Hasegawa 1:32 Folke Wulf FW-190A-8

[jbellos1]

DONE!

Fits were very nice, with very little filler used on wing roots and fuselage. The "Bombe" fit was a nightmare and I ended up scratch building the attachment rails and main center connection. A 4 month build - very part time, but enjoyable nontheless. The paint scheme was difficult, I'll admit I had to go over it a few times to get it where it is, and the decals?... were frightfully fragile and would not sit into panel lines no matter how much set and sol was used. I finally had to cut with the fresh #11, and there is where the fragility was seen.

All in all, not too bad of a kit, typical Has details - very nice, and I would recommend it for everyone other than a beginner.

Now for the reveal...3 at a time. I hope you like it.

[jbellos1]

Next pics.

[jbellos1]

and the next set...

[chief5437]

Very nice!

[jbellos1]

And last...but not least

Cheers!

[rodrant]

Nice FW 190 , just love this plane !

Great Build

Nice details and very well painted !

[Daishi12]

Lovely looking build, and great paintwork.

BTW, you can use Photobucket to get around the 3 pics per submission difficulty.

[Tomtom12]

Nice looking build, I've just finished my one in 1/48 never built a hasegawa kit are they worth buying

[martin57]

great build , nice paint job

[jbellos1]

Thanks all -
The left under carriage is giving me fits...you can see it angling its way forward. Snapped the darn thing off a cole of times and the glue is not set yet.

Photobucket eh? Thanks for that tip!

[strawnobi]

Awesome work!!! Weathering and paint work is just right. I read that you were having issues with the decals. Hasegawa is of course a Japanese company. The paper that Tamiya and some other companies use tend to be finicky for some reason. I've found however that Mr. Mark softer works ok with it. You might try that if you build any other Japanese kits. Even though I use Mark Softer, I've found that I still have to give Tamiya's stuff two passes and sufficient drying time sometimes several hours or more. Decals are cool, but such a headache. Love your build!!!

[theunrealisticartist]

Outstanding! Gorgeous model, really well finished.

[jbellos1]

Thanks for the compliments. I think it turned out pretty well.

Mr. Mark Softer eh? Since I am heading to the Tamiya 1:32 Zeke 21 next and their 1:32 P-51D Mustang as well for the D-Day GB, I will have to look for this. MicroSol and MicroSet should have done it I would have thought. I tried Walthers Solvaset also. Thanks for the tip!

On the bench: (well...once I'm finished reconfiguring my bench that is)

Tamiya 1:32 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Model 21 "Zeke"
Tamiya 1:32 North American P-51D Mustang

[bradsbunker]

Great looking Butcher Bird. I especially like the Camo and the spinner

[AchtungPanzer]

"Wunderbar ! 3 x Ja" from me

[mick]

excellent work