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Offline Rod The Fixer

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FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« on: January 15, 2024, 01:37:31 AM »
Hi everyone,
I started to assmeble this ICM kit


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to make this FW-189A-2:


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2.(Heeres)/31. Rostov-on-Don, January 1943.


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A quick look inside the box:


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First Steps, partially completed crew nacelle ...


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2024, 02:06:47 AM »
Off to a good start
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2024, 06:36:50 AM »
Crew nacelle assembled... I have some fitting issues, and the Montex mask doesn't adhere perfectly.


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2024, 08:31:25 AM »
All that wonderful glazing! :D :-\
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2024, 06:18:23 PM »
Hmmmmm . . . anyone else see a Space Fighter there ?


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2024, 09:20:17 PM »
Quote from: robunos on March 25, 2024, 06:18:23 PM
Hmmmmm . . . anyone else see a Space Fighter there ?

If you twisted my arm just a little bit, yes. ;)
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2024, 11:23:29 PM »
This is a long way from the old Airfix kit! It looks great, so far. The masking should make the painting a lot easier.

I don't understand how the harness for the rear gunner/observer works, though.
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2024, 02:00:51 AM »
Quote from: robunos on March 25, 2024, 06:18:23 PM
Hmmmmm . . . anyone else see a Space Fighter there ?


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Yep!!
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2024, 03:13:53 AM »
Quote from: robunos on March 25, 2024, 06:18:23 PM
Hmmmmm . . . anyone else see a Space Fighter there ?


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Dang it, now I do too.
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2024, 09:11:04 AM »
Quote from: robunos on March 25, 2024, 06:18:23 PM
Hmmmmm . . . anyone else see a Space Fighter there ?


cheers,
Robin.

TIE fighter(-bomber) with a tail-gunner!  :icon_vader: Just needs some panels.
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2024, 05:49:44 AM »
Slowly the plane takes shape ...


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2024, 04:11:40 AM »
Ready for the primer ...


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2024, 04:13:10 AM »
.... and after the first layer of primer...


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2024, 07:53:02 AM »
Wow ... that was some masking job! Lovely work, as usual, Rodolfo  :smiley:
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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2024, 11:10:59 PM »
Before applying the winter camouflage, I painted the model with the classic pattern RLM 70, RLM 71 and RLM 65 underside ...


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2024, 02:01:45 AM »
What do you think?


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Re: FW-189A-2 - (Heeres)/31 - ICM 1:72
« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2024, 05:19:12 AM »
Very nice! You have caught that agreeably scruffy temporary paint look  :smiley:
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