#2590037 - 09/19/08 04:59 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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You know, for painting in full-scale you'd think there would be an exponentially-increased chance of getting some accuracy out of it. But nope, he flubbed the eagle motif (where's the shoulder curve, and why is it cut off at the bottom of the engine access hatch?) and that scheme has no business being on an A-8 (which is what the Flug Werk aircraft are based on).
Still, the thing should look a treat once it finally gets off the ground (both literally and figuratively).
LukeFF: Oleg got rid of his moustache! ![eek eek](/forum/images/graemlins/default/eek!.gif) akdavis: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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#2590125 - 09/19/08 07:21 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
[Re: Goodwood]
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Classic.
Lots of money and passion spent in an aviation project, to end with an uninteresting finish, applied too fast, without enough prior researches (the eagle's head looks ridiculous).
Result: an aircraft which doesn't look like a WWII fighter, but like a toy.
Of course, this will satisfy the average Joe at the meetings, who is happy as long something looks cool.
P.S. Of course, no swatiskas on the tail, in spite it is not forbidden by the pc police in France.
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#2590171 - 09/19/08 08:33 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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Is there an echo in here? ![wink ;\)](/forum/images/graemlins/default/wink!.gif) If I were that bloke, I'd have gone with a nice RLM 81/82/76, plenty of mottling, and with a big fat RVT band (JG 301 probably) and fancy Gruppe markings...
LukeFF: Oleg got rid of his moustache! ![eek eek](/forum/images/graemlins/default/eek!.gif) akdavis: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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#2590187 - 09/19/08 08:51 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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Well regardless of historical accuracy, still kind of fascinating to watch the process. Perhaps some of you could volunteer your time in a supervisory capacity. I can envision the lot of you donning the charcoal filtered masks.. pointing and gesturing going on out on the tarmac all the while. (Fun guys ... just levity) ![wink ;\)](/forum/images/graemlins/default/wink!.gif)
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#2590199 - 09/19/08 09:06 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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"Colour and insignia often seems to be a weak spot even with dedicated restorers, aircraft and vehicle."
Yep, another classics, the überchromed Mustang, the Buchon in fake Luftwaffe colors, the P-40 always with its sharkmouth, the WWII bomber with its modern-designed pin-up, glossy colors on matte-painted aircrafts etc...
On the contrary, there are nevertheless examples of guys with plenty of money, BUT with good taste, like Paul Allen and his fabulous collection of WWII aircrafts, technically perfect, BUT also painted the right way.
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#2590206 - 09/19/08 09:12 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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Well, people at airshows don't really care. I don't really either. Im here to see them fly, not comment on the paintjob. Last show I went to a guy walked to the Duxford-based F6F Hellcat that had payed us a visit, and asked one of the mechanics tending to it ' 'scuse me sir, is that a Zero ?' See now why they needn't make any efforts ? ![biggrin \:D](/forum/images/graemlins/default/biggrin.gif) Cheers Nico
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#2590280 - 09/19/08 11:35 PM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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I agree I'd rather see a more appropriate paint scheme for an A-8, but if the owner(s) can pony up the seven figures to buy one, they can paint it however they'd like. Having seen some of the "hello kitty" dogfight server schemes for download, it could definitely have been worse.
The lack of a Hakenkreuz is probably to allow the aircraft to be flown to airshows in Germany, so again, a sacrifice of authenticity, but with a purpose.
Full props for using semi-gloss paint. Most warbirds are painted gloss not to upset the diehards, but to make the aircraft easier to maintain. I agree that the highly polished 'Stangs tend to have a "pimp my Warbird" look to them, but again, the owners have the cash, and can finish them however they'd like.
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#2590301 - 09/20/08 12:20 AM
Re: A Flug Werk FW 190 gets painted
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<nag mode> That's about as close to being Walter Dahl's scheme as that ridiculous red-nosed Sturmbock is to being Willi Unger's. </nag mode> Hackl: Not from what I'm seeing. ![](http://www.mission4today.com/uploads/downloads/images/2008/09/1583_eaglepack.jpg) THAT is what the eagle's head should look like.
LukeFF: Oleg got rid of his moustache! ![eek eek](/forum/images/graemlins/default/eek!.gif) akdavis: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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