Part 1 - Valiant Wings Publishing

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AIRFRAME &
MINIATURE
No.7
The Focke-Wulf
Fw 190
Radial-engine Versions (including Fw 190A, B, C, F, G, & S)
Downloadable Content
v1.0 September 2014
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Kit Extra:
Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit Extra
Fw 190 Radial-engine Kit Review
As we stated in our book, there was insufficient
space to include all the assessments of kits we
had to hand, so what follows are those that we
did not cover in print. As and when we find
additional kits, we will add further updates that
you can download.
drawings, as they all have it wrong too. Our
assessment below mention these oblong bulges,
but I have refrained from time and again saying
they are wrong, take it as read, they are!
1/144th Scale
Note on accuracy
The assessments below have utilised published
plans; the problem with this was that no matter how many we had, none of them agreed!
For the purposes of this exercise therefore we
have opted to use Jacek’s plans, reduced and
enlarged accordingly for all scales. We have
also looked at hundreds of period photos and
walkaround images from museums, so the below assessments are, we feel, as comprehensive
as they can be from currently available data.
Control Surfaces & Curves - A quick note
here about basing assessments purely on scale
drawings. The control surfaces of the Fw 190
were an aluminium frame, with internal ribs
and stiffening plates, covered in doped linen.
Now, of late the fashion with scale plan artists
has been to depict this internal structure, as
clear defined lines. OK, but when a kit manufacturer merrily bases a model on plans, and
takes no time actually looking at a real Fw 190
they fail to understand this - the fabric covers
all the structure inside, you can’t see the ribs!
German fabric work was much like British, in
that they first applied strips of linen to the ribs,
loosely stitched on with thread, then on went
the main covering, which was tightly stitched
on, followed by the dope, but as this was applied more strips of linen were cut and placed
over the stitches to protect them from damage
and erosion. This means that the only ‘lines’
you see are the strips doped onto the surface,
with maybe little ridges for the crests of each
stitch underneath and in 1/48th scale or smaller,
this is easily reproduced with engraved detail,
whilst in 1/32nd or larger you could at a push
do it as raised detail. There are no dips, scallops
of other such marks on the flying surfaces they
are as hard as nails and as tight as a drum skin!
Now let’s talk curves…, no, not those!
When an artist draws outlines he has no problem, but when trying to reproduce a complex
curve that is three-dimensional in a twodimensional medium like drawing, then he has
a problem. This is the case with the Fw 190, as
the panels either side of the exhaust outlets on
the fuselage sides are curved, not sharped-edged
defined slopes as the drawings make out; hence
why many kits get that wrong. The other issue
with the Fw 190A-8 onwards relates to the outer oblong bulges for the armament at mid-span.
ALL drawings show these with either clean,
sharp straight lines to define the ‘bulge’ or a
smooth constant radius curve, to denote that
it is a bulge, not a geometric shape. Problem is
that the bulge on these panels is not sharp-edge,
nor is it a constant radius curve, it curves in
all planes, and is steeper at the front than the
rear, so ALL drawings have this wrong and most
kit manufacturers have obviously worked from
Revell, Germany
Fw 190A-8 #04917
This kit was first released first released in 1973
as #H-1018, then it was not until 1992 that it
was reissued as #4046. The most recent reissue
was in 2012 as #04917. We have #04917 here
for assessment.
Plastic: Light grey-coloured with raised panel
lines and engraved hinge lines etc.
exhaust stacks visible; cowl bulges good shape/
size; lacks fuselage extension at wing root; upper cowl access panel is flat, but has two small
blisters and the gun barrels;
Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; elevators
are too wide; fabric effect via raised ribs; front
panel lines is at 90º to centreline, should be
parallel to tailplane leading edge (is also too far
inboard)
Engine: None supplied
Propeller: One-piece propeller and spinner;
propeller blades about 1mm short; blade profile
is also too pointed; spinner correct diameter
and profile
Interior: None
Detail: Centreline rack just a long blob
moulded with one-piece wing; rack lacks any
sway bars; separate SC250 bomb, but poor
overall shape and detail
Canopy: Framework moulded to fuselage
halves; single-piece clear sections; good overall
shape and profile; canopy frames very feint
Decals
Revell 04917
Wing: Moulded as one solid item; span
correct; chord correct; wing root cannon ejector ports are too big and just plain oblongs in
half-relief; aileron hinge line is straight, so curve
slight at tip; only a couple of panel lines, all the
rest missing; no mid-span cannon access panels;
no cannon barrels; no pitot; upper surface
has good attempt at wing root cannon access
covers; mid-span access covers are like their
old 1/72nd kit, in that they look like those on
an early Bf 109; the panel lines on the upper
surface are correct, but a lot are missing, as are
many access panels; no tip lights
Wheel wells: Moulded within the solid wing;
very shallow; no internal detail at all; good
overall shape and position
Undercarriage: Legs, wheels and doors all
moulded as one; units are too long by about
1-2mm; very limited detail on oleos or wheels
due to combined moulding; no retraction
arms; tailwheel and yoke assembly moulded to
starboard fuselage half, yoke lacks the distinct
shape of this unit and is depicted as one-sided
(should go to both sides of wheel)
Fuselage: Moulded from rudder to front
cowl wing; about 1mm too long; ribs on rudder
over-accentuated; cross-section of aft fuselage,
forward of tail is too round; no fuselage panel
lines other than two towards the tail, that are
like the 500mm extension on the D-9 series;
no cooling vents; exhaust outlets have tiny
One option: ‘White 1’, flown by Oblt O.
Stammberger, 4./JG26, France, June 1943. The
decal sheet includes all the crosses and unique
markings, but no swastika nor stencils
Verdict: These little kits from Revell were excellent
in their day, and even now the Eduard ones only go a
little farther with finesse of detail. Being so small they
suffer with the combination of parts to ease moulding,
but a low parts count, combined with low retail price,
mean that they still probably have potential in the
pure toy market. That aside, most dedicated modellers
will now prefer the Eduard ones, or the upgraded
versions from Mark I Ltd.
1/72nd Scale
Academy, Korea
Fw 190A-6/A-8 #2120
This kit was first released in 1992 and has been
available ever since, being slightly revised with
the new packaging style a couple of years back,
but still retaining the same item number. We
have both old and new packaging versions here
to assess.
Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved
panel lines, no rivets but some raised detail (see
each section); later version was moulded in a
medium grey-coloured plastic
Lower Wing: Less than 1mm too great in
span; wing tip shape is wrong, not being square
enough, so correcting this would probably also
reduce the span; ailerons have far too many
ribs; aileron hinge line is straight, should curve
at tip; cannon access panels too small, bulges
OK, but the latches are heavy raised detail;
odd oblong raised ‘frames’ inboard of cannon
access hatch; wing root ejector ports are too
small, wrong place and only half relief; panel
lines match plans; access panels do not match
plans; lacks pitot on starboard wing; tip lights
moulded solid
Upper Wing: Two halves, span matches
lower; aileron hinge line straight, should curve
at tip; too many ribs on the ailerons; trim tabs
too big and too long; mid-span cannon oblong
panels are too far inboard; wing root access
panels slightly under size and the bulge is too
angular/wrong shape; pronounced raised rivets
and latches in certain areas; panel lines match
plans; flap angle sighting hole missing
Wheel wells: Moulded with lower wing; too
shallow; outline of the bay incorrect, ‘leg’ areas
too wide
Undercarriage: Oleo legs about 2mm too
long; legs inaccurate, just feature various ‘ins
and outs’ to give detail; axle is at 90º to oleo, so
wheels sit wrong; compression links separate;
doors only suitable for an A-8, as they lack the
separate inner doors of the A-6; doors match
errors in shape of wheel bays; retraction linkage
separate, but slightly too long; wheels are of
the flat (late) style only suitable for the A-8
version; wheel diameter good, tyres lack tread;
tailwheel moulded with yoke, tyre is under size
Fuselage: Correct in overall length; tip of
cowling separate, slightly too long and the taper
is too shallow resulting in this area looking
odd; detail inside front cowl section erroneous
‘matrix’ effect; 12-blade cooling fan (although
at the end of the war some A-8s had a 14-blade
unit); cooling vents moulded open, but as
solid wedges with no actual holes; all access
panels have the latches as very pronounced
raised detail; all oval access panels are also
raised instead of engraved; access panels do not
match plans; tail/rudder too high, resulting in
Academy 2120 newer release
slightly narrow; spinner under size and the
overall profile is slightly off, mainly around the
front
Interior: Basic tub with rear bulkhead and
side consoles; separate seat, but has rounded
top and overall shape/detail that is not accurate; separate control column, but detail is
poor/erroneous; no rudder pedals, just wedges
on cockpit floor; separate instrument panels,
but they just have a few raised circles on them,
no detail
Detail: ETC501 centreline rack with sway
bars; 300lt drop tank, SC250 bomb with support bars between tail fins; WB151 containers
for R1 option, although these look too flat/
wide; no D/F loop or IFF antenna (required for
the only decal option in the kit)
Canopy: Two-piece with options for the
standard or ‘blown’ main canopy element;
standard canopy slightly too short (marginal)
and lacks the correct profile when viewed from
the side (sloped, lacks flattening at top/front
edge); windscreen correct size/side profile, but
front (flat) panel is too wide
Decals
Academy 2120 original release
extended taper that makes the overall shape
look off; aerial mast at top too small/thin; fabric
effect on rudder, but does not match ribs of real
thing; rudder trim tab too short; no tail light;
jacking hole in aft fuselage too small, too high
up and only in half-relief; mid cowling panels
have separate bulges (correct shape/size); dust
filter units also included, but not applicable to
decal option in kit; cowling hinges pronounced
and over-size raised detail; flat or bulged access
cover on upper cowl, correct shape and overall
detail, although the blisters on the flat one are
too pronounced, while those for the A-8 lack
certain panel lines
Tailplanes: 1mm over in span, chord is
OK; elevators are too wide; fabric effect on
elevators, but does not match plans due to
dimensional errors
Propeller: Single-piece 9-12176A-3
propeller; slightly small diameter; blades also
Both kits only offer one decal option, and
neither of them state any details about it in the
instructions. It was Fw 190A-8/U3, ‘Black 5’
of III./JG54 ‘Grün Herz’, Germany 1944. The
decals do not include any swastikas in either
boxing, there are a very limited number of stencils included, though and the white element of
the spinner spiral is also supplied as a decal
Verdict: Sadly this is not an accurate kit, I have
probably been quite nice about it above, but it has
various accuracy issues with the size and shape of
fuselage, wing and tail, as well as the mess-up of the
undercarriage. The fact that the kit says it makes an
A-6 or A-8, when in fact you can really only make
an A-8 is a bit trying as well. Overall a kit that
will build with ease, it just won’t be a very accurate
Fw 190 and there are now better and simpler options
out there.
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Plastic: #02063-7 is dark grey-coloured,
whilst #02085 is moulded in light greycoloured; both feature raised panels lines and
other details
Lower Wing: Single-piece; fractionally too
great in span; dihedral too flat; ailerons and
flaps not included; panel lines match plans;
access panels are a mix of correct and incorrect
size/location; wing root cannon ejector ports
are open, but they have an odd raised edge
to them; mid-span access panels are separate
inserts, these being supplied with or without
the blister; blister is slightly too narrow overall;
wing tip lights moulded solid
Upper Wing: Two halves; matches span of
lower wing; flaps and ailerons moulded into
these halves; odd ‘linen’ effect on ailerons (a
good attempt in this era); wing root access
panels lack definition and oddly the bulges look
like they have been pushed up from underneath, lack the correct shape or latches and
have removed much of the door outline; no
mid-span oblong blisters for cannon; panel lines
match plans save for the cannon access panel
already mentioned
Wheel wells: Overall shape/location good;
partial box insert; no cannon through bay; no
detail to outer areas of the bay, just look up
into the inside of the wing
Undercarriage: Oleo legs correct length and
good detail; axle at correct angle for wheel in
relation to the ground; scissor links moulded
to oleo; retractions arms separate, but not that
accurate in size/shape; wheels diameter OK,
no tread pattern and bolts in the plain hubs
are over accentuated; tailwheel moulded with
yoke; tailwheel tyres under size; option to have
wheels up or down
Fuselage: Separate front cowl ring; overall
length correct; overall profile good, although
leading edge angle of fin is slightly too steep,
resulting in the top of the fin rudder being too
narrow/too pointed; aerial mast at top of fin
correct size/location; access panel on port side
of fin too big; ‘linen’ effect again reproduced on
the rudder; radio hatch slight too small; access
panel above hatch is round, should be oval;
cooling gills moulded open as wedges, no holes
beneath, plus done as three together instead of
two/space/one; blisters on cowl sides too narrow; separate front cowl ring correct diameter
and good profile; separate fan with 12 blades
Tailplanes: Correct span; tip profile is slightly
too sharply tapered at the front; panel lines
match plans; elevators have the odd ‘linen’ ef-
Airfix, UK
Fw 190A-8/F-8
This kit was first released in 1977, then it
was reissued in 1983 as #02063-7, followed
in 1988 as #02085 within the ‘Aircraft of the
Aces’ series and then finally in 2008 as part of
the ‘FW Mistel’ (#A05040) with the ex-PM
Ta 154. We have #02063-7 and #02085 here
for assessment, although all are essentially
identical.
Airfix 02063
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Airfix 02085
fect again; trim tabs correct size/location
Propeller: One-piece 9-12176A-3 unit; correct diameter; blade chord is slightly too narrow; separate spinner of correct diameter and
length, but the profile is too bulbous, should be
more tapered
Interior: No interior as such, just a generic
rear bulkhead and seat unit, that an Airfix
generic pilot figure sat on
Detail: Ordnance includes ER-4 adaptor
and four SC50 bombs for the centreline rack;
WB151 pods for the R1 option; SC50 bombs
and ETC50 racks for the outer wing (F-8);
SC250 bomb for the centreline rack; bomb fins
thick and SC250 lacks the tubular stays between each; D/F loop and FuG 25 IFF antenna
supplied; separate pitot for starboard wing tip
Canopy: Aft canopy frame is moulded with
the fuselage halves; canopy and windscreen
moulded as one; standard and ‘blown’ canopies
supplied; clear parts very thick; profile of
canopy good
This kit was first released in 2009 and the basic
tooling has been modified to offer the A-0, A-1,
A-2, A-1/A-2 ‘Jabo’ and A-4 variants, however
we only have the A-2 here for assessment.
