End of War…1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190F-8, III./SG3
Built over 6 years ago. Dragon kit painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, decals from Kagero, EZ Line for the antenna wire, bomb cart from Tamiya.
This aircraft was an FW 190 F-8 from III./SG3, a ground-attack unit that served alongside JG54 in the Courland Pocket during the last months of the war. Three Luftwaffe personnel made the flight to Sweden in this aircraft, including Stabsfeldwebel Werner Skirlo, Fw. Johann Gruber and Fw. Adolf Karnel, to avoid Soviet capturing. The aircraft belly-landed, but was not badly damaged.
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Spiros Pendedekas said on April 13, 2021
Another Spreitzhofer masterpiece, out of their excellent collection.
Thanks for sharing!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 13, 2021
Thanks Spiros! more will follow 😉
James Kelley said on April 13, 2021
Beautifully executed!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 13, 2021
Thank you James!
Pedro L. Rocha said on April 13, 2021
Fabulous spray work, very inspirational to say the least
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 13, 2021
Thanks a lot Pedro!
Brian Kirwan said on April 13, 2021
Great looking Butcher bird.
How in the hell did they fit 3 men into this a/c ?
I would be really interested in the upper colours callouts on this 3 tone camo. Dont get me wrong they look great.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 13, 2021
Guess they removed some equipment fomr the rear fuselage and the two ground crew members squeezed into it.
The camo is considered to be 02/75/former83. (Some years ago Ullmann and some other Luftwaffe paint specialists found new info, that RLM83 was in fact a blue colour, intended for use on aircraft that operated over the sea and the former designated RLM83 was only a different tone of RLM81.)
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on April 13, 2021
Very low key yet splendid looking camouflage. This is a standard kit, no mods or aftermarket?
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 13, 2021
Thanks Stellan! Yes, this is a standard kit. But I just realized, looking at the main landing gear legs and the open fuselage flaps, my dad told me wrong, this isn´t a Tamiya but a Dragon kit.
Allon kira said on April 13, 2021
Beautiful job - excellent painting and the right amount of weathering.
a pleasure to view!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 15, 2021
Thanks a lot Allon!
Greg Kittinger said on April 13, 2021
I just run out of accolades for your dad's work! This is a great scheme also.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 15, 2021
Thanks Greg! Yes, you never run out of interesting schemes with a 109 and a 190 😀
John vd Biggelaar said on April 13, 2021
Splendid 190, Reinhard.
Another great build.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said on April 15, 2021
Thank you very much John!