FW190A-5 "Minke Pinke"

Here's another update. After adding another gloss coat to seal the decals in,  I have added a wash to bring out the panel lines and to dirty up the airframe a bit. Next will be another sealing coat to protech the wash. You can now see the tonal variations a bit better in these shots. You will also notice that the paint scheme is not dead flat. I purposely did this as I noted from various reference pictures that these aircraft had a bit of sheen to their camo paint. I wanted to replicate that. Depending on how things go I might leave it as is or add another flat coat to lessen the somewhat satin appearance it has.

FW190A-5 Hans Philipp "Minke Pinke"

Just in case you haven't been checking out this build over on WorldWarII Aircraft.net here are some more progress shots of Minke Pinke.

RLM74, 75, 76 sprayed on using Vallejo Air. I used various darkened and lightened shades of each colour to add tonal variation to the paint scheme. This is meant to show how the paint scheme would change in colour as a result of being subjected to the elements. As the rule goes alway work from dark to light colours. Experienced modelers have been doing this for years so my technique is not new. Some call it the 3 layer blend technique but its not new either. It's bit hard to see due to the gloss coat but you can see a better example of what I am talking about by looking at the third picture of the underside of the aircraft. Here you can see a bit the varying colours inside and around the panel lines. I never use paints straight out of the bottle.

Fw190A-5 Hans Philipp

Some more progress shots. Wings are on cockpit combing done and in place. Gun covers on and gaps filled.

FW190A-5 Hans Philipp

Work on the cockpit is nearly complete. Here are some pics. Painting was done with RLM66 darkened and lightend to give highlights and shadows. I used the Photoetch seatbelt harness and cockpit instruments that came with the kit.

FW190A-5 Hans Phlipp

So, I am presently looking to outfit my A5 in the livery of Major Hans Philipp. Here's one of the A5's he flew as Kommodore of JG1 during the defense of the Reich operations.

And here is the 206 Kill Experten himself holding one of Dachshunds. In fact his aircraft "Minke Pinke" was named for his two little Dachshunds. Unfortunately Philipp was shot down and killed during a dogfight with P47's of the USAAF 56th Fighter group on October 8, 1943. Although hit and badly burned he managed to bail out of his stricken FW190A6 but fell to his death when his parachute did not open.

Eduard 1/48 FW190A-5 Hans Philipp

My next project is going to be Eduard's FW190A5. Just started on the cockpit and will post some pictures soon.