Plastic: Dark grey-coloured with engraved
panel lines, but no rivets
Lower Wing: Span and chord correct;
ailerons and flaps moulded separately; no corresponding detail inside the wing for flap area;
wing root cannon ejector ports only in half
relief and slightly over-scale; mid-span cannon
access panel correct location/size, but the bulge
shape simplified; under-cowl exhaust outlet
moulded with wing, but lacks any stacks inside
the ‘hole’
Upper Wing: Moulded as two separate
panels, with ailerons and flaps separate; panel
lines mostly match, the horizontal one inboard
is missing, though; root access panel still the
flat profile for the A-0, but separate bulges are
supplied in resin that are accurate in shape/size;
ailerons now have fabric effect, but the detail/
ribs do not match plans; tip light solid; aileron
trim tab indistinct
Wheel wells: Supplied as separate resin component; correctly depicts the ‘boxed’ interior
with dimples in the plates; cannon barrels have
to be made by builder from metal rod that is
supplied
Decals
Decals
#02063-7 offered two options: A-8/R1,
‘White 11’ and F-8, ‘Red 2’, neither option was
identified in any way. All the main markings are
included except the swastikas, which although
shown in the instructions are neither supplied
nor on the box art. No stencils were included,
but the RVD bands for the A-8 were included
as decals
#02085 this offered one option, the well
known A-8, W/Nr.7298, ‘Black 13’, flown by
Oblt Josef ‘Pips’ Priller of JG26. The decals in
this kit still lack swastikas or stencils, but the
rear sections of the eagle’s head motif carried
on this machine are included, as are the W/Nrs.
for the top of the fin
Verdict: Airfix produced a nice kit here, remember
this is 1970s-vintage after all. OK, the raised panel
lines etc. are a bit off-putting, but this is very much
a product of its era, and a good one, way back then.
Today Airfix have moved on to produce a better one,
so this is probably now only for the collector.
AZ Model, CZ
Fw 190A-2 (#AZ7268)
It has been said that this kit originates with
Sword, having been tooled by Legato, and
when you take a close look at the sprues all the
parts look familiar in many ways, however the
sprue layout is completely different. As a result
we will therefore assess it as a separate product.
extremely careful; separate revised bulges for
the A-1 and A-2 series are included, but their
shape is wrong, just elongated teardrop, when
the rear section should lift slightly over the
wing root fillet; exhaust outlets lack any detail
inside (no stacks); upper gun access panel and
trough as separate part, good overall shape/
size and latches have all been added; guns are
moulded in situ; jacking holes in aft fuselage
only in partial relief
Tailplanes: Correct in span and chord; panel
and hinge lines match plans; elevators feature
very subtle fabric effect; trim tabs correct size/
location
Engine: None supplied; engine fan correct
12-blade type; front cowl ring now separate
with blanking plate for the fan so this area is
not see-through any more
Propeller: Single-piece unit; correct diameter, but blade profile too wide; root detail has
been better defined; two spinners offered, one
more pointed than the other
Interior: A single resin tub, with seat, rudder
pedals and control column all moulded in situ,
detail suffers as a result, with the seat lacking
any definition from the sidewalls; instrument
panel is two-part plastic, but lacks any real detail, just a series of holes in part-relief; no decals
for the side consoles or instrument panel; rear
decking behind canopy separate and nicely
detailed; head armour of correct style
Detail: The access step is no longer included
and has to be made from scratch by the builder;
parts for a centreline rack are included, but
that only relates to late-production machines;
SC250 bomb included (only for late-production machines), but it lacks the tail fin bracing
rods
Canopy: Two-piece; main canopy and windscreen correct length/shape for closed position
AZ Model 7268
Undercarriage: Oleos of correct length;
compression links moulded to legs; canvas
covers on the sliding oleo element; separate
inner doors that are now a lot thinner; main
doors have good internal and external detail,
the profile of the leading edge and the bottom
may be too angular, though; wheels are now in
plastic, still have cross-ply tread and the slightly
teardrop-shape to the six holes in the hub;
separate retracting arms, now corrected to the
electrical ratchet type
Fuselage: Correct in length and crosssection; top of the fin/rudder too square; we
presume the A-4 version offered a different fuselage or new tip to the fin?; the cooling vents
for the A-2 are supplied as etched plates that
have to be curved to shape and secured in place
(these will thus be proud of the surface, when
they should be flush); rudder lacks any attempt
at fabric effect and trim tab is indistinct; panel
lines match plans; bulges on cowl sides from
A-0 version are listed for removal with a knife
for the A-1 and A-2 kits, but the raised cowl
hinge lines will also be removed if you are not
The kit only offers three options, none of
which are identified in the instructions or on
the rear of the box where they are shown in colour: ‘White <<’, W/Nr.223, flown by Hptm.
Hans Hahn, III./JG2, Poix, May 1942 (this is
actually an A-3); ‘Black <<’, W/Nr.257, II./
JG26; ‘Black <<’, W/Nr.310, JG26. The decals
are all nicely printed and include complete
swastikas and a series of stencils
Verdict: Really an update of an older kit, but
still in the field of limited-run with all the pitfalls
that type of kit offers. Overall the revisions make this
more buildable, but most will probably back-date the
Tamiya A-3.
Frog, UK
Fw 190
Frog produced the Fw 190 from 1959 to 1964
as #393P, then from 1964 to 1967 it was
renumbered as #F.393, from 1965 to 1967 it
also appeared as #F147, then from 1968 to
1971 it was #F211 and as a header bag from
1968 to 1974 as #F211F, then boxed from
1974 to 1976 as #F393 and as a header bag in
1976 only as #F211. The kit was also issued
in the ‘Inside Story’ series as #F.147 and with
the Beaufighter in the ‘Combat Series’ between
1970 and 1973 as #F.522.
We have #F211 here for assessment and as
the rudder tip is that for the A-1 to A-3 series,
we will assess it as such.
Plastic: Light blue-coloured with raised panel
Frog 211
correct overall diameter, but front opening is
much too small (effects fan blade size)
Tailplanes: One-piece unit that goes through
tail; correct span, but slightly too wide in
chord; panel lines don’t match plans; elevators
lack any detail; trim tabs slight too long and
too pronounced
Propeller: One-piece; correct diameter but
blade profile too thin; separate spinner, correct
diameter, but too short
Interior: None, not even a pilot figure
Detail: Poorly shaped SC250 bomb that
uses a tab to ‘plug’ into underside; no ETC
rack, no access step
Canopy: One-piece with the framework
moulded to fuselage half; correct length and
good profile, although a little thick; no head
armour or support frame
Decals
lines and rivets
Lower Wing: Two halves; span slightly over,
but chord about 1mm too great; tip profile
too square at leading edge; no tip lights; panel
lines don’t match; ailerons too wide and flaps
too narrow; no fabric or rib detail on ailerons;
trim tab too long; cannon access panels correct
location but wrong size and feature a massive
square-ish bulge; cannon barrels separate but
wrong lengths for A-1, A-2 or A-3 configuration
Upper Wing: Two halves, same comments
on span, aileron and flaps as with upper wing
parts; feature an odd set of oblong access panels
for guns at mid-span that are more like those
on the early series Bf 109?
Wheel wells: None, the undercarriage bay
is omitted, there are not even raised lines to
denote it on the wing underside
Frog F211 - later issue
Undercarriage: Doors and oleo legs moulded
as one; leg/door 2mm too long; axle is at 90º to
oleo, no compression linkage; retraction arms
just plain rods; wheels simple discs with no
detail and heat-pressed axle connection
Fuselage: One-piece to the front cowl panel
line; 3mm too long; all detail is simplified or
incorrect; exhaust outlet area wrong shape/too
small; cooling gills engraved, so more an A-3
than A-1; cowl side bulges too big/wrong shape;
engine cowl overall shape has parallel sides,
should be bulbous; vertical fin too square; access hatch on both sides of fin; no rear fuselage
jacking hole; rudder profile too narrow at top
and rib detail wrong; aerial lead-in at top of fin
done within the fin, instead of on top; separate
fan, but only 10 blades; front cowl separate,
Two options: W/Nr.2139, ‘Red F’ of SG1,
Crimea, Russia, 1943; W/Nr.5257, ‘Yellow
7’, flown by Lt Eder, JG2, Cherbourg, France,
1942; The decals offer all insignia, swastikas
and even Werke Nr. All the crosses look to be
the wrong style/proportions for the schemes
offered plus the swastikas are too skinny and
not shown on the painting guide on the bottom
of the box. The sheet also contains Galland’s
‘Mickey Mouse’ insignia, but it is not shown
anywhere on the painting guide
Verdict: An old and very basic kit, made from the
data available at the time and thus lacking in many
aspects. All things Frog are collectable, so that is
where this one is best kept, in a collection, unbuilt.
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curved; fabric effect through ribs, which don’t
match the real thing; tip light moulded solid
Undercarriage: Correct length; axle angle
correct for wheel/ground; retraction arms correct style but moulded to oleo at too shallow an
angle, thus top mount in wrong place in wheel
well; wheels correct diameter; cross-ply tread
pattern; hubs feature six holes, although these
are a bit too close to rim and too small; lacks
bolt detail at hub centre; tailwheel and yoke
moulded to port fuselage side and too small
overall, especially the wheel
Fuselage: One-piece to the forward cowl
join; slightly short, but all due to rudder being
too narrow; rudder hinge line has kink too
close to top; panel lines match plans although
the radio hatch is a bit big and lacks hinges;
no hand/foot step on port fuselage side; lacks
extension at wing root; bulges on cowl sides
good shape/position; cooling gills moulded
open as wedges, with no holes, but correct two/
gap/one configuration; front cowl ring separate,
good shape and profile; 12-blade fan moulded
in situ, but no real depth in cowl as result;
separate flat and bulged cowl gun access covers,
good shape and detail
Hasegawa, Japan
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #JS-106
Hasegawa’s original A-series kit dates back to
1975 and by 1977 it was renumbered as #A24.
At some stage after this the kit was again
renumbered, this time as #A7 (#0007), then in
1994 its last incarnation was as an A-5 (#005)
and an A-8 (#006). We have #A7 here and
because it gives decal options for an A-5 and
A-7, we will assess it as these versions.
Plastic: Dark green-coloured with engraved
panel lines and other details
Lower Wing: One-piece, to a point 3/4 of
the span (correct span to that point); mid-span
cannon access panels like those on the A-8,
but still wrong shape also slightly raised with
pronounced latches; panel lines match plans on
wings, but not on fuselage area in centre
Upper Wing: Two halves, with the outboard
section missing from the lower piece also
included; marginally over in span; pitot at
starboard wing tip, but separate one supplied
for mid span, however assembly instructions
show both installed, while painting guide shows
correct mid-span one only; mid-span cannon
barrels too long for A-5 and too short for A-7
Wheel wells: Correct location but wrong
shape; inner wheel profile is round, should be
squared-off; tab on back of main u/c door is
just a basic oblong and too long; wing root cannon ejector ports correct location, but wrong
shape, in part-relief and have a raised surround;
panel lines close to matching plans with a few
exceptions; wing root access panel shape and
bulge more akin to A-8, bulge is still wrong for
that version really; no mid-span cannon oblong
bulges for an A-7; aileron hinge line at tip is too
Hasegawa JS106
Tailplanes: 1mm too great in span, but
correct in chord; hinge and panel lines match
plans; fabric effect on elevators via ribs, but
don’t match real thing; trim tab correct location/size
Propeller: One-piece; correct diameter and
blade shape almost perfect for 9-12176A-3;
separate spinner, correct diameter and profile
Interior: Generic bulkhead with moulded
ledge seat, pilot figure and instrument panel;
instrument panel is wrong shape and lacks any
detail, but has a decal; no gunsight
Detail: Centreline rack, but lacks sway
braces or bars; 300lt tank with sway braces
moulded in situ (just blobs); SC250 bomb,
lacks tail support bars and again has sway
braces moulded in situ; no access step; no IFF
rod antenna for A-5/A-7; no D/F loop for A-7
Canopy: The canopy framework, head
armour and support are all moulded to fuselage
halves, resulting in awkward join line; one-piece
clear canopy sections; standard and ‘blown’
versions included, but slightly short because
the angle of the rear frame edge is too steep;
windscreen centre panel is not oblong, frames
taper in at top; no partial frame or aerial lead-
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in/runner at top of standard canopy
Decals
Two options: A-5 flown by Herman Graf in
1943 (this should have the large intakes on the
cowl sides); A-7/R3, ‘Black 8’ of JG3 in 1944
(no R3 set was available for the A-7?)
Verdict: The age of this kit shows in the way in
which certain aspects are done, e.g. lack of cockpit interior, the canopy and frame separate and the mix-up
with variant’s equipment. Nowadays their new-tooled
ones are vastly superior, so this is really now just a
curio or collectors’ item.
Heller, France
Fw 190F #087
Heller first released their F-series kit (#087) in
the yellow ‘Musée’ series packaging in 1974,
then in 1978 the packaging style changed to
the black-edged box and the kit was renumbered as #235. Its last incarnation was in 1987
when the packaging changed again to the awful
‘built model’ image on the box top and an
item number of #80235; the box top was later
changed to the full artwork, although the kit
Heller 087
number remained #80235. We have the very
first version (#087) here for assessment.
