tubing to do that and they looked
great. BUT, of course while drilling
the holes to attach them I split
the wing seam. Murphy’s Law in
action. I had to remind myself that
“Modelling is Fun” and I just kept
repeating that to myself. I filled the
resulting breaks with extra thin
cyanoacrylate (CA) glue and sanded
them. Then of course I had to paint
and weather the leading edge again.
The sliding portion of the
canopy was unmasked and attached
with white glue, and an antenna
made from EZ Line was addedto the tail and canopy. The prop
assembly fitted perfectly, but be
careful with the cooling fan blades
as they are fragile. I broke one off
and of course I couldn’t find it. One
last dig from the Modelling Gods.
I broke off one of the blades
from the other cooling fan in
the kit and added it. It is slightly
smaller but when painted you don’t
notice it. A drop of clear red and
green was added to the wingtips.
Finally, the model was done
despite the self-induced drama
at the end of the build. That wascompletely my fault, all of it, and
does not reflect badly on the kit but
on my big fingers and bonehead.CONCLUSION
This is an absolutely beautifully
engineered kit, and is probably one
of the best fitting I’ve ever built.
Eduard keeps going from strength to
strength and are to be commended
for issuing a new-tool Focke-Wulf
190 series that is far more buildable
and enjoyable than previous ones.
The lower parts count could haveeasily translated into a less detailed
aircraft, but that is certainly not the
case. The detail is impressive and
nothing is missed. And if you want
the detail stuff, it is available in the
Brassin range, with no less than 20
sets for the 190 released to date.
It was almost a shame to dirty
up this kit as much as I needed to...
almost. The black belly and fuselage
sides are really eye catching, and
the graffiti is the pièce de resistance
(thank you Mason); I might add
these to the Werner’s Wings range
of decals in the future. Stay tuned.
I hope you enjoy building this
kit as much as I did. It really stands
out in my display case and I can’t
wait to do another one. That is the
highest praise I can offer any kit.
Great job Eduard. It is a good
time to be a Luftwaffe modeller.
Remember: Modelling is Fun!REFERENCES:
- Airframe & Miniature No.7- The
Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Radial-
engine Versions- A complete
Guide to The Luftwaffe’s Butcher
Bird, Richard A. Franks, Valiant
wings Publishing LTD, 2014,
ISBN 978-0-9575866-4-2 - Captured Butcherbirds- Vol
1, Jacek Jackiewicz & Robert
Bock, Atelier Kecay Publishing,
I S B N 9 7 8 - 8 3- 9 2 49 1 4-2 -2 - Luftwaffe Hit-and-Run Raiders-
Nocturnal Fighter-Bomber
Operations over the Western
Front, 1943-1945, Chris Goss,
Ian Allan Publishing, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-903223-99-4
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