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Dug the wing servo boxes out with a knife, so now my whole work area and clothes are covered in charged polystyrene bobbles that stick to everything ☹️. Then used a length of sharpened carbon tube to twist through the wing to make a wire feed to these boxes. It's been a year since my last build but feels good to be building again 😀

Well here goes.. This will be my (very) rough representation of an FW190 flown by Siegfried "Wumm" Schnell I I expected the kit to be confiscated till Xmas, but she's already started on the Xmas Cochet pattern I bought her so here we go 🙂 And we're off ....First cuts made on the beautiful foam wings to remove ailerons and the servo box. Need to find a better (hot wire ?) way to cut out the servo boxes

Well, I have to say my first impression is WOW what a super kit. Beautifully veneered foam wings with a section that looks 'just right'. Really nice laser cutting that all popped out with just a few easing cuts, and nice mouldings and canopy. I just love that long rounded spinner. Reviewing the plan it is definitely a very simple straightforward design - great stuff 😁

Who hooo, is this what I think it is ? Not suŕe I'll get away with starting b4 xmas, might have to keep sneaking off...

Whoops. forgot to add future a/c desires : Sea Fury, Corsair, Zero ...in that order plse 😃

All painted up and waiting for his steed........already has the wide eyed stare in anticipation of that first hand launch 😄

I race sailing dinghies (seems to win out much more than flying atm I'm afraid) and wind forecasting is one of the biggest topics of conversation around and at events. I find xcweather.co.uk (which started as a full size glider forecasting tool) the most accurate and simplest to interpret

Just the main insignia for me please, I'll have a crack at the rest myself

I struggled self launching my Cambrian FW190 and planned to experiment with a dolly, but then tried an Frsky S6R stabilised receiver. Works brilliantly - just give the plane a good lob and it adjusts and acccelerates straight across the patch until I'm ready to switch off the Gyro and take control. I'll be using these for all future handlaunchers

Love it - those ailerons are bl...y brilliant ☺️

Brilliant - love how that simple effect has made the fin and rudder look so 3D. Think I'm going to go for this colour scheme ..........

Put me down for a FW190 please 😊

Great stuff Futura - love the commitment. Great photo

Thank you Richard, praise indeed, as your work provided the inspiration. What amazed me was the whole weathering process took just minutes to apply and was great fun.

That's a stunning model to be proud of. Thank's for sharing the build blog it's inspiring me to pick up a previously stalled PSS project 🙂

Nice one Ron. I had a Jag iPace EV for 3 years as a company car and it was fabulous - such a great car to drive, but when it was due for replacement I also chose the Ioniq 5 Namsan. The additional range and quicker charging help negate the real issues I had with the infrequent long journey charging I struggled with. Expected to trial the 240V power source for field Lipo charging too, but all became academic when I took VR / early retirement before taking delivery, so someone else will get to enjoy it 🙂

Count me in Richard - put me down for a 190 please

Yes please - I'm up for this too. Loved building a Cambria FW190 funfighter recently and found the finishing the most enjoyable part, but I like the idea of something larger and slower. Any aircraft in the above lists would work for me but I would like to do a Corsair at some stage. I manage successful handlaunches about 80% of the time and after some minor reconstruction this week would be interested in trialling better launch methods. A rough and uneven patch precludes retracts for me

Wow, what a model and that last photo of it landing is so realistic - fantastic

I worried about this on my Cambrian FW190 as the radial cowl precludes a folding prop, but so far I've not broken any props at all - although not too many flights in so far and I've probably jinxed it now posting this

Amazing work - really enjoyed following your summary of this incredible build - thank you for sharing

Fascinating, thanks for sharing with us mere mortals Peter

Finally got to maiden it today. Used a 9 x 4 prop on 3S which pulled 31A. It's a bit heavy so lumbered into the sky from a kind club members launch. I was wary that it would be a bit wild, but it wasn't at all and was slower and softer on the controls than I expected. It slowed up well with a very soft safe stall which was reassuring. I'll try next time with a 9 x 6, (that pulls 44A on the ground and I only fitted a 40A ESC so need to be careful of full throttle use (I can always go to 4S). I'll also add more aileron throw and less expo. Pretty pleased really, it was stable and looked great in the sky. Glad I added the rudder, it just felt like I had fuller control options.

Thanks to all the tips from this forum, I spent another enjoyable evening applying some weathering. Panel lines and rivets using a fine black marker, highlighted using a white gel pen, then sprayed some dark grey weathering behind and to one side of each line with just some held card masking. A touch of dry brush silver on leading edges etc to illustrate some worn paint to finish. The best bit was peeling off the windscreen masking to reveal the result - dead chuffed tbh. Just the radio install to complete now

Wow, I have to say that spraying this model has been a hugely enjoyable learning process and is already inspiring me to build another scale model. Things I learned / put into practice ; 1. Still no success with my dual action airbrush - can't even get air out of it never mind paint 2. My single action is ok but does keep stopping / blocking - bit of patience and retrying and it kinda works 3. I used Vallejo model air acrylics that required no thinning and they worked great 4. I was pleasantly surprised that there's no solvent smell, so I got away with spraying in a corner of the kitchen 5. Drying with a hair dryer between multiple thin coats allowed a very quick paint build up 6. Spraying some clear acrylic over masking tape before painting prevented bleed through I saw this rough masking tip somewhere (Flitetest ?) to help get the loose camo edge ey Viole First colour Grey Violet Light Green Added Built up more colour, then added the decals (bought from Cambrian with the kit), and it just sprung to life 🙂 Weight so far 958 g - So paint has added 18g - not too bad Now onto some panel lines and weathering