Plastic: Dark grey-coloured with raised panel
lines and other details
Lower Wing: One-piece; correct in span
and chord; tip profile is slightly narrow at the
trailing edge; wing root cannon ejector ports
are open/correct location, but slightly too big;
aileron hinge line not curved enough at tip;
aileron fabric effect via ribs, but these don’t
match the real thing; trim tabs correct location/
size; tip light moulded solid; mid-span cannon
blisters don’t match for size, the starboard
one being much bigger; ejector ports in the
mid-span access panels are also at odds for size;
panel lines and a number of access panels don’t
match plans; lines of rivets, but only a few,
which thus look like panel lines; double-panel
line on centreline, should only be single
Upper Wing: Two halves; correct span,
same tip profile error as lower piece; panel
lines match plans but again the small number
of rows of rivets look like panel lines as well
(about 1/4 of those needed are present); same
comments regarding the fabric effect on the
ailerons; wing root cannon access hatches too
far forward and wrong shape, also the blisters
are wrong; no mid-span cannon oblong bulges;
separate pitot; separate cannon barrels
Wheel wells: Correct size, shape and location; lower section of doors missing
Undercarriage: Correct length oleos; axles
at correct angle for wheel/ground; compression
links moulded to leg; wheels slightly too big; no
tread pattern; no hub detail, with axles to be
heat-flattened to set wheel on oleo; tailwheel
and yoke moulded to starboard fuselage half,
good size and detail; retraction arms are hydraulic rams, not the correct electric cams
Fuselage: Correct length, but extreme rear
of rudder slightly too pointed due to overaccentuated trim tab; access hatch on port side
of tail too small; radio hatch too small; hand
hold/foot step on port side too big; two oval
panels ahead of this are erroneous; oval filler
over radio hatch too far aft; access panels on
starboard size all wrong shape/position and/or
too big; jacking hole in rear fuselage a raised
ring, which is too big and too far aft; cooling
vents mounted as wedges with no holes underneath, correct two/gap/one layout; front profile
of cowl tucks in too quickly and the front cowl
ring is thus too small, with a pronounced step
between it and the cowl; side blisters separate,
good overall shape; also has the dust filters
as alternative parts; correct 12-blade fan, but
blades are not set at 90º to centre; also has
another fan set into a ring that is placed behind 12-blade unit; flat and bulged upper cowl
included, the profile of the bulges and small
blisters look a little too subtle, though, and
barrels moulded in situ, but projecting too high
out the top of the cowl (above it)
Tailplanes: About 1mm too great in span
and chord; panel lines match plans; elevators
have rib detail, but it does not match real thing;
trim tab correct size/location
Propeller: One-piece; correct diameter’
wide blades, but profile too wide/blunt for
9-12157H3 type; spinner correct diameter,
good profile, hole in centre too big
Interior: Floor/rear bulkhead with separate
side consoles, control column, seat and instrument panel; seat a good match for real thing;
no detail on side consoles or instrument panel,
nor any decals; no gunsight
Detail: ETC501 centreline rack with sway
arms; SC250 bomb with support rods between
the fins; WB151 pods; D/F loop; access step
Canopy: Two-part; separate standard and
‘blown’ canopies; excellent detail and clarity along with size and profile; separate head
armour, but standard one lacks the support bar;
‘blown’ one comes with correct heavier style
support; no warning decals for head armour
HobbyBoss, China
Fw 190A-6 & A-8
The A-6 (#80245) was released by this Chinese
manufacturer in their ‘Easy Assembly’ range
in 2007, with the A-8 (#80244) following in
2008. This range sees the production of a snaptogether kit with solid wings and a partially
solid fuselage, plus detail parts like a conventional construction kit. We have both kits here
for assessment, but as the contents of each box
are identical, we will cover them as one.
Wing: This is a solid, one-piece unit; correct
in span and chord; panel lines match plans;
lower wing cannon access panels correct
shape, but the tab on the outer edge should be
separate, not within the main panel, plus the
bulges lack the ejector port holes; no inboard
ejector ports as holes or engraved outlines;
upper surface lacks mid-span oblong blisters;
wing root access panels wrong outline and bulge
shape; inboard cannon barrels too long for A-6;
mid-span cannon barrels you are told to remove
for A-6; no pitot; ailerons feature engraves ribs,
but they don’t match real thing; aileron hinge
line straight at tip, should curve slightly; no tip
lights
Wheel wells: Moulded into wing; detail
compromised as a result (cannon barrels etc. in
half-relief); profile of leg area is too wide and
the outer tip is square, when it should be at a
slight angle
HobbyBoss 80244
Decals
Two decal options, neither of which are
identified in any way: A-8, ‘Black 3’ of JG3;
F-8, W/Nr.968233, ‘White 7’. The decals include all national insignia, although the crosses
for the A-8 on the upper wing come with the
light grey centres that would need painting in
to match the RLM 74 or 75 of that area. Three
styles of swastika are included along with fuel
filler triangles, but no other stencils
Verdict: When you consider the age of this kit,
and the fact it was probably made using an NC.900
as the basis, the detail is extremely good. As with all
Heller kits it will build with ease and for a 40 year
old kit, we have to say it was probably only let down
by that odd step at the front of the cowl.
Undercarriage: Lacks inner doors (correct for
A-8); door shape is good, although (thankfully)
it does not match the (inaccurate) shape of the
wheel wells; oleo legs moulded to retraction
arms; compression linkage moulded to oleo;
axle angle correct for wheel/ground; oleo legs
1mm too long; retraction arms simplified but at
correct angle; wheels correct diameter; plain hub
(correct for A-8), but bolts pronounced
Fuselage: Solid one-piece; correct length
and overall shape; cowl side bulges slightly
under size; forward cowl ring is too deep, also
has panel line top and bottom; upper gun cowl
moulded in situ and is the bulged version of
the A-8; bulges are wrong shape for the A-8
national insignia, with the swastikas split in
two. The ‘eagle’ emblems on the fuselage side,
plus the RVD bands for each options are also
included, as are the white and yellow elements
of the spirals on the spinner. Again all colours
are listed by RLM numbers and names
Verdict: The one thing you can say for this range
is that it is simple to build, and would probably be the
best for anyone just starting in the hobby. It also has
the added benefit of being ideal if you want to build a
great number of any one type, because you can build
them in about an hour! The range is not considered
‘serious’ by the vast majority of modellers, which is a
shame, and the generic nature of the tooling makes for
some compromises in detail and accuracy that may
just be too much for some.
Italeri, Italy
HobbyBoss 80245
anyway and lack the smaller bulges on top; cowl
latches too big; cooling flaps moulded as open
wedges, but correct two/gap/one layout; exhaust
outlet on fuselage sides wrong shape/too small;
rudder has raised ribs, but too few/inaccurate
style; no aft fuselage jacking hole; radio hatch
lacks latches; filler point above radio hatch not
applicable to A-6; large square hatch below
cockpit on starboard side not applicable to A-6
and wrong shape (too square) for A-8; separate
12-blade fan
Tailplanes: Correct in span and chord; no
panel lines on tailplanes; elevators feature raised
ribs, but these don’t match the real thing; trim
tab correct size/location
Propeller: Moulded as one with spinner;
propeller diameter correct; blade profile too
pointed/narrow; spinner diameter correct, but
slightly too short in profile
Interior: Plug-in tub with moulded seat, side
consoles and control column; detail is basic and
compromised by the one-piece moulding; no
rudder pedals; instrument panel moulded to
tub and too small; no decals or detail for side
consoles or instrument panel; no gunsight
Detail: ETC centreline rack with separate
sway bars; 300lt drop tank with good detail;
separate D/F loop (not applicable to all A-6 variants); separate IFF antenna; separate access step
Canopy: One-piece, moulded closed; correct
length, but the side profile wrong, as the top
edge is a flat line to the windscreen, where it
should rise and round off at this point; head
armour and support moulded as one piece; no
warning decal for head armour
Decals
#80245 - Two options: ‘Black 7’ of 5./
JG54, autumn, 1943; W/Nr.410004, ‘Black
<<’, flown by Hptm.Walter Nowotny, I./JG54,
November 1943. The decal sheet includes all
unique markings and even the yellow panels
under the wings, rudder bottom, cowl chin and
even aft fuselage band. The swastikas are in two
parts to get round the laws in certain countries
and all colours are given by RLM number and
name.
#80244 - Two options: ‘Red 19’, 5./JG300,
Germany, October 1944; ‘Red 8’, flown by
Uffz. Willi Maximowitz, IV./JG3, June 1944.
Once again the decal sheet offers all unique and
Fw 190A-8/F #178
This kit was first released by Italeri in 1978
and has remained in production on and off ever
since, although at the time of writing it is not
listed within the 2014 Italeri catalogue.
Plastic: Light grey-coloured with mainly
raised panel lines and some details as engraved
lines
Lower Wing: One-piece; correct span, chord
marginally narrow towards tip; inboard cannon
ejector ports are holes, but the shape is a bit too
small/short; no mid-span access panels at all;
other panel lines match plans; ailerons slightly
narrow, but hinge correct; ailerons lack any rib
detail; ammo box access panels on centreline
have oblong holes instead of latches and the
two ports forward of these are too square; no tip
lights; separate pitot
Upper Wing: Two halves; same notes as
lower wing for length/chord and aileron detail;
inboard cannon barrels too long; wing root cannon access panels wrong shape/location and the
bulges are wrong; no latches
Wheel wells:Position and overall size good,
but the leading edge profile of the main wheel
area is too great on the flat (long) edge; inner
bays have separate roof sections, but the outer
legs are just openings up into the wing with no
detail
Undercarriage: Oleos correct length; axle
angle correct for wheel/ground; separate compression linkage; retraction arms odd shape (big
circle in middle) and are at too shallow an angle;
wheels correct diameter; no tread pattern; flat
hubs, but too many bolts; tailwheel and yoke as
one unit; tailwheel is too small; aft linkage on
yoke is too far down/back on unit
Fuselage: One-piece except extreme rim of
cowl; short by 1mm, all at front of cowl; overall
profile good and cowl sides correctly bulge;
access hatch below cockpit on starboard side,
radio hatch on port side and cooling gills on
both sides all engraved lines; hatches lack any
latch detail; filler points and crew foot/hand
holds all missing; access panel on port side of
fin too rounded at corners; rudder devoid of any
rib detail; kink in rudder hinge too close to top
of fin; there is a separate rudder also included,
but it is not mentioned in the instructions;
extension to fuselage by wing root not defined
by panel lines; bulges on cowl side good size/
shape; front separate cowl ring correct diameter
and opening good, but only very shallow inside
with no details of engine behind; oddly another
matrix-type insert is on the sprue that is not
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mentioned in the instructions (was the tooling
upgraded?); separate 12-blade fan; upper cowl
access panel and gun trough panel separate;
bulges of panel look too shallow and lack the
other smaller bulges, or latches
Tailplanes: Correct in span and chord; tip of
leading edge is too rounded; no detail on elevators; panel lines match plans
Propeller: One-piece; correct diameter, but
blade profile is a bit too narrow; separate spinner; correct diameter and profile
Interior: Made up of separate floor, rear bulkhead, side consoles, seat, control column and
instrument panel; rudder pedals just wedges
on floor; raised detail to instrument panel, no
decal; no detail on side consoles, nor decals;
seat generic and more like that of early Bf 109;
generic pilot figure; no gunsight
Detail: ETC centreline rack with separate
sway bars; separate 300lt drop tank with some
engraved detail; separate D/F loop; separate
access step
Canopy: Two-part; kit offers both standard
and ‘blown’ canopies; separate head armour
and supports for each canopy type; no warning
stencil decal for head armour; standard canopy
slight too short and aft half is too shallow in
profile; partial frame and aerial lead roller on
top of canopy; ‘blown’ canopy also slightly shallow in profile, the ‘bulge’ not being pronounced
enough; windscreen front panel tapers slightly
at bottom
Italeri 178
Decals
Two options: ‘Red 19’, II./JG300, Germany, 1944; ‘Black <<’ of an unknown unit,
Germany, 1945. The decals include all national
insignia and a series of stencils. There are no
swastikas and although all the decals are numbered, there is no corresponding numbering on
the painting guide on the back of the box
Verdict: I built one of these years ago, in fact numbers of them whilst doing a load of weapons sets from
the old Airmodel range. It’s a great kit, builds well
and looks good once completed. OK, it lacks detail and
engraved panel lines, but the overall profiles are good
and it certainly looks the part. Today it is overshadowed by the better Hasegawa and Revell examples,
with the latter being a lot cheaper, so this one is going
to find it tough getting an audience nowadays.
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Bf 109 V1 to E-9 and T-series Kits
Matchbox, UK
Decals
1/72nd Fw 190
Matchbox first released their A-series kit in
1973, and as was the norm for them back then,
it was moulded in multi-colour plastic in the
belief that kids could build it without paint.
The kit was reissued again as #PK-51 in 1989
and then under Revell AG’s control in 1991
as an A-4/R6 & A-3 (#40051), because Revell
leased the Matchbox brand from 1991 through
to 1999. We have #PK-6 and #40051 here for
assessment.
