Fw-190Aa-3 in Turkish service (Zvezda 1/72)
Fw-190Aa-3 of Turkish Air Force (additional “a” means ausländisch). Turkey received up to 100 airplanes in 1942-43 as a result of a barter deal. Fw-190 were in service till the 1950, being the last German fighter used by TAF.
It’s a Zvezda “easy assembly” Fw-190A-4 snap kit converted into A-3 version. Turkish version had no 20mm MG 151/20 cannons, so I’ve removed it also. I was using custom masks for national insignia and numbers, rest of the stencils – kit decals.
Camouflage pattern painted freehand using new AK Real Colors paints. Also, I’ve tried black basing and marbling instead of pre-shading. Weathered with oils and pigments.
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Peter Klin said on May 29, 2019
Beautiful and interesting color scheme.
I did not know that Germany exported their Fw-190s.
Therefore Spitfires and Fw-190s flew together as friends… in the Turkish Air Force!
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@pjotri69 Thanks Peter! I know at least one other AF with the same setup 😉
Craig Abrahamson said on May 29, 2019
Beautiful work as always, Dmitry…be glad to provide my address if you have another one of those lighters – 🙂 🙂
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@craigindaytona Thank you Craig! If I’ll have another one – I’ll let you know!
Greg Kittinger said on May 29, 2019
Beautiful model, especially for the scale. Love the paint work on it. Well done.
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@gkittinger Thank you Greg!
Dave Moore said on May 29, 2019
Nice Job. The paint scheme is different from the norm for FW-190’s. Love seeing the different paint schemes.
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@davidmoore Thanks Dave!
Jeff Bailey said on May 29, 2019
VERY well done! It’s interesting to see these airplanes “dressed” in different schemes – compared to WWII German
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@mikegolf Thanks Jeff!
Peter Ibes said on May 29, 2019
Great job on the Focke Wulf and nice to see some different markings!
Peter
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 29, 2019
@Pedro1 Thanks Peter!
dale travis said on May 30, 2019
Very sharp work Dmitry. The camo scheme is outstanding!
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 30, 2019
@dtravis Thanks Dale!
Jim Crabb said on May 30, 2019
Beautiful work, Dmitry. Have you thought about building a Japanese 190?
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 30, 2019
@angus64 Thank you Jim! Japanese A-5 would be also interesting, thanks for the hint!
Tom Cleaver said on May 30, 2019
Fw-190A-3s surviving into the 1950s? Wouldn’t it be nice if they hadn’t all ended on the scrap heap and reduced to aluminum ingots.
This is a beautiful model!
Dmitry Stropalov said on May 30, 2019
@tcinla Thanks Tom! Unfortunately looks like none of them survived.