Focke-Wulf 190 A-8/Halinski - Page 3

**g force** · #21 09-27-2010, 09:14 PM

The next part that I began was the top access panel just forward of the cockpit (used for accessing the machine guns). The entire top covering over the machine guns is smoothly molded to cover the bulky guns while at the same time remaining aerodynamic. This makes for some tricky modeling - mainly in the preshaping of the paper parts. I needed to look at a few reference drawings of a real FW 190 A-8 to make sure that I got it right (see below images). There's also a funny shaping of the back edge of the panel where it meets the canopy, used as a "finger-lift" sort of handle to lift the access panel. Not easy to replicate at this small scale.

**g force** · #22 09-27-2010, 09:17 PM

ok. so here's a few shots of my attempt at modeling this part...

**Tim Crowe** · #23 09-28-2010, 01:06 AM

Looks tricky - Don't envy you this bit.

Tim

**g force** · #24 09-28-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Crowe

Looks tricky - Don't envy you this bit.

Tim

Yes, it IS very tricky...but I have to say that when you don't completely screw up parts like this, it is a good feeling! I love a challenge.

**Martin1957** · #25 09-28-2010, 12:12 PM

Hi Gordon,

very well! This was the time where i´ve made my fatal mistake! I´ve tried to follow with the fuselage outside the cockpit contours and not the markings in the middle of the parts, and this was it...

Martin

The next try was ok, and so my Fw 190 is now in service.

**g force** · #26 09-28-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin1957

Hi Gordon,

very well! This was the time where i´ve made my fatal mistake! I´ve tried to follow with the fuselage outside the cockpit contours and not the markings in the middle of the parts, and this was it...

Martin

The next try was ok, and so my Fw 190 is now in service.

I would love to see your FW 190. The difficult part of this shape I found to be that there is fairly drastic "interpolation" required between the fuselage formers. A lot of guesswork.