Very ambitious, Paul! I’m looking forward to seeing your kits take shape. The radial engined 190s are my favorite German fighters. I really like the green camouflaged A-4s and A-5s.

Paul, @yellow10
This is going to be an epic build ! It somehow reminds me of the 100 Years of the RAF group, where I built 7 or 8 Spitfires, all in different markings. That reminds me how I need to finish the remaining 5 Spits. The stash has grown since then to include several of the new tool 1/48 Eduard kits and 3 of the new tool Tamiya Spitfires.

I have some information stored for the Wurgers. So if you need anything please let me know. Several years ago my friends built a wing and a new canopy for a FW-190 that was being restored on the West Coast.
Here's the canopy being prepped for shipping.

and the new wing in the specially made jig holding fixture.

The original engine...and other various parts nearby. The underside wing and landing gear sections, along with parts from a V-2 rocket can also be seen.

followed by some of the original panels that were used to make copies of the new skins. Check out these original RLM colors ! This shows the correct placement for the underwing insignia.

Landing gear door...

The other wing half is outside, ready to go in the shop to use as new metal patterns.

Here is the opposite wing skin. It has been removed from the wing structure, and is being used here as a pattern for the new metal skin...

This is what the top of the wing looked like. It was no where near as nice as the undersides were. Sunlight and corrosion have shown their effects in this picture.

These underside parts have not been exposed to too much to sunlight, as the FW was recovered from a swamp / bog in Russia several years ago, where the swamp actually helped to preserve it.

I really like where you are going with this ! The FW-190 is my favorite Luftwaffe plane. Thanks for starting these.

Thanks Colin, it’s a plane and pilot I know little about - a friend of mine got me a copy from Eduard’s BFC for my birthday! And thanks Louis for the photos - the canopy looks sensational! Great to see one being restored!

As promised I put the office together, dug out the Dremel and started the butchery. A couple of quick shots of the office with the Eduard etch. I have to say I’m falling out of love with etch and I’m looking forward to trying out some Quinta studios 3D decals on some of the Eduard builds. I recently used HGW fabric belts on a couple of things I have on the bench and honestly they are as superior to the metal versions as people suggest!

Here are some dubious phone snaps just to show it is done!

As for the butchery, more later - I am not at all convinced with Aires instructions!

Still a great looking instrument panel, Paul.
A good start I would say.