These were started a little while back. They then got lost on my bench while I worked on whatever had my fleeting attention.

So, having finished the F-16 my bench is ready to get these done.

The ZM kit is much further along with the cockpit done, fuselage closed up and the majority of the wings completed as well as the engine.

The Revell one has the wings started, the fuselage halves together, and the engine mostly complete.

Great starts. I actually love the Revell kit. The fit and detail are pretty good for the price and it’s a good base for super detailing.

I've made some progress on the FWs.

I finally installed the pedals into the Revell cockpit. I have the Eduard Brassin' set but the tub was too small.

With the pedals done, I installed the cockpit and closed up the fuselage.

The wings went on next.

I then made up 2 sets of belts. I used a set from Wako. I'm not sure if they're still around or not but I find these to be the easiest to put together.

Lap belts attached to the seat.

Installed into the ZM cockpit.

Great stuff. Small note: the attachment points of the harness go on the outside of the seat bucket.

2 hours ago, Jeroen Peters said:

Great stuff. Small note: the attachment points of the harness go on the outside of the seat bucket.

Thanks Jeroen, that's what I thought but the Eduard instructions showed them on the inside. I'll see if I can figure something out.

Well. You actually don’t really have to. The buckles in some cases had ‘lips’ on the in- and outside.

Funny that Eduard sometimes tells you they go on the outside:

This is from a restoration in Hungary:

So i guess you’re good either way!

A drop of RLM 66 onto the attachment points and every thing will be solved by invisibility in the dark tub, Carl
I´m still curious how your 190 shootout will end, having two of the Revell incarnations in my stash along tons of resin and PE.

Cheers Rob

I managed to get the seats out of both cockpits and fixed the belt placement.

I was happy that I don't break the buckles as the Wako ones are plastic rather than PE.

Back into their respective cockpits.

5 hours ago, DocRob said:

A drop of RLM 66 onto the attachment points and every thing will be solved by invisibility in the dark tub, Carl
I´m still curious how your 190 shootout will end, having two of the Revell incarnations in my stash along tons of resin and PE.

Cheers Rob

So far, they're very comparable. The ZM details are a bit more refined compared to the Revell but the fit on both has been very good. I'm really happy about that with the Revell kit as their 262 had some fit challenges.

Me likey, very inspiring work Carl, I should build a 190 for a change as well :)

Looking good there Carl and coming together well.😉

Might be a silly question but is this 1/32 ?

2 hours ago, Paddy said:

Might be a silly question but is this 1/32 ?

Yes they're 1/32.

cheers

You did well to stick with the Revell engine , i built the Sturmkbok version and bought the 3d print Eduard engine which doesnt fit by about 3mm in length 😂

17 minutes ago, Paddy said:

You did well to stick with the Revell engine , i built the Sturmkbok version and bought the 3d print Eduard engine which doesnt fit by about 3mm in length 😂

Was it a 3D printed Eduard engine or the Brassin one made from resin. I´m interested, because I have two Revell 190 kits with Brassin engines as a future project.

Cheers Rob

Sorry #rob my mistake the 3D was another model not the 190, i used the Brassin. I dont want to hijack this thread so see if this link works. My conclusion was you might be better to stick to the Revell engine and detail that instead

https://modelersalliance.org/threads/revell-fw-190-a8-sturmbock-1-32.157365/