#4483812 - 07/23/19 11:12 AM
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I had this one on my shop wish list for a few months now and while browsing BNA Models i saw they had one, and only one! pop up in stock. I had to grab it! I'll do this one in between breaking items on my Warspite. So, interesting plane. Big four bladed prop, the belly slung scoop for the turbo intake and cooler, the longer nose and larger tail and of course the massive exhaust pipes that run down the fuselage to the belly scoop. I've always liked the 190 series and this one with it's Mad Max addons just looks cool, like a mutant Mustang. Some words on the plane.. The Fw-190 had an Achilles heel: lack of high altitude performance.
The first attempt to deal with this problem was introduced in late 1942, when the Fw-190 V13, a modification of the 29th Fw-190A-0 airframe was flown with nitrous oxide, known as GM1. This was disappointing, insomuch as it only raised the effective combat altitude to 26,000 feet, and only for the brief period that the GM-1 could be injected; additionally, the weight of the GM-1 system, with compressed air cylinders and heavy pressurized tank, was nearly as much as the total armament of the fighter.
Kurt Tank was convinced that the problem could never be solved with the BMW 801 radial engine. Tank favored the Daimler-Benz DB 603, which was looked on with disfavor by the Reichluftfartsministerium (RLM), who informed Tank he should use either the BMW 801 or the Jumo 213, which had just entered series production. This would be a fight that Tank would carry on for the rest of the development of the Fw-190 series.Tank proposed the Fw-190B, which would use the BMW 801; the Fw-190C, using the DB 603; and the Fw-190D, powered by the Jumo 213 engine. While the Fw-190D elicited the most promising response from the RLM, it was agreed that Tank could construct a series of prototypes of the DB 603-powered Fw-190C.
The GM-1 test vehicle, the V13, and a second pre-prototype, the V15, were flown in April 1942. Built from a Fw-190A series airframes, the fuselage was lengthened 2 feet, 2.5 inches, to accommodate the DB 603 engine, which was some 300 lbs. lighter than the BMW 801. The first genuine built-from-the-ground-up prototype of the C series was the Fw-190C-0 V18. Initially, all three lacked both a pressurized cabin and turbosupercharger, but these were added during the summer of 1942. Using MW 50 and GM 1 experimental systems, the V16 achieved 450 m.p.h. at 22,500 feet, and a climb rate of 4,330 ft/min utilizing MW 50 injection. In October 1942 the airplane was being regularly flown at 39,000 feet.
The Technisches Amt required an operational altitude of 40,000 feet. In November 1942, the V18 was fitted with the DVL TK-11 turbocompressor, resulting in a change in designation to Fw-190C-0 V18/U1. The TK-11 was mounted ventrally - which was what led to the unofficial nickname of "Kangaruh" (Kangaroo) - with the hot exhaust gases being led back over the wing in external pipes. The DB 603 was rated at 1,900 h.p. for takeoff and 1,560 h.p. at 24,000 feet; with the TK-11, 1,600 h.p. was available at 35,000 feet. A 4-blade wooden paddle prop was adopted to improve high altitude acceleration. In May 1943, a broad-chord fin and pressure cabin were added. By this time five further airframes had been built as C-series prototypes.
Pressure cabin trials were delayed constantly by failures of cockpit panels and valves, along with the need to continually replace the rubber packing pieces sealing the canopy. Throughout 1943, teething troubles plagued the turbocompressor system in all the Fw-190C prototypes, with the most constant failure being the inability of the pipes carrying the exhaust gases to withstand the high temperatures generated. By the autumn of 1943, it was tacitly accepted by both the RLM and Focke-Wulf that the turbocompressors required more time-consuming development before they would attain sufficient reliability to allow operational use. The Fw-190C series was then deleted from further development, though the five surviving prototypes were used for continued turbocompressor development. Here's the box art and paint sheet, i haven't done a HobbyBoss yet but on a first look at the sprues, she looks really nice. I'll post some sprues once i actually get cracking on it. I also grabbed some Vallejo aluminium and i'll give the Humbrol masking fluid a shot on this canopy. The real deal Should be an interesting build and sit nicely alongside my 190A8.
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#4484080 - 07/25/19 04:40 PM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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Wow.
A really unique subject for a model Ajay.
Have fun, and I am sure us armchair drollers will enjoy watching.
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#4484151 - 07/26/19 12:17 AM
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#4484177 - 07/26/19 08:50 AM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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A very interesting type this. Maskol doesn't work for me on canopies, it tends to stretch the paint and lift it a bit, producing a ragged. It might my preferred brands (glossy Xtracolour) though, so give it a whirl on a test piece. (I do use it for very small spots where the mask hasn't quite fitted properly, but big lines tend to not be as sharp as tape.) As ever, your mileage may vary.
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#4484184 - 07/26/19 10:32 AM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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Looks like the #%&*$# child of a P51 and FW190 with an SE5 exhaust!
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#4484205 - 07/26/19 02:06 PM
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The V18, WNr 0040, was the prototype for the Fw190C. It then became the V18/U1 with the addition of the Hirth turbocharger and then the V18/U2 as a prototype for the Ta152H-1.
There was also the V29, WNr 0054, similar to the V18/U1 but with a pressurized cockpit. The V30, V31 and V32 were similar to the V29. The V31 crashed and the other 3 were converted to prototype Ta152Hs with the /U1 designation.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4484299 - 07/27/19 09:38 AM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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I think it will depend on the paint you use. It’s hopeless with stuff like Xtracolour enamels, but I had no choice but to use it on the Mazda engine block and it worked very well with Alclad metals. Don’t let it near any good brushes! I haven’t found a solvent for it yet, and I’ve got some VERY nasty ones. For big areas I apply with a cotton bud.
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#4484445 - 07/29/19 11:22 AM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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#4484738 - 08/01/19 12:09 PM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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Exhaust pipes. Drilled out the ends of both. Mixed up some silver and Dark Iron, unsure if it is dark enough yet. This pic is under a hard white light so it shows more silver. Up against some of the other pieces i have painted pure silver it looks alright though, i need to check it once it all dries tomorrow. Had a weird one with an airleron, i had it sitting in place to glue and once the glue ran down into the two tabs they instantly snapped. It had a small amount of pressure on it but no more than the opposite side which was perfectly fine. Anyway, some trimming up and some Zapagap, a small amount of putty and it came good. Just strange. Wheels, one dirty one clean. They both need a flat area sanded into them still. Filled the seam along the nose, man, i am terrible with that putty, i get it everywhere and create work for myself. I wacked up the piece behind the seat out of card to cover a large hole as the kit does not supply the part. It ain't great, but it'll do. Primed. I spent 30 minutes after this fixing that over puttied join on the gun cowl which i really should have done right before priming.
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#4484817 - 08/01/19 09:55 PM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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#4484862 - 08/02/19 10:02 AM
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Coming along nicely.
Is that an optical illusion, trailing edge of port aileron near its outboard end?
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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#4484872 - 08/02/19 11:39 AM
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I think it is a white mark on the desk below the aileron. So it has the appearance that there is a bump on the actual model.
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#4484875 - 08/02/19 11:49 AM
Re: HobbyBoss Fw190 V18. High altitude prototype.
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I think it is a white mark on the desk below the aileron. So it has the appearance that there is a bump on the actual model. Looking closer, seems to be the corner of the object holding up the wing.
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There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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