"The Big Condor": Focke-Wulf FW-200C-4, Trumpeter, 1\48

Going big! 

Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down. 

Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down. 

Getting idea of it's size. General fit is good, but will have to make some improvements to wing structure, unless I don't them to suddenly bend down. 

Size comparison with 1\48 Ju-87 

Size comparison with 1\48 He-219 

Interior before entombment 

Interior before entombment 

Interior before entombment 

Interior before entombment 

Interior before entombment 

Buried the interior! 

Buried the interior! 

Buried the interior! 

Buried the interior! 

Removing this molding seam and frothcoming restoring of rivets probably gonna be tedious 

Removing this molding seam and frothcoming restoring of rivets probably gonna be tedious 

A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv 

A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv 

A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv 

A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv 

A bit of an update on the Condor! Finally, I've defeated the molding and glue seams on the fuselage - this required a lot of sanding and some putty, due to a very big size (in length) of those. Now I need to refine the surface and restore some lines & riv 

Finally, all the destroyed lines were rescribed, and all the lost rivets restored! 

Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe 

Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe 

Re-made the front turrent mount with PE from Eduard and styrene stripe 

Also added some nice PE parts from Eduard 

Also added some nice PE parts from Eduard 

Some rivets on top 

Ans some rivets on bottom 

Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support. 

Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support. 

Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support. 

Wings are big, but their mounts are very thin & fiddly, so I've made a rigid strut from plywood, for structure support. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Attached the wings! Wasn't an easy task, but still, nothing really tough. 

Finished the wing structure 

Finished the wing structure 

Finished the wing structure 

Finished the wing structure 

Dry-fitting the bottom gondola 

Dry-fitting the bottom gondola 

Dry-fitting the bottom gondola 

Added some tubing to the undercarriage 

Added some tubing to the undercarriage 

Engines were decorated with Eduard PE and painted.  

Engines were decorated with Eduard PE and painted.  

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

With engines, their cowlings and underbelly gondola attached. 

And with props, just for the look. 

And with props, just for the look. 

And with props, just for the look. 

Getting the whole look! Just a few things are left to do before painting 

Getting the whole look! Just a few things are left to do before painting 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Pure improvisation 

Engine cowlings painted 

The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias! 

The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias! 

The scheme is finished. Now need to think about the insignias!