Airfix Model World – July 2018

ADVANCED BUILD
FARMAN F.190

ADVANCED BUILD

FARMAN F.190

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previously painted and decaled

wings were protected with

Parafilm, then the model was

primed – first with white, then

with a mix of white and orange,

followed by several thin coats of

the final colour. This was mixed

from Tamiya acrylics, as the X-6

Orange was considered too bright

from the bottle, so a little red and

brown was added. The orange

struts were also airbrushed at the

same time, being careful not to

get the parts mixed up.

Decal application was addressed

next, and any concerns about

the orange showing through

the white decals were dispelled

quickly once added – they were

beautifully opaque and settled

with just the lightest application

of Micro Set solution.

Fully confident by now that all

underwing/undercarriage struts

would just slot into place, I was

quite taken aback to discover

that wasn’t the case. This was

probably partly due to my

previously mentioned error in

not sanding the fuselage mating

surfaces enough; the slight

increase in width resulted in

some struts being too long to fit

in their respective location holes.

Therefore, careful trimming (and

re-painting) was required to

previously painted and decaled

wings were protected with

Parafilm, then the model was

primed – first with white, then

with a mix of white and orange,

same time, being careful not to

get the parts mixed up.

Decal application was addressed

next, and any concerns about

the orange showing through

would just slot into place, I was

quite taken aback to discover

that wasn’t the case. This was

probably partly due to my

previously mentioned error in

The ailerons were

removed with a razor

saw and re-attached in

offset positions.

 A damp cotton bud was all that was required to remove the excess filler and smooth the join.

Note the PE elevator control horns have also been added.

 Alclad ALC-105 Polished Aluminium was sprayed on the wings, then the large serial decals were

applied. The wing underside decals had to be positioned before the struts could be attached.

 Even highly magnified, the detail on

the radial engine was impressively sharp.

The wing was protected

with Parafilm prior

to application of the

fuselage paint.