This is the JV-44
boxing of the Tamiya FW-190/D9, and it was a delight to build! This
was my first attempt at using a resin cockpit set. I was a little
apprehensive at first, but the set went together beautifully and fit into the
fuselage with no problems. The rest of the construction was straight
forward and went together without any filler. I know the red bottomed
Dora's are very common, but I have always liked the paint scheme, and it
certainly adds alot of color to my Luftwaffe collection. All paints used
were Model Master Enamels, with the exception of Floquil's "Reefer
White". Instead of using the kit decals for the bottom, I
painted the entire bottom with "Reefer White", masked off the white ID
bands with Tamiya tape, then painted the bottom with RLM23 red. The
hardest part of this build was trying to figure out how to make the elusive
RLM84. I searched the internet, asked some questions here on
ARC, and dove in! I started with a base color of FS34227 (it was
leftover from when I painted my Klingon Bird of Prey), added some RLM76 and some
white. I kept mixing until I got the shade as close as I could to the
samples I found. After painting, I clearcoted with future, and applied the
kit decals. I then overspayed the decals with the underlying color to get
them to blend in and appear faded. I clear coated the entire model again,
and applied a sludge wash to highlight the panels and recessed details. I
sealed the entire model with MM Acryl Flat, and added pastels to "dirty it
up!" I added all the small, breakable parts like gear, canopy
and prop and it was done.
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I thought that using
resin was going to be a pain, but this was a good set for me to start with.
NOW I'm hooked on the resin cockpits! This was a fun kit to build, and I
have 2 more waiting in my stash!
Chris
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