1/48 Tamiya FW-190 D9

by Jamie Denton

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This was my entry for the "Defense of the Reich" group build and depicts "Red 3" of II/JG 6 circa 1944.  The Tamiya kit falls together without issue, the only additions were a pair of Eduard etched belts, Quickboost hollow exhausts,  the decals from Cutting Edge's "Dashing Doras pt 1" and some nylon thread for the radio wires.  Tamiya acrylics were used all over, and as you can see, my first ever attempt at mottling wasn't entirely successful.

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This was my first attempt at weathering, and I'm quite happy with it, the panel lines were highlighted with Indian ink (not a technique I plan on using again as the lines are too stark), but other than that, it was fun and a good learning experience.

Jamie

Photos and text © by Jamie Denton