all of my after work time with it until late.
So, I passed last 3 years of my short modelling experience with out airbrush. Now having this tool, I'm doing to try every color scheme which never applicable (or very hard to) without using airbrush. first of that list, here's the winter camo of Fw190
It was hard to choose 1/72 of Fw190 between Academy's and Airfix's new tool. Academy's one was only 5 dollars (vantage from origin country) and quality is not bad at all. Airfix's new one has best quality and It's box art of Hungarian Winter Camouflage was really awesome! So, I picked chipper one and made with Winter Scheme 😀
First I painted the common two-tone german camo scheme with tamiya's acrylics, and I washed and weathered. after semigloss coat I painted white camo lines by freehand with enamel colors. because it's easy to remove partially with cotton swab.
I put some dirts over landing gear thinking of runway in late winter condition.
Thanks for following!
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Craig Abrahamson said on December 14, 2017
Nicely finished, sir...even more so in that "small-ish" scale. 🙂
Hongseob CHOI said on December 15, 2017
Yes it's just 11cm long.. I think 1/48 is just standards these WWII fighters
Jeff Bailey said on December 14, 2017
VERY well done, Herr Choi!
Hongseob CHOI said on December 15, 2017
It's first time in my life hear calling me Herr 😀
I'm just 30 years old for this new year
Ferry Dierckxsens said on December 15, 2017
Great job on that winter camouflage! First time airbrush? Wow!
Hongseob CHOI said on December 15, 2017
Thanks! this new tools is true joy for me
I didn't know that it can draw that thin line until now
George Williams said on December 15, 2017
Nice paint job, looks like you've got the hang of the airbrush already.
Hongseob CHOI said on December 15, 2017
I started with Tamiya's acrylics, but I think it's more difficult to use than lacquer one.. I'll keep trying
Greg Kittinger said on December 15, 2017
Fantastic! I love to see such detailed work in 1/72 (my scale). I'm now finally toying with making the hyper-jump into airbrush space - still haven't bitten the bullet yet, but I'm headed in that direction...!
Hongseob CHOI said on December 17, 2017
Well, if you are heading to one direction then one day, so suddenly, you'll meet your chance..! in my case one of my colleague just dumped me his never used whole airbrush set... with compressor, booth, all paint and tools included! sometimes it happens..!
Allan J Withers said on December 15, 2017
Nicely done Hongseob.
Hongseob CHOI said on December 17, 2017
Thank you always Allan!
Louis Gardner said on December 15, 2017
This is a very hard paint scheme to do in 1/48 scale, much less in 1/72nd. You have captured the look of it very well. I like it my friend...
Hongseob CHOI said on December 17, 2017
Thank you for compliments. I failed several times with this but I could erase it and re draw it because I painted with white enamel paint on clear lacquer coat