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though I do hope that Eduard may

consider releasing a more modern

set in their Brass In range.

Now all I needed were the

decals. Luckily, since I run Werner’s

Wings, I have a decal artist – Mason

Doupnik – who is very gifted.

With all the components in

place it was time to build it. Let’s

get started and see what we can do.

CONSTRUCTION

Like most kits, this starts in the

cockpit, and being a Profipack that

means pre-painted PE parts. Eduard

gives you the option of not using

them and just using the plastic

parts, but with the exquisite detail

on the PE it would be a shame not to.

I painted my cockpit prior

to adding the side consoles and

the instrument panel. The PE

was easy to build up and was set

aside. The entire cockpit was

sprayed with Mr. Paint RLM-66.

Then I wanted to try something

different for the wash. Roy

Sutherland from Barracudacast

has been using this technique for

years with spectacular results,

so I thought I’d try it: a mix of

approximately 50% water, 50%

Future, and a couple of drops of

Tamiya Black to tint it. This is

then brushed onto the paint and

allowed to dry. It works remarkably

well and the surface is also now

prepped if there are decals to apply.

The raised details were picked

out with acrylic paint. I find it easier

to add the pre-painted seatbelts

before the seat is installed. Some

dry-brushing with RLM 02 and

silver added the wear and tear

of an operational aircraft. When

all that had dried I added some

Krystal Kleer to produce the

glazing to the instrument faces.

The engine is much simpler than

the previous releases, including

just the front row of cylinders

instead of a whole engine like the

earlier kits (though detail sets are

available if you want to go to town).

The rest of the items were added to

the fuselage and the assembly was

brought together for a near perfect

fit; however, the fuselage halves

had a slight raised ridge right at the

mating surface. This was annoying

and required a little bit of filling

with superglue and sanding.

Now some of the restrained

rivet detail was lost and had to be

restored, so I used Dymo name-

badge tape and my Rosie the Riveter

tool to do so. Finally, a panel line

offset to the right, aft of the canopy,

had to be added. Simple enough.

The wings are very reminiscent

of the original release, with the

main difference being that there

is no exposed gun bay in the wing

root. The wheel wells fit perfectly,

as do the wings themselves, but

don’t forget to open the holes for the

outer wing guns if you need them.

After opening the holes I

realized that the FW-190A-4/U8

“THIS IS A ABSOLUTELY

BEAUTIFUL ENGINEERED KIT THAT

IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST

FITTING KITS I’VE EVER BUILT”

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