Hobbyboss 1/72 FW190D

[azureglo 2,155]

Was picking up some guitar related finishing supplies when I noticed a games workshop type place called "Entoyment" across from where I was parked. Popped  and saw its was a good place for for paints , wet palletes etc. The kits were games workshop type dungeons and dragons affairs that don't call to me, but there was a small pile of aircraft kits and I picked this is up for a quick build and practice doing 1/72 mottling:

Nothing much to shout about, I've built the 262, He-62 and 109E3 from this quick build series with good results. That said the prop looks unusual but this is going up a magnetised pole, wheels up so rivet counting will be at the usual non existent level for me.

I did the rather fine Hasegawa version way back in 2019, which was a joy to build and managed to finish it with a week of starting so might aim for that again, I remember at the other place, I once built an Airfix 1/72 Hurricane in  four days flat, can't be that hard eh?

That said, this might present a challenge, a novel approach to doing a cockpit:

While I was picking this up, a rather nice chap pointed out I was parked in a reserved bay for his business, I looked up and saw the sign:

Tough, I said, after what I've spent on micro tubes, rods and flexifiles, you can throw in some free parking!

 

Edited March 12 by azureglo

[azureglo 2,155]

A week of good progress: ground out a cockpit opening, scratched an IP of sorts and put in a reflector gunsight with glass.

No control column or more detailing, this is going have a pilot and be wheels up, achieved by grinding down the wheels and gear door inner detail:

The all important flight test.

Should be done next week: not quite like @mac1677 's warp 9.9 builds but better than two years methinks...

[mac1677 4,951]

Looks good mate 

 

6 hours ago, azureglo said:

not quite like @mac1677 's warp 9.9 builds

I am slacking this year...only 21 thus far, number 22 should be finished tomorrow 

[azureglo 2,155]

More progress: Pilot painted and installed. Used a wet palette for the first time, would strongly recommend this staple of mini/figure painters. Makes the whole mixing, shading and touching up a doddle, I actually enjoyed painting this wee man for a change

 

Canopy on and looking suitably menacing. Mask and prime tomorrow.

 

[Gorby 18,713]

Looking good.