Gigatron
Sr Member
Here's my Eduard's 1/48 FW190-A6. If you've never built an Eduard's kit, be prepared for a bit of a headache. The kit has great detail, but that seems to be the only upside. No two parts seem to fit the way they're supposed to.
There is no way you'd be able to build this kit with the engine panels in the closed position. The engine and gun assembly are just too physically large for their compartments. Parts just don't seem to go where they're supposed to, so you spend a lot of time making parts fit into "close-enough" locations and then fudging all the parts around it.
The instructions leave alot to be desired. In one step, they show a piece in one place and in the next step, it's somewhere else. They leave out painting instructions on some parts and some parts they have going in backwards.
The guy that did the line art for the decal sheet never talked to the guy that designed the kit. If you try to place decals in relation to panel lines, you're in trouble. The decal guy left out some panel lines and made up others. So you go to put a decal next to an access hatch only to find that it's not there. And then you find 4 panel lines that aren't on the kit.
But having said all that, here she is;
This was my first time with freehand camo and my first attempt at mottling, so if it's not perfect, you'll have to forgive me
As always, comments and constructive criticisms are welcome.
Enjoy.
-Fred
There is no way you'd be able to build this kit with the engine panels in the closed position. The engine and gun assembly are just too physically large for their compartments. Parts just don't seem to go where they're supposed to, so you spend a lot of time making parts fit into "close-enough" locations and then fudging all the parts around it.
The instructions leave alot to be desired. In one step, they show a piece in one place and in the next step, it's somewhere else. They leave out painting instructions on some parts and some parts they have going in backwards.
The guy that did the line art for the decal sheet never talked to the guy that designed the kit. If you try to place decals in relation to panel lines, you're in trouble. The decal guy left out some panel lines and made up others. So you go to put a decal next to an access hatch only to find that it's not there. And then you find 4 panel lines that aren't on the kit.
But having said all that, here she is;
This was my first time with freehand camo and my first attempt at mottling, so if it's not perfect, you'll have to forgive me
As always, comments and constructive criticisms are welcome.
Enjoy.
-Fred
