This is my latest
build of the beautiful Hasegawa 1:48 FW 190A-8. This colorful plane was a great
example of the late war camoflauge found on re-cycled Luftwaffe aircraft. The
plane shows evidence of a new tail unit, replaced rudder and engine "power
egg". The result is a mixed scheme that has about all the late RLM colors,
RLM 75, 76, 81, 83, and that "mystery" color light green/blue, that my
old friend Tom Ivie coined "RLM 84". The photo of the real AC is from
my personal collection.
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The model was a fast build
for me, under 4 weeks. It is "Kinda-Out-Of-The-Box". I just
can't bring myself to build a true OOB model, that takes some of the fun
out of it for me. I added an Ultra Cast seat and pitot tube, scratch built
some canopy rails on the cockpit sides, added details such as O2 regulator
and hose, throttle quadrant, canopy release, and map/logbook case.
LG covers were cut down to match the real AC. Gunz "Mr Color"
paints were airbrushed using my Badger 100G and 150 airbrushes. The RLM 81
is a mix of MC 81 (2/3) and MC Red/Brown (1/3) I feel this matches well
the brown version of RLM 81. Decals were from the spares cache.
Just a great little
kit that can be considered, with a little extra work, a front runner when
it comes to building an accurate "Wurger" in 1:48th scale.
IPMS #5495
Gary Adams
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