Plastic: Light blue and green-coloured (#PK6) or light grey and green-coloured (#40051)
with raised panel lines and a mix of raised and
engraved lines for other details
Lower Wing: Two halves, to a point inboard
of the tip, but not split on a panel line; ailerons
and flaps moulded with upper halves; panel
lines not 100% accurate; mid-span access
panel correct location, shape not 100% right
and bulge slight too big/should be flatter at
front edge
Upper Wing: Two halves, correct span and
chord; panel lines pretty good, but one at inboard leading edge does not follow the staggers
that are present in it, it’s just a diagonal line; no
raised line for the wing root access hatch; bulge
on hatch is simplified and lacks any detail/
latches; ailerons moulded as one in these halves;
fabric effect via ribs, but too many; trim tab
indistinct and not proud of aileron trailing edge;
aileron hinge line correctly curves slightly at tip;
no tip lights; no pitot; separate cannon barrel
for wing roots only
Matchbox PK-51
Wheel wells: None as such, just holes in the
lower wing halves with a tab half way along
for the retraction arms; fuselage area of bay is
boxed in, but there is no detail and the wing
join goes through it; overall shape and size of
wells are good, though
Undercarriage: Oleo legs 1mm too long; axle
at correct angle for wheel/ground; retraction
arms moulded to oleo, but wrong shape and set
too far down the leg (even though their overall
angle is correct; separate main and inner doors,
but both lack any form of detail (inside or
out); wheels of correct diameter but just simple
‘buttons’ lacking any tyre or hub detail; separate
tailwheel and yoke; yoke is simplified, while the
tyre is too small
Fuselage: One-piece to front cowl ring;
Matchbox 40051
correct length and profile; tail fin and rudder
slightly thin in profile, but marginal; rudder top
includes the built-in aerial lead mount of the
A-3 series and the separate post of the A-4 (one
or the other being retained/removed depending on which you build); kink in hinge line too
close to top; fabric detail on aileron via ribs, but
too few and wrong style/location; no trim tab
on rudder; no rear formation light on rudder;
most panel lines match plans, there are a few
missing, though; no jacking hole in aft fuselage;
access hatch in port side of fin too wide overall;
radio hatch engraved, lacks any latches or hinge
detail; crew foot/hand-hold engraved, but too
square; wing root forward fillet correctly does
not include extension; cooling vents engraved
and correct two/gap/one format; upper gun
access panel moulded with fuselage half and
lacks any detail, latches or bulges; forward gun
trough as separate insert, the gun barrels being
moulded in situ and are a bit over-accentuated;
bulges on side of cowls good size/location; engraved access hatch below cockpit on starboard
side only applicable to A-8; all the oval access
hatches are too squat, they should be longer and
thinner ovals; nose cowl and extreme armoured
ring separate, both with good diameter and
profile; front ring includes fan moulded in halfrelief; correct 12-blade configuration
Tailplanes: Slightly long in span, but all due
to tip profile which is too pointed; chord correct; hinge and panel lines engraved and match
plans; rudder has fabric effect via ribs, but they
don’t reflect original
Propeller: Separate propeller and spinner;
propeller correct diameter and excellent blade
profile; spinner correct diameter, but slightly
blunt/short
Interior: Only generic bulkhead with ledge
seat and pilot figure
Detail: centreline rack, but it is just a shapeless oblong block; 300lt drop tank, but lacks
any detail and has the tube in the front only
seen on the wing tanks for the G-series; SC250
bomb, but any lacking any detail, nor any rods
between the fins
Canopy: Canopy framework moulded into
fuselage halves; single canopy/windscreen unit;
standard canopy style; size and profile good, but
rear frame line is slightly too vertical; no aerial
roller/lead-in on top of canopy; windscreen
frames taper slightly at top; no head armour,
support frame or decking
#PK-6 - Two options: ‘Red 10’, III./JG51,
Eastern Front; ‘Red H’ SG1, Crimea, Russian
1943. The decal sheet includes national insignia
with swastikas and the yellow fuselage band of
the first option. There are no stencils
#40051 - Two options: A-4/R6, ‘White
17’, Deutsche Bucht (German Bight), 1943;
Fw 190A-3, ‘Red H’, Russia, 1943. The decal
sheet includes national insignia, but no swastikas, and stencils, but only three
Verdict: Matchbox kit were always easy to make
and went together well. They were intended for youngsters, as an extension to collecting Matchbox die-cast
cars etc., and in that they did their job because the
author did all his formative modelling with Matchbox,
not Airfix. This is a basic kit, and in its time it was
quite acceptable in the market; today, though, it is just
too simplified and with Revell owning the toolings and
their having a newer-tooled kit themselves, this one is
not likely to see the light of day again. Probably only
for the collector, in its original box.
MPM, CZ
Fw 190 series
MPM produced a whole series of Fw 190s from
1994 through to 1996, all of them limited-run,
low-volume injected plastic with resin and/or
photo-etched detail parts. Those types released
included the Fw 190 V1 (#72032) in 1996,
the Fw 190 V18/U1 (#72033) in 1995, the
Fw 190A-5/U14 (#72048) in 1994 and the
Fw 190S-5 (#72030) in 1995.
We will do the S-5 here (it actually offers
both S-5 and -8 versions in the box), with
the V18/U1separately because they are very
different products. The A-5/U14 was just the
Academy kit with new parts added for the
torpedo etc.
panel lines and rivets
Other parts: Photo-etched brass details and
vac-formed clear plastic canopy
Lower Wing: Single-piece; about 1mm short
in span, chord correct; inboard cannon ejector
ports only half-relief; mid-span access panels are
devoid of any detail of bulges (may well have
had the flat panels fitted); panel lines match
plans; mix of correct and missing access panels;
aileron hinge line correct; aileron fabric effect
accurately depicts internal ribs; aileron trailing
edge at same point as trim tab, with ‘dip’ before
it to define the tab; bulge caused by mould
damage noticeable on inboard starboard wing
surface;
Upper Wing: Two halves, lacking ailerons,
which are complete with lower wing section;
span about 1mm short, chord correct; panel
lines match plans; wing root access panel simplified, with no detail; wing root cannon barrels
in situ, should be removed; pitot missing midspan, although shown in box art
Wheel wells: Outer areas moulded into lower
wing halves, inner section is just open into the
fuselage; overall shape and size/location correct
Undercarriage: Separate oleo legs; correct
length; axle correct angle for ground/wheel;
compression linkage as etched part; retraction
arms have the odd round mid-section seen in
other kits of the Fw 190; wheels correct diameter; no tread pattern; hubs are plain, should be
six-hole for S-5; separate main doors, no inner
ones; doors have internal and external detail;
tailwheel and yoke moulded together, shape a
bit odd and tyre under size
Fuselage: Moulded as one to the front cowl
ring; correct in length and profile; wing root has
correct extension; cowl side bulges a little flat;
cooling flaps moulded as slightly-raised panels;
panel lines match plans; all access panels lack
detail/latches; access panel below cockpit on
starboard side only applicable to the S-8; S-5
style upper gun access cowling and troughs
separate, good overall shape but bulges behind
gun barrels too pronounced; S-8 version also
included (correct size/shape); front cowl ring
separate, correct diameter/profile; separate 12
blade fan, although it has a lot of flash
Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; panel
lines match plans; elevators feature rib detail
that does not match drawings; trim tab correct
size/location
Propeller: Spinner and propeller moulded
together; spinner correct diameter and profile;
propeller blades marginally short and profile is
too narrow/pointed
Interior: Floor, seats, side consoles, bulkheads, instrument panels, rudder pedals and
control columns; rudder pedals, side consoles
and instrument panels are all etched brass;
instrument panels also feature acetate negative
film for the dial faces; oddly no etched seat belts
Detail: Separate D/F loop, IFF rod antenna
and FuG 16ZY ‘Morane mast’ all supplied as
etched brass; etched is not really suitable for the
IFF rod antenna, so this is best replaced with
rod; no crew access step, nor pitot for mid-span
(S-5) or wing tip (S-8)
Canopy: Single-piece; vac-formed clear
plastic; depicts the flat-sided canopy used in the
early production S-5 and S-8 only; correct in
length and profile; would have been nice to get
a spare!
MPM 72030
Decals
Two decal options: ‘Red 115’ of an unknown
unit in Germany in 1944; +MV of the Fighter
School at Altenberg in September 1944. The
decal sheet includes all national insignia, with
the swastikas split in two, and a complete set of
airframe stencils
Verdict: The nature of the limited-run product
makes this a kit for experienced modellers really, and it
will be hard work even then. The other alternative is to
use some parts to cross-kit with the Revell one to ease
the build, as Libor has done. This is really still the
only option in town for the two-seater in 1/72nd scale,
but it is not a ‘shake and make’ build.
MPM, CZ
Fw 190 V18/U1
MPM produced the Fw 190 V18/U1
(#72033) in 1995 and it remained in production for a number of years, but has been
unavailable for quite a while now.
Note that for this assessment we had to go elsewhere for scale plans and thus used those published
in the CMK Photo Hobby Manual #1502.
Other parts: Photo-etched brass details and
vac-formed clear plastic canopy
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Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; panel
lines match plans; elevators feature rib detail
that does not match drawings; trim tab correct
size/location
Propeller: Spinner and propeller moulded
together; spinner correct diameter but profile is
too pointed; propeller blades about 1mm short
and profile is a little narrow at its mid-point
Interior: Floor, seat, side consoles, instrument panel, rudder pedals, seat belts and
control columns; rudder pedals, side consoles,
instrument panel and seat belts are all etched
brass; instrument panels also feature acetate
negative film for the dial faces
Detail: None, as this prototype did not
carry IFF or a D/F loop; the shields that run
along above the exhausts on each side of the
nose have to be made by the builder, but a
scale template is included in the instructions
Canopy: Single-piece; vac-formed clear
plastic; depicts the reinforced framework well;
overall shape and profile good
Decals
MPM 72033
Lower Wing: Single-piece; correct span and
chord correct; panel lines don’t match plans;
has the cannon ejector ports from a standard
machine in the inboard position in half-relief,
but suspect these were covered over; plans
show wings with mid-span cannon access
panels with bulges, doubt that was so for this
extensively modified prototype; no pitot
Upper Wing: Two halves; span and chord
correct; panel lines match plans; wing root
access panel simplified, with no detail; ailerons
feature subtle fabric effect; hinge line at tip
straight, should curve slightly
Wheel wells:Outer areas moulded into lower
wing halves, inner section is just open into the
fuselage; overall shape and size/location correct
Undercarriage: Separate oleo legs; correct
length; axle correct angle for ground/wheel;
compression linkage as etched part; retraction
arms have the odd round mid-section seen
in other kits of the Fw 190; wheels correct
diameter; no tread pattern; hubs are plain,
should be six-hole and photos show tyres had
cross-ply tread patter; separate main doors,
with internal and external detail; tailwheel and
yoke moulded together, shape a bit odd and
tyre under size
Fuselage: Moulded as one; correct in length
and profile; tail and rudder profile is not square
enough, really, very noticeable at leading edge/
top of fin; cowl has moulded flap detail, but
it is a bit soft/poorly defined; front sections of
exhausts moulded in situ, aft sections separate;
panel lines at odds with plans in places; features the oblong access panel on the starboard
side from the A-8, does not apply here; bulges
on the side of the upper (ex-gun) access panel
are too subtle and the smaller ones above and
forward of them are too round; ventral intake
split horizontally, its shape and profile match
plans; blanking plate with photo-etched matrix
inside ventral intake, plus separate exhaust
flap; separate blanking plate with etched matrix to go in the front of the fuselage as well
Just the one decal option, as only one built;
CF+OY. Decals include all national insignia,
but no swastikas, plus a full set of airframe
stencils that we assume are based on a standard A-series
Verdict: Again, the nature of the limited-run
product makes this one for experienced modellers,
but it is still the only real option for the type in this
scale. There are a lot of good images of this machine,
thankfully, but even then you will still need to decide
what colours you think it was painted!
Planet Models, CZ
Fw 190C V15
Planet Models do low-volume production of
esoteric subjects in resin, and they offered a
series of C-series airframes, with the C-0/V16
(#117) announced but never issued in 2006,
then the V13-16 (#228) and V15 (#230)
released in 2010. We have the V15 here for
assessment.
Components: Tan-coloured resin with engraved panel lines and rivets
Wing: One-piece; span and chord correct;
panel lines match plans; aileron hinge line
correct (straight); no tip lights (in indentation
for same); ailerons features ribs, but too many;
trim tab over 90% of aileron trailing edge(?);
wing root access hatch correct and bulge
not bad; underside panel lines match plans;
Planet Models 215
x
mid-span cannon access hatch shown without
bulge; gun ports in wing leading edge all shown
covered over; wing root cannon ejector ports
plated over; mid-fuselage underside part of
wing, shows the round access hatch associated
with the production Fw 190-series, doubt applicability here; separate pitot included
Wheel wells: Moulded into one-piece wing;
good depth and detail; centre section has the
dimpled roof; correctly omits the cannon barrels passing through it
Undercarriage: White-metal oleo legs; correct length; axle at correct angle for ground/
tyre; wheels correct diameter; six-hole hub, but
holes too small; tyre has cross-ply tread pattern; retraction arms separate, correct shape/
length; separate main doors; correct shape for
main area, lacks extensions at bottom/front;
door is also too short by1-2mm at top; separate white-metal tailwheel and yoke; tailwheel
is too small; tailweel bay area solid, so wheel
assembly is truncated
Planet Models 230
Fuselage: One-piece to back of cowl gills;
slightly short, all at front; aft fuselage also
slightly skinny in cross-section; panel lines
match plans; upper (ex-gun) cowl has correct
bulges on side and top; depicts early version,
so also has the secondary bulge below the exgun access panel; vertical fin top correct as per
A-1 to A-3 series (no aerial mast); chin intake
matches plans; couple of smaller access panels
missing, all the rest lack detail/latches etc.;
front cowl and flaps as one unit, correct length
and diameter, but the profile from the side
at the front looks too flat, without the slight
bulge before the cowl curves round; gun ports
in top of cowl need opening up; matrix detail
inside cowl quite shallow; long exhaust stacks
supplied separately
Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; tip too
tapered at front; panel lines match plans; elevators feature rib effect that matches plans; trim
tabs missing
Propeller: Separate blades and spinner;
blades about 1mm short, profile OK; spinner
correct diameter, bit too pointed in profile
Interior: Cockpit tub including upper rear
decking; separate seat with moulded belts; no
etched details; separate instrument panel, but
lacks any real detail; separate control column
Detail: Crew access step
Canopy: One-piece vac-formed plastic;
good overall shape and profile, but too long by
about 1-2mm; spare included
Decals
One option: W/Nr.0037, CF+OV. Decal
sheet includes crosses, codes and Werke Nr., as
well as swastikas, but they are split in two.
Verdict: Planet kits are lovely, they build well,
but you pay for the esoteric nature of the subject
matter and its therefore limited sales potential. If
you want a V15 in your Fw 190 collection this is
the only real option, but it’s well worth having and
building.
OK, but the outboard edge is at the wrong
angle; no internal bay or detail of any kind
(see-through into wing/fuselage interior)
Undercarriage: Oleo legs just straight tubes
with gaiters at bottom; too long by about
3mm; axle is a pin that goes through the tyre,
so at 90º to oleo; no compression links; no
retraction arms; doors are flat panels that lack
any detail save for spurious rows of rivets; tailwheel and yoke moulded to starboard fuselage
half; tailwheel wheel is very small
Revell, USA/UK/Germany
Fw 190A #H-613
Revell’s first attempt at the A-series dates back
to 1973, although it was actually first released
with their Hurricane in the ‘Flying Deuces’
series (#H-226) from 1970-72. It was reissued
in 1974 as #H-62 and in 1976-78 as #H-53,
before its final outing in 1992 as #4123.
