My Custom JV-44 Dora

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:26 pm

I completed this for a friend a while back but came across the pics recently so I thought I would post them. This started out as a 32x Fw 190D-9 and was totally repainted with a new regular canopy added to represent the correct version of this bird. The pics were taken by my friend.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:47 pm

Awesome job

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:45 pm

why do you go to all the trouble to repaint 32x stuff? Why not just build a kit, which would be more accurate and better detailed?

Great job, btw.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:46 pm

Good job.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:23 pm

aferguson wrote:why do you go to all the trouble to repaint 32x stuff? Why not just build a kit, which would be more accurate and better detailed?

Great job, btw.

Thanks guys (and Aferguson)..

The answer to your question Aferg, is that I do build and paint kits, but the 32x stuff is so much fun to paint and it is (was) so cheap! I also like the working landing gear and canopies which the kits don't have. The working bits make is so much better if I decide to fly it around the room.

An example of what I mean:
32x plane= $15 -vs- 1/32 hasegawa kit= $45 (or more)

One of these days, I'll take pics of my built kits..

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:26 pm

cornbreadfred · Post by **cornbreadfred** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:47 pm

Looks great....

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:39 pm

Very Nice!!! What did you use for decals?.... Custom made or 1:32nd kit?

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:59 pm

normandy wrote:Very Nice!!! What did you use for decals?.... Custom made or 1:32nd kit?

Thanks,
The decals are from the Eagle Editions JV-44 set. That set includes decals for all four of the known Jv-44 birds.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:54 pm

An example of what I mean:
32x plane= $15 -vs- 1/32 hasegawa kit= $45 (or more)

Yup, and if you add photo etch detail parts, decals, and any paints you don't already have on hand, it can quickly run the tab up to almost double that. Nice work on the bird Harry.

Tambo · Post by **Tambo** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:59 pm

Very nice paint job.