It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Me 163 should also have 5 hit points and have to draw a D chit every turn if we are going by history.
Nice Schwarm you have there Chris, look forward to seeing them take on the RAF and USAAF.
Very Nice Indeed, all the artist here are very talented.
Nice. As Carl said look forward to seeing them in action.
Thank you all for the kind words. I too, cannot wait to get them on the table.
Well done.
REP
Chris, what make are these models?
They are my own design Peter, available from (shameless plug) Shapeways
Thats good to know Chris. I have a list posted for all shapeways planes for WWI at 1/144 and WW2 at 1/144 and 1/200. I try to keep it up to date...
The lists are in the hobby section. I'll add any of your designs to the list if you don't mind? The list is alphabetical and has links for each plane to Shapeways to make it easier for anyone looking to find a plane there.
That would be amazing, thank you Peter.
Magnificent!
Rep!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Thanks Tim!
Excellent work on the 190s Dave, they look fantastic. AIM?
Hear! hear! Absolutely fantastic job, that man!
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Excellent paint job Dave. Rep incoming!
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Excellent Shrikes, Dave. Where did you get the decals for them?
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Thank you Carl. Yes, they are AIM products.
Some very nicely painted mins in this thread, well done to all.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
So, Dave [Caveman], are these all A-7s or something different? And should they all be JG1?
Touch up to the colors, or OK as done (BTW: the RGB values are the closest to Historical RLM 74 and RLM 75 I could do. Which is what the painting references are calling for, but even they don't match the historical references in colors. The finished models don't look the same as almost any paint reference I can find online, nor do they look close to yours)?
Herman Graf and plane:
Hans Elhers and plane:
Unknown Pilot, but Black 13:
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Mike, I think you are too hard on yourself when it comes to matching colors. Besides, aircraft at the front will show wear and tear and fading/bleaching and will not retain factory colors forever. As far as I'm concerned your work is impeccable! Thanks for all you do to enhance the game.
The models are FW-190A3 versions from AIM. My paint jobs reflect:
Ehlers’ FW190A-4, JG 1, Holland 1943
Black 13 A-3, JG 2, France 1942
Bar’s FW190A-7, JG 1, Stormede, Germany 1944
Graf’s FW190A-4, JG 2, France 1943
Beautiful Mike, they look great, thank you
I love the "star wars " themed FW190's!!!!
Very Nice Ross.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Nice paint jobs Ross.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Great 190s to match your P-51s.
Hi Ross, It was a lot of trial and error and I'm sure there is a better way for people who know what they are doing. For the 1/48 decals from my collection, I scanned them and transferred the picture to Word. Then reduced them to the approximate size, printing off four or so sizes, picking the correct size to be put on decal paper. Other decals I found on the Internet just by searching something like "Hermann Graf decals." You should be able to find a picture of a FW-190 in his livery. Once I found that, I used the Snip Tool and/or Copy Paste to put the picture on a Word document. Printed off several pictures of the same airplane and used an actual model to compare and choose the correct size from my prints by holding the model to a printed copy. I use that as a basis for making the rest of the individual decals. That's it in a nutshell. Kind of messy and time consuming, I know, but it's the way I figured out. Good luck. BTW - Nice job on your 190's.
Nice workmanship John. Do any decals come with those sets?
Very nice , John, very nice indeed!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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