Revell own all the ex-Frog Luftwaffe moulds
as well, but they have never reissued the Frog
Fw 190 because they had the type already.
We have #H-53 here for assessment and as
it features the aerial lead-in of the A-1 to A-3
series, we will assess it as that series of variants
Plastic: green-coloured with raised panel
lines and rash of rivets!
Lower Wing: One-piece; span 6mm short;
overall plan of wings is very skinny, being up
to 1mm short front and rear towards the tip;
aileron hinge line correct, but rib/fabric effect
does not match plans; trim tabs too long and
wide; wing root ejector ports correct size and
open, but have raised edges; mid-span access
panel wrong shape and lacks the bulge and
ejector port; panel lines don’t match plans;
surface a mass of lines of rivets; centreline rack
moulded to wing, but shape is wrong
Upper Wing: One-piece, including root and
across fuselage; same dimensional errors as
lower piece; same comments about ailerons,
panel lines and rivets; wing root cannon access
panel wrong shape, slightly raised and the
bulge is just cylindrical; wings also feature odd
combinations of access panels at mid-span,
like an early Bf 109 and something we have
seen in another kit (e.g. Frog - albeit with the
odd round panel moved back a bit!); pitot at
mid-span; wing root cannon barrels moulded
in situ, but too short for MG151/20; no barrels
at mid-span, nor holes; no wing tip lights nor
indentations for same
Wheel wells: Correct location; general size
Revell 04123
Fuselage: Moulded to front cowl ring;
correct length; cross-section is too skinny and
almost round in the rear section; rudder is too
narrow and features ribs that do not match
plans; rudder hinge is straight, lacks kink at
top; exhaust stacks visible; cooling vents as engraved lines, but too close together for an A-3
and wrong for A-1 or A-2; bulges on cowl sides
are too long and squared off at the front like
tropical filters: front cowl ring diameter OK
at rear, but too big for engine opening; front
ring is also too pointed, should have a curved
lip, not a sharp one; cooling fan (12-blade)
moulded in half-relief into front cowl
Tailplanes: 2mm short and also very narrow
in chord; panel lines match plans; surface also
covered in lines of rivets; ribbed effect in elevators, but not accurate; trim tabs slight too long
Propeller: Moulded as one piece with
spinner; blade profile not bad, but a bit too
pointed at tip; spinner diameter small and side
profile too pointed
Interior: None at all, not even a pilot figure
and ledge seat
Detail: 300lt drop tanks for under the
wings, but just generic shape with moulded
pylon nothing like real thing; W.Gr.20
rocket tubes, have fins visible one end and the
warhead the other, the supports are wrong,
though; WB151 pods, with moulded gun barrels, but front profile of pod is too steep
Canopy: Canopy rear framework is moulded
with fuselage halves; clear canopy/windscreen
unit; canopy is standard sort but is too narrow
when viewed from above; top profile is too flat;
windscreen centre panel too narrow and aft
frame is slightly too vertical; no partial frame
nor aerial lead-in/roller; no head armour or
support; no decking aft of cockpit
Decals
Revell H-53
The instructions only show one option, but
two letters are given: ‘Red H’ SG1, Crimea,
Russian 1943 or ‘Red G’, which can be assumed to be from the same unit. The decal
sheet includes all crosses, swastikas and unit
markings, plus the yellow rear fuselage band.
The wing tip and chin underside have to be
painted yellow by the builder. No stencils are
included
Verdict: Yes, what can you say, really not one
anyone is likely to collect and so basic and inaccurate
that it is unlikely to be built. The built model looks a
bit odd, very skinny and perched up on long u/c legs,
so we can’t see this one gaining any followers and it
is just as well Revell did a new tool in the 1990s!
Sword, Czech Republic
Fw 190A-1
This kit (#SW72009) was first released in
2000 and remained in production for many
years. It is said that this is the same tooling
that Legato, under their AZ Model range,
reissued but close inspection shows the parts
and sprue layouts to be so completely different
that any ‘update’ resulted in, to all intents and
purposes, a new kit. See the AZ Model section
elsewhere.
panel lines but no rivets
Lower Wing: Span and chord correct;
ailerons moulded with upper panels; separate
flaps, no corresponding detail inside the wing;
wing root cannon ejector ports only in half
relief and slightly over scale; mid-span cannon
access panel correct location/size, but the bulge
shape simplified; under-cowl exhaust outlet
moulded with wing, but lacks any stacks inside
the ‘hole’
Upper Wing: Moulded as two separate
panels, complete with ailerons; panel lines
mostly match, the horizontal one inboard is
missing, though; root access panels correct flat
profile and shape; ailerons smooth, lacking any
attempt at fabric effect; tip light solid; aileron
trim tab indistinct
angular, though; wheels are resin, nice detail
and cross-ply tread is subtle, but the six holes
are slightly teardrop-shaped; separate retracting
arms, but offered as hydraulic rams, which
were only used on the prototypes
Fuselage: Correct in length and cross-section; top of the fin/rudder too square; rudder
lacks any attempt at fabric effect and trim tab
is indistinct; panel lines match plans; bulges
on cowl side look too large in cross-section and
a simple oval, when it should be deeper at the
bottom; exhaust outlets lack any detail inside
(no stacks); upper gun access panel and trough
as separate part, good overall shape/size, does
lack a few engraved details, though and guns
are moulded in situ; jacking holes in aft fuselage only in partial-relief
Tailplanes: Correct in span and chord; panel
and hinge lines match plans; trim tabs correct
size/location
Engine: None supplied; engine fan correct
12-blade type
Propeller: Single-piece unit; correct diameter, but blade profile too wide; spinner of
correct diameter and profile
Interior: A single resin tub, with seat, rudder
pedals and control column all moulded in situ,
detail suffers as a result, with the seat lacking
any definition from the sidewalls; instrument
panel is two-part plastic, but lacks any real
detail, just a series of holes in part-relief; no decals for the side consoles or instrument panel;
rear decking behind canopy separate and
nicely detailed; head armour of correct style
Detail: The instructions miss that the supplied pitot needs to be fitted to the starboard
wing; separate access step
Canopy: Two-piece; plastic is cloudy; main
canopy and windscreen correct length/shape
for closed position
Decals
The kit only offered one option, ‘Green
1’ flown by Oblt Walter Schnieder, II./JG26,
late 1941. The decals are nicely printed by
Techmod, although carrier film is quite matt.
The swastikas are split in two and a series of
stencils are also provided
Verdict: A good attempt to offer 1/72nd modellers the A-1, but this was during the earlier stages
of limited-run production, so although not as bad
as some kits seen in the late 1980s and 1990s,
it will probably still fall short of most modellers’
expectations. Most will back-date the Tamiya A-3,
though, so this one is probably only for the collector
nowadays.
Sword SW72009
1/48th Scale
Arii, Japan
Wheel wells: Supplied as separate resin
component; correctly depicts the ‘boxed’
interior with dimples in the plates; cannon
barrels also separate resin parts; due to limited
nature of kit’s manufacture, getting the resin
bay inside the wing will require considerable
sanding
Undercarriage: Oleos of correct length;
compression links moulded to legs; no canvas
covers on the sliding oleo elements; separate
inner doors, but very thick; main doors have
good internal and external detail, the profile of
the leading edge and the bottom, may be too
Fw 190A-7/A-8
This kit actually originated with Otaki in Japan in the early 1960s, and has been reissued
by many other firms over the years, including
Airfix, AMT & Matchbox, so what follows
applies to all these releases, save for the plastic
colour, which may vary per manufacturer.
Plastic: Light fawn-coloured with engraved
Lower Wing: One-piece including the
undercarriage bays; span correct, but chord is
marginally under in certain areas; panel lines
match plans; most access panels there, but a
xi
few are missing; wing root cannon ejector ports
in half-relief and have secondary smaller port
outboard; forward lower section of fuselage
also included, but has two 1/2 bulges that
should not be there and the edges of the cowl
panels do not match plans; mid-span cannon
access panels wrong shape/size; aileron hinge
line correct; ailerons feature numerous raised
lines to reproduce internal rib structure; flaps
too narrow (error in panel line at trailing edge);
tip lights moulded solid and extend out too far
(done as ‘bulbs’ on tip, instead of recessed)
Arii A335-800
Upper Wing: Two halves; correct span but
chord reflects errors in lower half; main
panel lines match plans; wing root access
cover wrong shape, as is the bulge on it and
no latches; mid-span oblong panels too wide
and the bulge on top too low and flat sided;
aileron hinge line correct; ailerons feature same
raised ribs as lower half; undercarriage position
indicator rod moulded in situ, but too short
and more of a bump than a pole; separate wing
and mid-span cannon barrels; separate pitot
for wing tip
Wheel wells: Moulded into lower wing half;
overall shape and size correct; moulded detail
a bit shallow, cannon tubes are wrong shape/
size and the dimpled effect is too random/
spaced out
Undercarriage: This mould is well-known
for having the oleo legs at full extension, as
the basis was the NC.900 then on display in
France hung from the roof with its undercarriage down! As a result each leg is some 5mm
too long; sliding element of oleos depicted
with canvas covers that only apply to A-1 to
A-3 (some A-4) series; separate compression
links, but these are also at full extension;
doors correct size/shape, but some of the
engraved detail is erroneous and the insides
lack any accurate details; main wheels correct diameter, but they are balloon type, not
correct for the Fw 190; hubs too small as
result of ‘balloon’ tyres and hub is work of
fantasy with eight-rib style; separate tailwheel
moulded to yoke; shape of the tailwheel unit
does not reflect the staggered shape of original; tailwheel hub features over-accentuated
ribs of the real thing
Fuselage: Moulded from rudder to front
cowl ring; length under by 2mm and profile
is skinny along entire length; rudder profile
wrong at trailing edge; raised lines to reproduce internal ribs on rudder; trim tab correct;
rear formation light moulded solid; jacking
xii
hole in real fuselage just engraved ring; panel
lines match plans; most access panels also
present; cooling vents moulded as wedges,
but correct layout; exhaust outlets just blank
faces; fuselage extension present by wing root;
cowl side bulges excellent shape/location; front
cowl profile too flat, should be a curved slope;
separate front cowl ring 1mm under diameter;
small recess in front cowl ring, no engine
detail; separate 12-blade fan, but each blade
is too square and wide and set at too steep
an angle; upper gun cover and trough panel
as separate part, good overall shape, bulges
too flat towards windscreen and two smaller
blisters set on the centreline of the main bulge,
should be just off this
Tailplanes: 1mm too long, but all due to tip
profile being too pointed;
blades each 1mm short, but profile excellent; spinner diameter correct, but profile too
sharply tapered, should be more bulbous
Interior: Cockpit tub moulded with the
decking under the canopy, all raised detail;
separate seat of correct style, although narrow
due to plastic thickness of fuselage/tub combined, seat has moulded seat belts; separate
instrument panel, but raised detail is only
limited; separate control column, but just a
simple stick, no detail; no gunsight
Detail: Separate D/F loop, IFF rod antenna,
‘Morane mast’ and access step; ETC centreline rack with sway bars; 300lt drop tank but
engraved detail at odds with photos and the
retaining strap is moulded as a raised ring; very
small tube in front of drop tank, a bit like the
wing-mounted tanks on the G-series; WB151
cannon pods with separate barrels
Canopy: Canopy framework is a separate
piece, but moulded with the head armour
support secured into it, which means the
canopy can’t be posed open; two-part clear
elements; size and shape of both clear parts
good; partial frame and aerial lead-in on top
of main canopy; windscreen frames correct/
front panel sides are parallel; our example had
poor clarity
Decals
Oddly the instructions and box side show
two options (‘Black 13’ and ‘Black 4’), but the
only decals supplied are for the aircraft shown
on the box top, which is not in the instructions; W/Nr.681497, ‘White 11’, flown by
Gefr. Walter Wagner of 5 Staffel II./JG4 in the
winter of 1944/45. This was an A-8/R2 and as
such should have the mid-span MG151/20s
replaced with MK108s. No idea why the contradiction in colour schemes shown and that
offered, but the kit we used was factory sealed,
so we presume this is how they all came? The
decal sheet includes crosses and unique markings, plus swastikas, but they look too big.
There are no stencils.
Verdict: Bit of a mixed bag, because for a 50+
year old kit the quality of moulding and detail
Otaki originally got into this model, it must have
been a real eye-opener for others. The errors with
the undercarriage etc., can be accepted, at least
they actually looked at an Fw 190 before tooling
it, not just studied scale drawings! Although
needing a few fixes and having some ‘off ’ details,
this should build into a nice looking model once the
undercarriage is shortened!
Fujimi, Japan
Fw 190A-6/A-9
First released in 1971 as #5A-13M, it was renumbered as #P-4 in 1987, then as #30044. It
was also included in the Dogfighter Series with
the Spitfire Mk V as #35510 in 1995, then
reissued as the standard kit in 1998 (#30104),
with it being back in the 2010 catalogue as both
#300047 & #P-4.
This kit can be built as an A-6, A-6/R1, A-6/
R3, A-6/Trop, A-7/R1, A-7/R3, A-8/R1, A-8/R3,
A-8/Trop, A-9/R1 and A-9/R3 and was originally
designed to have Mabuchi Mini Baby motor
fitted.
