Derelict Fw 190 FINISHED!!! built from the Otaki kit

[matrixone]

After waiting a few days to get some good weather to take some pics of this model I got a few hours of decent weather and got the job done.
This model was built to try out some extreme weathering techniques for making a derelict looking aircraft that has been exposed to the elements for a while.










Matrixone

[Old Wombat]

Sweet!

[Cobra]

Superb Job,matrixone this has the Feeling of a Reporter taking Pictures after the Fighting was over! Keep up the Great Work Dan

[NARSES2]

Fantastic "graveyard" photos 

[matrixone]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

Can't wait to post pics of my next whiff, its an advanced fighter. The model should be done in about a week from now.

Matrixone

[Gondor]

Yet another Masterpiece from Matrixone

Gondor

[su27rules]

Great!!

[Slerski]

Top class work as usual 

[dumaniac]

very nice indeed - well done

[pyro-manic]

Superb! My only complaint is that the airfield doesn't match. The grass needs to be longer, and there need to be some tufts of weeds etc. Also the wing needs to be dug into the ground very slightly, to give it the look of weight.

[matrixone]

Thanks Gondor, su27rules, Slerski, dumaniac, and pyro-maniac!

pyro-maniac,
Yes I agree 100% the wing does not look like it has enough weight to it, this model was not built to be a diorama but instead was an exercise in going all out in adding extreme weathering to an aircraft model, I can't stand overweathered models and prefer to under rather than overweather my models but wanted to try and do one for the fun of it. Right now I don't have the money to make a proper photobase to match this model but that will change when I find another job. The photobases I have now were made to be used with models of aircraft that are still airworthy.

Matrixone

[Army of One]

Awesome work there Mr M......great stuff as per usual.....stunning finish re the weathering...

[matrixone]

Thanks Army of One!

This model was fun to experiment on.

Matrixone

[TallEng]

As ever brilliant
And the black and white photo's remind me of those
that are used by Experten or Eaglecal or Aeromaster to explain
exactly which shade of RLM whatever was used to paint the Aircraft
in the picture.

Regards
Keith

[matrixone]

Thanks Keith!

I like to convert some of my pics to b/w because thats how I am used to seeing many of the aircraft in my reference books and want to see what my model looks like if they were photographed the same way.

Matrixone