Subject: Re: Pics
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Neil Burkill" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 11:22:11 -0800

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From: "Neil Burkill" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:40 AM
Subject: Pics

> Hi Steve
> Heres a few pics and a small amount of text for them:
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> Basic kit is Tamiya 1/48 Fw 190 D9, added items are FM engine and
> gun bays. The cockpit is from Cooper Details (nice one Roy!). A few
> scratchbuilt open panels have also been added.
> 
> The markings are from a Kommandeur Decal sheet; it was this decal
> sheet that inspired me to make the model. The general colour scheme
> is something slightly different....most of the fuselage was left in
> bare primer although the engine cowlings were camouflaged. Also, the
> underside of the wings were left in natural-metal and the aircraft
> also had a replacement tail unit ( Ta 152 ?? ). The standard kit tail
> was modified to replicate this.
> 
> Overall, an Fw 190 that is slightly different.
> 
> The model was airbrushed in Xtracolour. (The thinners for this was
> 75% enamel thinners to 25% cellulose thinners; the cellulose makes
> the paint dry very quick, although if you spray it on too heavy it
> dissolves kit plastic!).
> 
> Neil.
> 
> (Hope thats ok Steve).
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