Fujimi P-4
Lower Wing: One-piece including the undercarriage bays; span 10mm short overall, chord
is also about 2.5mm under along entire span;
main panel lines match plans; access hatches do
not match plans; mid-span access panel is wrong
shape/location; wing root cannon ejector ports
small and only half-relief; wheel well moulded
into wing; aileron hinge line correct; trim tab
correct; ailerons feature recesses detail of internal
structure, not accurate for fabric effect;
Upper Wing: Two halves; span and chord
errors as per lower half; panel lines don’t match
plans; wing root access panel outline not bad,
but bulge is too long and no latch detail; no
mid-span oblong panel for A-8 onwards; gun
barrels separate but no variation in size/length
for all the versions;
Wheel wells: Moulded into lower wing half;
overall shape and size correct; moulded detail
a bit shallow, cannon tubes are wrong shape/
size and the dimpled effect is too random/
spaced out
Undercarriage: Correct length oleo, but detail
on it is generic and inaccurate; axle correct angle
for tyre/ground; separate compression links, no
detail; retraction arms separate, no detail; main
wheels are small and hub detail although showing six holes is totally inaccurate; doors correct
size/shape, but have odd angular deflection
to front half of main area, also lack any detail
inside or out; tailwheel yoke and wheel as one
unit, both of which are greatly under size
Fuselage: One-piece from back of rudder for
front cowl ring; 8mm short and overall profile is
way under size; panel lines match plans; access
hatches etc really only applicable pre-A-8 and
then, they are not 100% accurate/all there;
radio hatch features latches as heavy raised
detail; access panel on port fin is raised; rudder
hinge line accurate in shape; rudder has same
recessed detail as elevators; trim tab present,
tail light moulded solid; cooling vents moulded
open as wedges (no holes); fuselage does not
feature extension so inaccurate for any versions
from A-5 onwards; hinges around cowl side
panels as over-accentuated raised detail; cowl
side bulges too big; front cowl ring reflects the
overall under-size nature of the fuselage, profile
not bad, but the front edge is too sharp/narrow;
upper gun access cowling separate, both flat
and bulged versions included and moulded with
front gun trough panel; overall shape poor, too
curved and bulges/detail all inaccurate; separate
tropical intake bulges, although the moulded
detail has to be cut off before they can be used
Tailplanes: 3mm short and also narrow in
chord; hinge line correct (albeit short); panel
lines match plans for location; elevators feature
detail of internal structure via recesses, not accurate for fabric covering
Engine: Basic blanking plate inside cowl
with attempt at cylinder heads, but too shallow and inaccurate; no reduction casing or
distributor; separate 12-blade fan, but under
size and inaccurate
Propeller: One-piece unit with spinner; each
blade 1mm short, profile is not bad; spinner
actually correct diameter although slightly too
long and lacking any detail
Interior: Floor with side consoles, rear
bulkhead, seat, control column, pilot figure and
instrument panel; all detail is inaccurate and
basic
Detail: centreline rack with sway bars; 300lt
drop tank, SC250 bomb; wing racks with 300lt
drop tanks, WB151 cannon pods; MK103 cannon pods; the detail on all of these parts is basic
at best, although the drop tanks do have all the
recessed lines
Canopy: Canopy framing moulded to fuselage halves; due to under-size nature of entire
kit, there is not much point commenting on
the dimensions of the canopy, as both parts are
equally under size
Decals
Five options, none of them identified in any
way: A-7/R3, ‘Red 23’; ‘A-8/R1, ‘White 4’; A-8/
R1, ‘Black 13’; A-8/R3, ‘Black H’; unmarked
A-6/Trop; The decal sheet includes all national
markings, swastikas and unique insignia, along
with a couple of stencils, tail bands and the
‘eagle head’ motif. The dimensions of all markings looks odd, probably due to the under-size
nature of the kit as a whole.
Verdict: The dimensional errors in this kit make it
most likely that it is in fact 1/50th or smaller, which
makes sense considering how many other kits of this
scale Fujimi produced that have since been relisted as
‘1/48th’! Overall a simple kit, well moulded, but too
basic and inaccurate to offer much.
Italeri, Italy
Fw 190A-8 (#2678) and Fw 190A ‘German
Aces’ (#2693)
Italeri reissued the A-series kits previously
marketed by Trimaster that had been revised
and updated by Dragon. For more details of the
basic tooling see the Dragon section. Both kits
Monogram, USA
Fw 190
Italeri 2678
still had the photo-etched frets, but as with the
Dragon kits, all the parts originally metal in the
Trimaster examples were plastic by now.
Decals
#2678 - Six options: ‘Black <<’, flown by
Maj. Kurt Bühligen, JG2. Germany, 1944; ‘Red
19’, flown by Uttz. Ernst Schröder, JG300,
October 1944; ‘Black <’, flown by Maj. Karl
Kennel, II./SG2. Germany, May 1945; ‘Red 11’,
SG10, Parchim, Germany, 1944; ‘Red 1’, flown
by Lt. Hans Dortenman, 12/JG54, France,
1944; Aircraft of Kommanso Seyditz, Riga, Russia, 26th April 1944; The decal sheets includes
all national insignia, but no swastikas, plus a
full set of stencils; The blue RVD band of JG54
is also supplied, plus the ‘Freies Deutschland’ to
go underneath the final option, which also carries red crosses, Russian stars and RAF roundels!
#2693 - Five options: ‘Yellow 2’, flown by
Oblt. Josef Wurmheller, 9./JG2, Vannes, France,
September 1943; ‘Black <<’, flown by Hptm.
Walter Nowotny, Stab I./JG54, Orel, Russia,
October 1943; aircraft of Maj. Hermann Graf,
Gr.Ost., Atlantic Coast/France, April 1943;
‘Black 13’, flown by Obstlt. Josef Priller, Stab/
Italeri 2693
JG26, Lille-Vendeville, France, 1943; ‘Black
-‘, flown by Maj. Walter Oesau, Stab./JG2,
Beaumonte-le-Roger, France, June 1943. Once
again the decals offer all national insignia except
swastikas, a full set of stencils plus the yellow
tail band, ‘eagle head’ motif and red petals and
red/yellow tail markings for Graf’s machine.
Verdict: Just like the Dragon versions these old exTrimaster kits are hard to build and so we would only
recommend them if they are already in your collection,
or are available in your location cheaper or more
readily then the easier ones from Eduard, Hasegawa
or Tamiya.
This kit was first released as #6804 in 1965
and it was reissued with their 1/48th Sherman
as a ‘Ground Attack Combat Diorama’ set in
1984 (#6034). Then in 1988 it was reissued
with the P-51B as ‘Air Combat Combo #3’
(#6081). It was reissued by Monogram Europe
as an Fw 190A-5 in 1993 (#74016) and finally
as part of the ‘Monogram Classic’ series with
original box art etc. (#85-0107) in 1999. We
have #6804 and the Air Combat series (#6081)
release here for assessment.
Plastic: Black and green-coloured with raised
panel lines, hatches and a mass of rivets
Lower Wing: One-piece; marginally short in
span (>1mm), also slightly short in chord; panel
lines match plans; not all access panels present/
correct location/size; mid-span cannon access
panels wrong size/shape for any version; wing
root cannon ejector ports correct size/location,
also open; aileron hinge line correct; ailerons
feature recessed detail that matches internal
structure, not accurate for fabric covering; trim
tab correct size/location; separate flaps with
internal detail as per the later wooden versions
Upper Wing: Two halves; span as per lower;
most panel lines match plans, ailerons as per
lower wing; wing root access panel wrong
outline/bulges; cannon barrels moulded to wing,
slightly too long inboard and only suitable for
MG151/20 outboard; no pitot
Wheel wells: Opening suitable for A-8 onwards; outline of bay slightly at odds with plans;
no internal detail/structure at all; no inner doors
(for A-4 to A-7)
Undercarriage: Oleo legs about 1-2mm too
long; moulded with compression links; covers on
oleo slider, not applicable after A-3; main wheels
correct diameter and cross-ply tread pattern;
hubs too small and completely erroneous ribbed
detail; tailwheel and yoke moulded together,
lacks detail and all under size; retraction struts
wrong shape and suffer from flash/mis-moulding
Fuselage: Fuselage extension present, so A-5
onwards; overall length good but too skinny in
cross sections, especially around nose and top of
fin/rudder; access doors on both side of vertical
fin and raised; rudder hinge short at top due to
profile of rudder; rudder features recessed rib
detail; panel lines match plans; access hatches
as per A-8 onwards; cooling gills moulded as
half open wedges, no holes; no exhaust stacks;
cowl side panels and bulges good shape/location;
upper decking, forward gun trough panel and
instrument panel coaming all moulded as one,
excellent shape and detail with nice gun barrels; separate tropical filter units also included,
although kit parts will need cutting to fit and
not used in this version; front cowl with separate
ring, both are slightly under in diameter; separate
12-blade fan unit moulded with back of spinner
Tailplanes: Correct span and profile; hinge line
correct; panel lines match plans; elevators feature
recessed rib detail; trim tabs correct size/location
Propeller: Propeller and spinner moulded as
one; correct diameter; blade profile a bit thin at
base; spinner correct diameter and profile; kit
actually includes a plain spinner to make it look
like the propeller is spinning
Interior: Cockpit tub moulded to upper
decking; excellent raised detail; separate seat
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with excellent shape; pilot figure actually very
good for Luftwaffe style clothing and helmet;
separate control column; instrument panel with
excellent raised detail, but only the bottom half
and the upper section moulded to upper decking
and devoid of detail; head armour separate with
support arm, but latter wrong shape (tube) and
former too rounded at top
Detail: Two bombs and rack for under wings,
both items are simplified and the bombs too big
for SC50s and too small for SC250; also on the
sprues but not used are the ETC centreline rack
with sway bars, SC250 bomb for the centreline,
WB151 and MK103 cannon pods
Monogram 6801
Monogram 6804
Canopy: Separate framework and glass elements; main canopy overall length good, profile
a little wide at the rear; features the partial frame
and aerial lead-in; front windscreen good overall
shape, but the front panel is 2mm too wide (will
effect decking/coaming as well)
Decals
#6804 - Six options: A-5/U3 Trop ‘Red 23’;
A-7/R2 ‘Yellow 4’; A-8/R1 - ‘Yellow 4’; A-8/R3
‘Red H’; A-5/U8 - ‘Red H’; A-5/U3 - ‘White
<|’, The decal sheet includes all the crosses,
swastikas, all the unique markings and a series
of stencils as well as the lower section of the
instrument panel. Looking at all of them you can
see they were hand-drawn, as they all look a bit
‘shaky’ as far as straight lines go!
#6081 - One option: ‘Black 1’ that is
unidentified in any way are does not match the
‘Yellow 4’ shown on the box art (which was the
A-7/R2 option in the original kit) Decal sheet
includes national crosses, numbers and the ‘eagle
head’ motif, but no swastikas or any stencils
Verdict: A real blast from the past, Monogram certainly knew how to make some nicely detailed kits, but
today the raised details coupled with the accuracy issues
means that this one is only suitable for the collector.
MPM, CZ
Fw 190S (#48028)
This limited-run injected kit was released by MPM
in 1998 and remained in production for a couple
of years before being removed from their catalogue.
It may seem odd to produce the type as a completely
new tooling, instead of basing it on a mainstream
kit, but at this stage the only real option was the
Tamiya kit, which we doubt would have been available to them.
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MPM 48028
Plastic: Grey-coloured with recessed panel
Lower Wing: One-piece; 1-2mm too great
span; tip profile slightly too narrow at trailing
edge; panel lines match plans; access panels
match plans; no bulges on mid-span access panel;
bulges at leading edge for cannon (shouldn’t be
there), wing root cannon ejector ports correct
size/location, only half-relief; trim tab correct
size/location; aileron hinge line correct; ailerons
feature recessed detail to match structure underneath, not accurate for fabric applied; tip lights
moulded solid; no pitot, has to be made from
tubing by builder
Upper Wing: Two halves; 1-2mm over span;
same comments regarding tip profile and ailerons
as lower wing; panel lines match plans; access
panels match plans; wing root access panel bulges
good shape and have latches
Wheel wells:Correct size/location; interior well
as resin insert, with excellent detail and correct
dimpled effect on mid-section; has cannon tubes
running through it, but type unarmed and no
barrels supplied for wing anyway
Undercarriage: Correct length; axle correct
angle for tyre/ground; compression links moulded
to oleo; doors correct size/shape for u/c down;
instructions show that the small section on the
inner edge needs to be cut away for the S-5;
interior and exterior detail on doors; retraction
arm correct style and complete with smaller ram;
resin main wheels of correct diameter, crossply tread pattern and good plain hub detail;
tailwheel and yoke as one piece; tailwheel tyre a
little under size (marginal); shows the bay profile
as needing to have the square profile of the S-5
with inner doors cut from the bay; no inner
doors supplied for S-5 version
Fuselage: Moulded from rudder hinge to
front cowl ring; 1mm short; panel lines match
plans; some access panels present, others missing;
two-seat fairing good, with subtle join to main
fuselage and ridge alongside canopy; cooling
doors moulded closed as engraved lines; separate
exhaust stacks; fuselage extension present; cowl
side bulge good shape/location; both flat and
bulged upper gun access cover included, excellent
shape and profile with correct secondary bulges;
upper gun trough insert separate, troughs too
long; some machines retained upper guns, but
no barrels moulded to trough or access panel;
separate rudder, good overall shape although a
little narrow at base; fabric effect more realistic
on rudder; trim tab correct; rear formation light
moulded solid; separate front cowl section,
correct diameter (inner and outer), but front
curve is too abrupt; extreme front cowl ring not
separate, defined by panel line only; inner plate
with some engine detail to go into cowling, very
shallow detail; 12-blade fan resin and moulded
with spinner backplate, fragile and blades easily
broken; correctly notes that the oval access panel
under the fuselage should be filled for the S-5
Tailplanes: Span slightly too great, but mainly
due to tip profile being too rounded in certain
areas; hinge line correct; panel lines match plans;
fabric effect on ailerons via recesses to match
internal structure; trim tab correct size/location
Propeller: Separate blades and spinner, with
spinner backplate moulded to (resin) fan; blades
correct length, but profile too wide resulting in
tip being too pointed; spinner correct diameter,
slightly too long and pointed and hole in centre
moulded as raised lug
Interior: Resin tub with moulded sidewalls
etc; separate seats with etched belts; separate
etched rudder pedals; separate control columns,
but both standard type, whilst rear one is just
a post; separate etched instrument panels with
acetate negative film for dial faces
Detail: Access step
Canopy: One-piece injected plastic or vacformed plastic; good overall size and shape;
injected one only depicts early flat-sided style;
vac-formed one offers both early (flat) and late
(bulged) versions; windscreen correct size, front
panel has parallel frames and correct width
Decals
panel lines match plans; no rivet detail; ailerons
feature scalloped fabric effect that matches ribs
shown in scale plans; no trim tabs; looks to be
mould damage to trailing edge of starboard wing,
as the edge bends up slightly; tip lights moulded
solid
Wheel wells: Correct shape/size/location; inboard doors are moulded with lower wing and in
closed position; outer sections of wells moulded
into upper wing halves, mid-section is a separate
part with correct dimpled surface
Undercarriage: Doors and oleo legs moulded
as one; correct length to leg and door; axle at
correct angle for tyre/ground; compression link
moulded in situ, but combined with door due to
moulding limitations; oleo slider element features
canvas covers; no retraction arms; wheels of correct diameter; tyres have cross-ply tread pattern;
hub features correct six-hole pattern
Fuselage: Moulded as one from rudder to
cowl; correct length and profile; rudder features
scalloped effect to match ribs on scale plans;
trim tab on rudder; tail light moulded as solid;
aerial lead-in at top of fin correct style for A-1 to
A-3 series; panel lines and access hatches match
plans; cooling vents moulded in half-relief, but of
correct size/shape; tips of exhaust stacks moulded
in situ, will be visible once one-piece cowl fitted;
one-piece cowl of correct length, shape and diameter; separate front cowl ring of correct shape and
diameter; engine block with separate reduction
casing moulded with 12-blade fan included for
this area; side cowl bulges correct shape/position
Four options: ‘Red 55’ or ‘Red 54’ of an
unknown unit in late 1944; unmarked machine
of an unknown unit in 1944; ‘Red 115’ of an
unknown attack unit, 1944. The decals include
all the national insignia with the crosses done in
two parts, plus a complete set of airframe stencils
Verdict: Usually the two-seater is a conversion
job and there have been many sets to do this,
but this kit from MPM actually has a lot to offer
thanks to the excellent detail of the resin and
photo-etched parts coupled with excellent decal
options and injected and vac-formed canopies.
