Focke-Wulf Fw 190
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An old kit from the 1970s, but went together very well. No putty or filler needed anywhere.
Painted with Gunze-Sangyo acrylics, and markings are from an old Cutting Edge sheet.
The only modifications done were drilling out the gun barrels.
Just finished for a GB project over on BM.
Fw 190A-5 Wnr. 5851, Hptm. Egon Mayer, CO III/JG 2 Richthofen,
France, Spring, 1943.
Kit: Eduard 1/48 Fw 190A-5
Extras:
Ultracast: Fw 190 seat; Fw 190A wheels (early)
Eduard: Kit supplied PE, Fw [...]
On the 28th of August, at IPMS-Deutschlands modelling show, I had the privilege to be invited to a guided tour of the FW 190 A8 that’s being restored at Gatow air force museum in Berlin.
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Stabsfeldwebel Enrico Schade, who leads the [...]
I will have to admit up front that I am not a German aircraft expert, but I did manage to talk myself into building one of my favorite aircraft. I was really interested in this Eduard offering and was curious to see how it compared to the [...]
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I haven't posted for a long time due to lot of work, but I tried to work on differents project as this one.
This is the Tamiya Kit, which I knew is not perfect... but anyway, just shaking the box and...taaadaaaam ! It's [...]
For many Eduard is a brand name synonymous with superb quality, and this is certainly the case with the 190.
Best Fw-190 in 72nd scale!
Highly Recommended!
All the best!
Dusan.
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The Fw-190A-8 was the most-produced sub-type, refined for anti-bomber interception with heavy 13mm machine guns replacing the 7.7mm weapons in the fuselage. With that weight and the extra armor, the Fw-190A-8 was not the dog-fighter its [...]
This is based in a profile that I find in a book (can´t remember exactly which one!) decals are from spare box, free hand airbrush with Xtracolor range, and spinner hand painted.
It has some minor updates, like bulges over wings for the [...]