Thanks for the kind words , I was away from the thread and did not want to say thank you !

Dambit just viewed your blog , excellent work , simply first class !!! .
If you cant find a cowl , I have played with Soda Bottle bottoms , you never know what size may work , some brands have the stream line look

Originally Posted by jpt1205

Cool! So low heat, work from a distance...and did you just hold it flush in place till it cooled, or did you have to massage it?

I did both...I gave it just a smidge upward bend to assist in being to shut tight...also in tha area...you may want to look and the hinging...mine was tighter and mis-aligned on one side as apposed to the other which was also causing the flap to bind a bit and not want to close up cleanly...resetting the hinges will also help that

Originally Posted by brandonmoon

I did both...I gave it just a smidge upward bend to assist in being to shut tight...also in tha area...you may want to look and the hinging...mine was tighter and mis-aligned on one side as apposed to the other which was also causing the flap to bind a bit and not want to close up cleanly...resetting the hinges will also help that

Thanks. I actually had to reset my hinges also...the two outside hinges had very little/no glue on them, so I reset and re-glued them, but still doesn't close all the way...I'll try what you suggested tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Ldm

Dambit just viewed your blog , excellent work , simply first class !!! .
If you cant find a cowl , I have played with Soda Bottle bottoms , you never know what size may work , some brands have the stream line look

Thanks mate

I'll check out some soda bottles. I hadn't thought of that.

I'll be glassing the nose this week. I'm be getting some supplies on Thursday so I should be ready to do it on Friday. Getting exciting now

Cheers,

Steve

FMS FW-190 vs FMS P-47 (6 min 19 sec)

haha ryram that was awesome!

Cool battle!

Couldn't help myself

Here's a teaser shot with the motor mounted for test fitting.

Getting ready for glassing later this week.

Cheers,

Steve

Steve that looks really nice. Good luck on maiden.

Greg

It's getting better and better. Can't wait to see the final result!

Looking good there my friend

Decided to start assembling the Fw-190 I got at the AMA show tonight, really nice model, but sadly they shorted me the plastic control horns and screws for the elevator and rudder, everything else was fine, guess I will try calling them tomorrow to see if they can send me the missing pieces. This is my first non Parkzone/ E-Flite foam model, I have to say the quality is excellent but whoever packed it did a crappy job.

You'll need to fly this plane in as it doesn't float like a parkzone. You'll love it though

Hey guys,

I have been away for a while and did not continue to read the thread, so I do not know what the actual situation with this bird is and how the retracts are doing etc...

I just wanted to let you know that the new paintschemes for this bird have been delayed due to a staff change at FMS, so the stuff I sent to them got stuck somewhere. I will resend it now and hope that everything goes on track soon.

Best wishes,
Bernhard