The limited-run nature does not make the build
easy, so not one for the inexperienced, but with
no 1/48th two-seat conversion on the market as
we write, probably the best option for the type if
you can track one down.
Pegasus Hobbies, USA
Fw 190A-3 (#8414)
This new-tooled kit was released in 2010 and it
is part of this manufacturer’s ‘E-Z Snap’ range of
snap-together kits.
Plastic: Dark green-coloured; recessed panel
Lower Wing: One-piece to a point inboard of
the tip and excluding the flaps and ailerons that
are moulded with the upper halves; correct in
span and chord; wing root ejector ports correct
size/location and open holes; panel lines match
plans; mid-span armament access panel correct
shape/location, has latches and the bulge shape/
profile is pretty good; mid-span cannon barrels
moulded to wing and are too long;
Upper Wing: Two halves, complete with entire
flaps and ailerons; correct span and chord; pitot
correctly at mid-span; wing root cannon access
panels correct shape, are slightly raised and the
bulge looks good (with latch detail); wing root
cannon barrels moulded in situ, correct length;
Pegasus Hobbies
8414
Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; hinge line
correct; panel lines match plans; elevators feature
scalloped fabric effect matching ribs shown in
plans
Engine: Basic unit to add detail behind fan
and propeller; item is nearly identical to one
in Tamiya kit; reduction casing with distributors that are separate in Tamiya kit have been
moulded with the fan unit here
Propeller: One-piece propeller and spinner
unit; propeller of correct diameter; blade profile
a bit too wide; spinner of correct diameter and
profile
Interior: Tub with all detail (side consoles,
seat, control column) moulded in situ; separate instrument panel with raised detail; rear
bulkhead with head armour, but no support stay
for the head armour; no decking behind cockpit
(recess is there to take it as per the Tamiya kit,
but the part is not in this kit to go there; no
gunsight
Detail: No IFF rod antenna
Canopy: One-piece; correct length and profile;
partial frame and aerial lead roller on top; windscreen frames correct, with centre panel having
parallel side
master pushed our hobby in the 1990s. None of these
kits should be built today, put them on show as part of
your collection and marvel that they are now over 25
years old!
1/32nd Scale
Decals
One option, not identified in any way, but it
is W/Nr.0552, ‘Black <<’, flown by Hptm. Josef
Priller, III./ JG26, 1942. Decals are supplied in
two types, waterslide or as self-adhesive transfers.
Each set offers the crosses and unique markings,
plus Werke Nr, but no stencils.
Verdict: Even a cursory look at the parts will see
how much influence the Tamiya kit had on this one.
This does mean that the kit is accurate and apart from
the inner u/c doors being moulded ‘up’ and some odd
detail omitted, whilst others are rather clumsily combined (e.g. undercarriage), the overall product will build
well and look good. we suspect a lot of the update sets
intended for the Tamiya A-3 kit will work here as well!
Revell, Germany
Fw 190G-8/A-8/R8 (#04536)
Revell AG in Europe released the ex-Trimaster/
Dragon A/G-series kit in 1999. For more details
of the basic tooling see the Dragon section.
Detail: Centreline rack with sway bars; SC500
bomb with separate fins and ring; wing racks and
300lt drop tanks; unused on the sprues were the
MK103 cannon pods and two 300lt drop tanks
Decals
Two options: ‘Red 12’ of II./SG10, Bad Aibling, May 1945; ‘White 3’, flown by Oblt. Karl
Brill, 10./JG54, Lemberg, Poland, summer 1944.
The decal sheet includes all the national insignia
except swastikas, plus the cowl bands for the first
option and a complete set of stencils, including
those for the drop tanks and SC500 bomb
Verdict: A simple mix of parts from the Trimaster/
Dragon tooling allowed an elusive version to be offered a
year later and a lot cheaper than the Shanghai-Dragon
example. Today, however, as with all Trimaster/Dragonderived Fw 190s, it is eclipsed by modern examples even
though it will build up into an impressive model.
Trimaster, Japan
Fw 190A/F series
Trimaster released their first kits in 1988 and
ceased trading in 1990. All were subsequently
obtained by Dragon with all bar MA-8 being reissued by them (and others) over the intervening
years. Comments for the basic kits can be found
under the Dragon section, but for the record here
is a list of those released with the Trimaster label:
#MA-5 Fw 190F-8
#MA-6 Fw 190A-8
#MA-7 Fw 190A-8/RII Nightfighter
#MA-8 Fw 190A-8/R8 Rammjäger
Please note that all the Trimaster kits had
white-metal undercarriage legs, retraction arms,
exhaust stacks, bomb rack sway braces and
tailwheel unit (combined yoke and wheel).
The etched frets in most kits offered rear upper
cockpit decking (two styles of hatch), bomb fins;
radiator matrix; drop tank strap; exhaust surrounds; wing reinforcement plates; rudder pedals;
seat belts, undercarriage ribs, instrument panels,
head armour, side consoles, D/F loop and FuG
16Zy antenna.
Verdict: Beautiful examples of just how far Tri-
Frog, UK
Fw 190A
This kit is actually the Hasegawa tooling, dating
back to 1970 and marketed under the Frog label
in the UK and Europe as #F278 from 1972 to
1973. Nearly all the comments below also apply
to the Hasegawa example, as this was just a
straight reboxing of that kit, decals and all. Also
note that this basic tooling was the one used for
Hasegawa’s F-8 ‘Anti Tank Attacker’ (#08130)
and Revell’s F-8 (#04716) in 2001, as their own
new-tooled A-series did not arrive until 2004.
Plastic: Dark green-coloured with raised panel
lines, hatches and rivets
Lower Wing: One-piece, excluding flaps,
which are moulded to upper halves; span correct; chord correct; some panel lines engraved,
others raised; mid-span access panel is raised
and depicts flat version (not applicable to all
variants offered); wing root cannon ejector ports,
half-relief, too far aft and surround is raised; two
blisters under nose area which don’t exist on real
aircraft; ailerons feature fabric texture and rib
detail that is not accurate for real fabric covering;
tip lights moulded solid and recesses wrong shape
(cut back into wing tip); bulge at centreline is too
big/long
Upper Wing: Two halves; correct span/chord;
ailerons as per lower wing; some panel lines
match plans; wing root access panel wrong
outline and bulge is a simple teardrop shape;
separate pitot at mid-span or tip dependant on
variant
Wheel wells: Moulded into lower wing, quite
shallow and rib detail all spurious; profile at
outboard end too thin; no cannon barrels passing through bays; middle section has roof but
covered in small blister, not dimples, too many/
wrong layout
Undercarriage: Oleo legs correct length; axle
angle correct for tyre/ground; covers on slider
element, only applicable up to A-4; separate
compression links; separate retraction arms, but
odd ‘bent’ hydraulic ram; main doors correct
overall shape, although a little skinnier at leg end;
external detail good on doors, insides devoid of
any detail; wheels correct diameter, with cross-ply
tread pattern; hubs feature six holes but too shallow and both details at odds with plans; tailwheel
unit moulded as one with tyre, whole thing is too
small and lacks detail
Fuselage: Moulded from back of rudder to
cowl joint; about 2mm short; profile of vertical
fin and rudder short by 1-2mm, also trailing edge
of rudder skinny; fuselage extension present; all
access panels raised, do not match plans; panel
lines don’t match plans; cooling vent doors
moulded open; fabric effect and internal rib detail on rudder, looks good, but not realistic; trim
tab correct; rear formation light moulded solid;
cowl side blister moulded to fuselage halves, odd
profile at trailing edge; front cowl section correct
diameter; front cowl ring correct inner diameter,
but outer is under because the unit is skinny
overall; separate cowl guns; upper cowl is correct
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length and offered as flat or bulged; bulge profiles
not bad, although smaller ones are not present;
front upper panel moulded with side cowls,
troughs good shape
Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; leading
edge of tip too rounded; fabric and rib detail on
elevators, not accurate; trim tab correct size/location; hinge line good; panel lines match plans
Engine: Multi-part engine with exhaust pipes,
reduction casing, engine bearers and 12-blade
fan; fan unit correct number of blades, but each
is too narrow
blades short by 2mm and too wide profile for
A-series options; spinner correct diameter, but
too pointed
Interior: Basic floor with rear bulkhead and
side consoles; separate seat, but too wide and
wrong style; separate control column and rudder
pedals, both very basic/inaccurate detail; separate
bulkhead and instrument panel, the later has
spurious raised dials etc.; pilot figure very basic;
no decals for instrument panel or side consoles;
no seat belts
Detail: Centreline ETC rack with sway bars;
MK103 gun pods; SC500 and SC250 bombs
with fin support rods; 300lt drop tank; grooves
Frog F278
on drop tank moulded as raised thin lines and no
central retaining strap; detail on ETC rack fairing
is not accurate
Canopy: Separate framework, but has a closeplate moulded into it that is not there on real aircraft; standard canopy head armour and support
bar; clear section good side profile, partial frame
on top with aerial lead-in; windscreen separate,
good shape and profile, with front panel correct
width/parallel sides
Decals
Two options: A-5/U3, ‘Black 8’, II./JG1, 194445; A-7/R3, ‘Black 13’, flown by Obstlt. Josef
Priller, JG26, France, Jube 1944. The decal sheet
includes all crosses, swastikas and unique markings, along with a series of stencils.
Verdict: You can see where Hasegawa got their
inspiration for the later new-tooled Fw 190, as there
are many elements in this kit that were carried forward,
albeit much more detailed/accurate. Overall this is a
product of its age, the shapes are good, the detail gimmicky at times and a mass of raised detail and rivets.
With the vastly superior new-tooled versions from
Hasegawa nowadays, this one is really for the collectors.
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Kit List
Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit List
Fw 190 Radial-engine Kits
Below is a list of all static scale construction kits produced to
date of the radial-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 190 series. This list
is as comprehensive as possible, but if there are amendments
or additions, please contact the author via the Valiant Wings
Publishing address.
