Focke Wulf being painted

Great news again jagdtiger. Although it is a replica (with an original engine), it wil be a joy to see this one fly.:D

The only sad news on the site is that the owner of the machine has run out of money. The project is for sale. It might take some time before the work can go on.:mad:

So …no FW190 D series to fly again?!…..wrong!!

Fear ye not fellow Doraphiles!! it just so happens that a warbird
engine specialist in Germany is building to fly!! with the help of Flugwerk… Yep you guessed it… a FW 190 D9!!!!!
You can pleasure yourself with this at;

www.motobende.de

and check the projekt page ooohhh baaaaby!

enjoy
JT

Nooo!! We want it to fly!! 😉

Statement from Jerry Crandall

Hy guys, bringin´this thread back on the top because of some information from Jerry himself ´bout the paint-job and the condition of the D-13, posted on the LSP/ LargeScalePlanes site.

His words:

Hi Guys;

Thanks for your nice comments and encouragement on the D-13 project. It is a lot of work! It is over 100 degrees F inside the building where we are working. We have only been here for four days!

Let me give you some brief background information…the D-13 was originally restored in the early 70s to the best of their ability at the time. A lot of systems and details were improvised due to the lack of original parts and capabilities of the restoration facility at that time. In January 2001 Doug Champlin gave the go ahead to Dave Goss and his team at GossHawk Unlimited facility in Mesa to tear it all apart and start over, doing it 100% right! It has been a very expensive proposition, searching the world over for the correct parts and details such as latches, pumps, parts for the engine, and a lot of ther things that needed to be replaced and/or remanufactured.

Some parts are still missing, such as the correct propeller hub that would have the hole in it for the cannon blast tube. No one has been able to find one in all these years, so the existing hub actually belongs to a D-9, which is a solid type. The fueslage has been re-skinned, at least partially. The Belly pan that originally was wood on the D-13 has been replaced with a metal panel for preservation reasons; however, some of the other fuselage panels have been correctly re-fabricated in a plywood as were the landing flaps.

Doug was very concerned to correctly match the color and luster of the new paint job, and make sure it was not overall glossy like the first restoration. The paint is an automobile acrylic paint that has a hardening agent. Each one of the colors, such as RLM 76, RLM 82 and RLM 75, RLM 83 were produced in such a way as to match the luster of the original paint. RLM 82 has a little more luster than RLM 83 and so on. AS a result, it will not be glossy like most museum restorations. The overall luster will be a semi-mat or egg shell just like the original paint.

The national markings – “Yellow 10” and the stab markings look beautiful and accurate. I was delighted today that I was able to add the word “Kommodore” to the lower radiator cowling. My first inclination was to make it more professional looking, but as we studied the photos and enhanced them by computer, we realized the word was crudely applied and all the circular letters were filled in with black.

Doug does not want to fly the a/c as long as he owns it. In fact he directed that the engine be sealed up and that no fuel should be put into the system due to long term anti corrosion prevention. Therefore he will not even allow the engine to be started at all.

Tomorrow we apply the little bit of stenciling that we think was showing through the camouflage paint and it will be pretty much finished except for the installation of the canopy and the propeller with spinner. The interior and fuel system is still not complete but it will be in the next few months.

As I was working on this a/c today, I felt I was doing it on behalf of all modelers and enthusiasts throughout the world…I only wished we could have all been together to experience this occasion together.

Cordially,
Jerry

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/

I saw the 190D today and was not overly impressed with the paint work. Maybe it will look better when it is completed and fully assembled. It could be that they are not entirely finished with the paint work or it could be that they are trying to duplicate the less than stellar finish that the aircraft probably had while in service. I guess we will have to wait and see the final product.

Nice link jagdtiger with nice pics of the restoration.

I am happy to see something about the FW190D because this version (D-series) is my favourite. I liked the old paint scheme on the Fw190. The one it had when it was on display with the Champlin museum. I wil take a good look at the machine when the job is done. Hopfully, I wil be surprised.:)

Hi Guys, if anyone is interested you can follow the restoration of this unique and stunning aircraft by gosshawk at the following address

www.luftwaffe-experten.co.uk

go to the message board scroll down to restorations USA!!

BINGOLA! well worth a look if your a Doraphile like myself

My friend rang me this morning to tell me to take a look at this on Hyperscale. He is an absolute Fw190 nut, knows EVERYTHING about them. He says that Jerry Crandell is a real expert, has written many very good books, and Kerry’s comments were that this aircraft is finally being put into the correct scheme, and it also has it’s original wings back, having swapped them back from the USAF Museum I think he said.

So yes, according to my mate Kerry, it will be very authentic.

Dave

Hold on a minute!

Is it just me, or do the markigns on the ‘190’s fuselage look familiar?

(think back to the old Airfix Dora-9, perhaps??)

Ahh – its the Champlin machine, good progress. Anyone care to comment on the authenticity of the paint scheme (German stuff is not really my area)?