flyer103

Greetings Everyone,

I am ready to take on my first giant scale warbird.

Recently I aquired a Vailly Aviation Fw190 project from a friend of mine who decided he would never get around to building it. It's basically unstarted, with the glass fuse and cowl, wood, plans, tail-wheel retract, etc.

What I do not find is a set of building directions.

Has anyone out there ever build this particular bird, and if so, might you have any suggestions on getting started?

I have been an avid builder for many years. But I've never tackled anything like this before. I want to spend the whole winter and do a really good job.

My only giant scale experience thus far has been a Balsa USA 1/3 J-3 Cub which, no disrespect to those fine folks, took much longer than it should have due to sometimes vague instructions.

I can generally figure things out pretty well if I have to, but I would be a lot more comfortable with a good set of building instructions.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Gene Norman

TomCrump

My guess is that there are no written instructions. I don't think that many plans built models have them. I know that the three models that I have built from plans had only minimal notes written on the plans. You are expected to rely on your experience to build the model.

Good luck with your 190. It's a project worth the effort it takes to finish it.

chuck l

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Go check out the Vaillancort forum over in RCScaleBuilder, there are several threads on the FW190. You can get a lot of help there. You will have to register to use the site just like with RCUniverse.

http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/

Good luck with the build.

Chuck

flyer103

Tom, thanks for the input.

My best bet might be to try and find a "build along" that I see posted here from time to time.

Failing that I may just put the 190 on the backburner and go with a Yellow Aircraft kit. I've always loved the P-38, and my understanding is that theirs is quite nice.

Regards
Gene Norman

TomCrump

There are a couple build threads for your 190 on RCSB, but I don't think they will give you the info that you are requesting. The FW is for an advanced builder. You may want to build a few more kits, tto advance your skills.

I don't know that a Yellow kit will help much in that regard, as much of the construction is already done for you. I would suggest building a large Top Flite kit, such as the P-47. It would help you gain the experience needed your FW.

flyer103

Chuck,

That link did the trick! I found a build thread dedicated to the exact model I have. Thanks!

Tom, thanks for your input as well. I think I'm going to proceed with the 190 build. Between it and the plans it's all looking pretty clear.

Best regards to you both.

Gene Norman

TomCrump

Gene, The builders on RCSB are a friendly group. I'm sure they will be happy to share their knowledge with you.

Have fun building your 190. We have to keep those LW birds in the air.[sm=thumbs_up.gif]