Model Airplane International - June 2018

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FINAL VERDICT

First off the easy bit, standby for a statement of fact: the new-tooled 1:48 Fw 190 kits from Eduard

have sublime detail and fi t great. Now for the more diffi cult bit, are the upgrades worth it? The Barracuda

exhausts an emphatic yes, a cheap, drop in replacement which adds considerable refi nement for low cost.

The BRASSIN cockpit is more subjective; it undoubtedly raises the detail bar but at around £25 (75%

of the cost of the Profi pack Edition) it’s up to you. If you don’t mind masking your own canopies

and have a stash of markings then I would give more thought to a Weekend/Overtrees Edition

when released with the BRASSIN cockpit. You’ve read the article and seen the pictures so

hopefully you’re better able to make that choice. For me, I will return to this kit, and

throw everything available at it..!

Thanks to Eduard for the kits and details used in this feature.

grime and exhaust staining fi nished

off the weathering.

Finishing off

Now to add all of the smaller details.

The undercarriage fi ts really well and

looks the part, you’ll note the late-war

wheel on the A-3 which adds a bit of

interest (okay, I lost one of them!).

These were painted up and given

a light dusting with Ammo’s Airfi eld

Dust pigment.

The canopies came next but I had

to chop off the rear part of the internal

detail to get them to sit correctly. The

BRASSIN internal details are very

nice and this is a visible and thus

noticeable improvement. The fi nal

tasks included adding the aerial from

Uschi van der Rosten elastic thread,

the gun barrels and a BRASSIN pitot

• and with that, they’re done. ■

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