• Academy [inj] 1/144th Fw 190A #4437 (1995)
• Academy [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A #1670 – Announced in 1988,
but never released
• Academy [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 ‘Heinz Bar with Kübelwagen’
#2213 (2003)
• Academy [inj] 1/72nd P-47D & Fw 190A-8 ‘Normandy 1944’
#12513 (2014)
• Academy [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6/8 #2120 (1992)
Notes
inj
ltd inj
mtl pe res vac (1999) (1994->) ex- – Injection Moulded Plastic
– Limited-run Injection Moulded Plastic
– White‑metal (including Pewter)
– Photo-etched metal
– Resin
– Vacuum-formed Plastic
– Denotes date the kit was released
– Date/s denote start/finish of firm’s activities,
the exact date of release of this kit is however
unknown
– Denotes the tooling originated with another firm,
the original tool maker is noted after the ‘-’
• Accurate Minitures [inj] (ex-Eduard) 1/48th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-8 ‘Josef Pips Priller on D-Day’ #0402 (2008)
• Arii [inj] (ex-Otaki) [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7/A-8
#A335 (1986)
• Admiral [inj/pe] 1/72nd Fw 190A-4 ‘Jabo’ #7201 (2002)
• Admiral [inj/pe] 1/72nd Fw 190F-1 #ADM 7204 – Announced
for 2011, not released to date
• Aurora [inj] 1/47th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #30 (1952-1976)
– Later reissued as #30-59, 30A-69 [with and w/o swastika],
30-69, 30-79, 30-80, 30-100 & 30-130 and 344-79
• Aurora [inj] (ex-Heller) 1/72nd Fw 190F #6604 (early 1970s)
• Advent [inj] (ex-Revell) 1/72nd Fw 190A-3/A-5 #3305 (1979-80)
• AHM [inj] (ex-Ikko) 1/150th Fw 190G-1 #K-410 (mid-1970s)
• Airfix [inj] (ex-Doyusha) 1/100th Fw 190A #A50024 (2008)
• Airfix [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8/F-8 #03029-0 (1977) – Reissued
in 1983 (#02063), 1988 (#02085) in the ‘Aircraft of the Aces’
series and as part of the ‘FW Mistel’ (#A05040) in 2008
• Airfix [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 #A01020 (2013) – Released as
a ‘Dogfight Double’ with the Hawker Typhoon (#A50136) in
2013
• Airfix [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/A-8 #A02066 (2014)
• Airfix [inj] (ex-Otaki) 1/48th Fw 190A-8 #05105 (1999) – Also
issued as a ‘Starter Set’ (#95105)
• Airfix [inj] 1/24th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #16001-8 (1981) –
Reissued as #916001 in 1985, #16001 in 1986, #16001 in
1996 , #A16001 in 2008 and as #A16001A in 2013
• Airmodel [vac/res] 1/72nd Fw 190B/C V13/V16 #AM-038
(1969-1980)
• Airmodel [vac] 1/72nd Fw 190 V1 #AM-7001 (1969-2000)
• Airmodel [ltd inj] 1/72nd Fw 190 V18/U-1 #AM-7002 (1988)
• Airmodel [res] 1/72nd Fw 190 V18 #AM-2013 (1980s-2000)
• AMT [inj] (ex-Frog) 1/72nd ‘Famous Fighters II’ set #3956
(1967-early 1970s) – Included Tempest Mk V, D.520 & Fw 190
• AMT [inj] (ex-Otaki/Arii) 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 #8887
(mid-1990s)
• Antares [res] 1/48th Fw 190 V19 #ANT-12 (2003)
• AZ Model [ltd inj/re/pe] (ex-Sword) 1/72nd Fw 190A-0 #7265
(2009)
• AZ Model [ltd inj/re/pe] (ex-Sword) 1/72nd Fw 190A-1/2 ‘Jabo’
#7266 (2009)
• AZ Model [ltd inj/re/pe] (ex-Sword) 1/72nd Fw 190A-1 ‘Aces’
#7267 (2009)
• AZ Model [ltd inj/re/pe] (ex-Sword) 1/72nd Fw 190A-2 # 7268
(2009)
• AZ Model [ltd inj/res/pe] (ex-Sword) 1/72nd Fw 190A-4 #7296
(2010)
• Bandai [inj] (ex-Monogram) 1/48th Fw 190A #8904
(late 1970s)
• Bienengraber [inj] (ex-Frog) 1/72nd Fw 190A #F211F
(1969-74)
• Blue Max [vac] (ex-Combat Models) 1/32nd (vac) Fw 190S-8
#3205 (1984)
• Casadio [mtl] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 #23362 (1988)
• Casadio [mtl] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #23375 (1988)
• Casadio [mtl] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8/R3 #23388 (1988)
• Casadio [mtl] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 #23391 (1988)
• CMK [res] 1/87th Fw 190A-8 #HO A003 (2003)
• [Luis] Congost [inj] (ex-Frog) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A
#4000 (late 1970-80s)
Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit List xvii
• Crown [inj] 1/150th Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-1 #420 (1960s-80s)
– Ex-Ikko tooling although never actually released by that firm
• Czechmaster [res] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190B-0 #0301
(1997)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190A-4 ‘JG-1 Oesau’
#5524 (1995)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190A-5 ‘Special’ #5506
(1992)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190A-7 ‘with slipper
tank #5545 (2005)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190A-8/R11 Nachtjäger
#5514 (1994)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190A-8 #5502 (1991)
• Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190G-3 Long Range
Fighter-Bomber #5537 (2005)
• Shanghai-Dragon [inj] (ex-Trimaster) 1/48th Fw 190G-3 #5537
(1998) – Reissued 2012
• Eagle/Eagleware[inj] (ex-Vulcan 1/96th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5
#4 (1950s to 1963) – Eagle from mid-50s to 1962, then Eagleware
• Eduard [inj] 1/144th Fw 190A-5 #4401 (1999)
• Eduard [inj] 1/144th Fw 190F-8 #4402 (1999)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Nachtjäger ‘Dual
Combo’ #1144 (2009)
• Eduard [inj/pe] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A ‘JG54 Grünherz
Dual Combo #1155 (2011)
• Eduard [inj/pe] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Nightfighter
‘ProfiPACK’ #8177 (2014)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #8174 (2007)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 ‘Weekend Edition’
#8430 (2008)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5/A-6 ‘Grünhertz’
#1154 – Announced for 2010, not released
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 #8171 (2007)
• Eduard [inj/pe/res] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 ‘Hajo
Hermann’ #RK001 (2009)
• Eduard [inj/pe] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 ‘ProfiPACK’
#8172 (2012)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 #8173 (2006) –
Reissued in 2009 and again in 2013
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 ‘Nightfighter’
#8187 – Announced for 2012, not released
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 ‘Weekend Edition’
#8429 (2007)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 #8175 (2007)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 ‘Weekend
Edition’ #8428 (2010)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-9 ‘ProfiPACK’ #8187
(2010)
• Eduard [inj/pe] 1/48th Fw 190A-8 ‘Royal Edition’ #R0004
(2007) – Limited edition
• Eduard [inj/pe] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 #8179 (2008)
• Eduard [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 ‘Weekend Edition’
#84111 (2011)
• Eldon [inj] (ex-Marusan) 1/100th Fw 190A #011 (1968)
• Elvin [inj] 1/165th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #N/K (late 1950s)
• Esoteric Models [res/vf/wm] 1/48th Fw 190 V1 #SLE-1 (1991)
• Esoteric Models [res/vf/wm] 1/48th Fw 190 V2 #SLE-2 (1991)
• Esoteric Models [res/vf/wm] 1/48th Fw 190 V1 (Mod) #SLE-3
(1991) – V1 without the ducted spinner (Limited edition)
• Extraplan [vac] 1/72nd Fw 190G-2 #N/K – Announced in 1992,
never produced
• FE Resin [res] 1/144th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V13/V15 #144040
(2004/5)
• FE Resin [res] 1/144th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V18/U1 #144041
(2004/5)
• FE Resin [res] 1/144th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V29 #144042
(2004/5)
• Frog [inj] 1/72nd Focke Wulf 190 ‘Inside Story’ #F.147
• Frog [inj] 1/72nd Focke Wulf 190 #393P (1959-1964) –
Renumbered #F393 (1964-1967), #F147 (1965-1967), #F211
(1968-1971), #F211F (1968-1974), #F393 (1974-1976) and
#F211 (1976 only)
• Frog [inj] 1/72nd ‘Combat Series’ Beaufighter & Fw 190A
#F522 (between 1970 & 1973)
• Frog [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 & A-4/R6 #F406 –
Planned for 1972 but never produced, was intended as a replacement
for #393P
• Frog [inj] (ex-Hasegawa) 1/32nd Fw 190A #F.450 – Planned for
release under this number in 1971 but did not appear
• Frog [inj] (ex-Hasegawa) 1/32nd Fw 190A #F278 (1972-73)
• Fujimi 1/48th Fw 190A-6/A-9 #5A-13M (1971) – Renumbered
P-4 (1987), then #30044, also included in the Dogfighter Series
with the Spitfire Mk V as #35510 in 1995, reissued as the
standard kit in 1998 as #30104 and 300047 & P-4 in 2010
• Gartex [inj/res/pe] (updated ex-Hasegawa) 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/
R15 Blitz Fighter #GA:13 (1996)
• Hasegawa [inj] ‘Egg Series’ Fw 190 #ES 002 (1980)
• Hasegawa [inj] ‘Egg Series’ Wolf Panic #EW2 (1983)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A #JS-106 (1975) – By 1977 this
was #A24, reboxed and reissued as Fw 190A-5 #005 in 1994
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-3 #AP43 (1996)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-4 ‘Jagdgeschwader 1’ #09744
(2007)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-5 #000046 (2000)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-5 ‘J. Piller’ #00607 (2003)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-5/6/8 ‘Piller Combo’ #02003
(2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 and FockeWulf Fw 190A-5 ‘IJA’ #02014 (2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-6 ‘Galland’ #00268 (2001)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-6 ‘Night Fighter’ #AP131
(1996) – Reissued in 1998
xviii Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit List
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-6 ‘Night Fighter’ #AP144
(1997)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-7 ‘JG1’ #AP160 (1998)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-7 ‘with Slipper Tank’ #00172
(2001)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 #006 (1994) – Reboxing of
JS-106
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 ‘D-Day’ #AP128 (1994) –
Reissued as #SP129
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 ‘Nacht Jäger’ #AP5 (1992)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 ‘Bär’ #AP115 (1995)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 ‘JG300’ #00928 (2008)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 ‘Combo’ [2x
kits] #01904 (2010)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 w/BV 246 Hagelkorn
#01984 (2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8/D-9 ‘Combo’ #02078 2014)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/R16 with Torpedo Bomb
#AP112 (1995)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8 #AP4 (1992)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8 ‘D-Day Markings’ #SP129
(1994)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8 ‘Hungarian Air Force’
#00390 (2003)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8 ‘Schlachtgeschwader 4’
#00678 (2004)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/R16 with BT400 #AP112
(1995)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-9/Panzerblitz 1 #AP102
(1994)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A/G ‘Ground Attacker’ #AP175
(1999)
• Hasegawa [inj] (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) 1/48th Fw 190A-3
‘Western Front 1941’ #JX105 (1995)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-3 #JT90 (2005)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-3/A-4 ‘Eagle Head’ #09942
(2011)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-4 ‘Graf’ #09818 (2008)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5 #09798 (2008)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5 ‘with BMW 327’ [car]
#09755 (2007)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5 ‘Graf’ with figure #09893
(2009)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5 ‘Japanese Army’ #07373
(2014)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5/U3 ‘Graf Special’ #09976
(2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5Y ‘Losigkett’
#09881 (2009)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-5/U12 ‘w/gun pack’ #07320
(2012)
• Hasegawa [inj/res/mtl] 1/48th Fw 190A-5/U14 with torpedo
#09911 (2010)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5 ‘Japanese Army’
#07739 (2014)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-6 ‘Checker Nose’ #09812
(2008)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-6 ‘Sturmstaffel 1’ #09965
(2011)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-7 ‘JG1’ #09902 (2010)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-8/R8 #09841 (2009)
• Hasegawa [inj/res] 1/48th Fw 190A-8 & BV 246 Hagelkorn
#09933 (2011)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-9 #07318 (2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) 1/48th Fw 190A-8 ‘JG5
Eismeer’ #JX3 (1995)
Notes
inj
ltd inj
– Resin
unknown
• Hasegawa [inj] (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) 1/48th Fw 190A-4 ‘JG1
Oesau’ #JX5 (1995)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190F-8 #09856 (2009)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190F-8 with BT700 Bombern
Torpedo #09950 (2011)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/48th Fw 190F-8 ‘KG200’ #07352 (2013)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190 #JS-060 (1970) – By 1977
was #S10, reissued in 1993 as #ST6 and again in 2001
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-5 #ST23 (2004)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-5 ‘Priller’ #08169 (2006)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-5 ‘Nowotny’ #08224 (2012)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-6 ‘Galland’ #08186 (2008)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-6 ‘Checker Nose’ #08162
(2006)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-7 ‘Bär’ #08172 (2007)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-7 ‘JG1 Red Stripe’ #08217
(2011)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-8 #ST21 (2004)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190A-8 ‘JGr.10’ #08196 (2010)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190F-8 ‘Anti Tank Attacker’ #08130
(2001)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190F-8 #08151 (2005)
• Hasegawa [inj] 1/32nd Fw 190F-8 ‘Tank Buster’ #08183
(2008)
• Heller [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F #087 (1974) –
Reissued as #235 in 1978 and #80235 in 1987
• Heller [inj] (ex-Airfix) 1/24th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #80497
(1990)
• HobbyBoss [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 #80244 (2008)
• HobbyBoss [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-6 #80245 (2007)
• Hobbycraft [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #HC1202 (1988)
• Ikko [inj] 1/150th Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-1 – Never actually
released by them
• Italeri [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F #178 (1989)
• Italeri [inj/pe] (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) 1/48th Fw 190A-8 #2678
(2009)
• Italeri [inj/pe] (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) 1/48th Fw 190A ‘German
Aces’ #2693 (2010)
• Kitty Hawk (ex-Hasegawa) [inj] ‘Egg Series’ Fw 190 #7190
(1976) – Box top was marked as ‘Fw 190D’, but this was the
A-series kit
• Korpo [inj] (ex-ZTS/Admiral?) 1/72nd Fw 190A #4111
• Korpo [inj] (ex-ZTS/Admiral?) 1/72nd Fw 190D #4112
• K&K [vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5/A-7 #N/K (19911993)
• K&K [vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/K #N/K (1991-1993)
• KMP Models [res] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-10 #N/K
(1993-1999)
• KMP Models [res] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190TL #N/K (19931999)
• KSN/Midori [inj] 1/?? Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #N/K (1961 to
1978)
• Legato [res/vf] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V1 #LK4822 (2007)
• Mark I Models [inj/res] (ex-Eduard) 1/144th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-6/A-7 #MKM14420 (2013
• Mark I Models [inj/res] (ex-Eduard) 1/144th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-8/A-9 #MKM14421 (2013)
• Mark I Models [inj/res] ä(ex-Eduard) 1/144th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190F-8 #MKM14422 (2013)
• MasterCraft [inj] (ex-Armour) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4
#C-01 (prior 2004)
‘Channel Coast’ #C-02 (prior to 2004)
‘Grün Hertz’ #C-03 (prior to 2004)
‘JG1’ #C-04 (prior to 2004)
‘Raamjäger’ #C-05 (prior to 2004)
• MasterCraft [inj] (ex-Armour) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/
R8 ‘Sturmbock’ #C-08 (prior to 2004)
• MasterCraft [inj] (ex-Armour) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-2
‘Schlachflugzeuge’ #C-11 (prior to 2004)
• MasterCraft [inj] (ex-Armour) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8
#C-12 (prior to 2004)
• Marusan [inj] 1/157th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #402
(1950s-1970s) Also #7014
• Marusan [inj] 1/157th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #7059
(1950s-1970s)
• Marusan [inj] 1/100th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #464
(1950s-1970s)
• Matchbox [inj] 1/72nd Classic WWII Fighters boxed set #PK1003 (1986)
• Matchbox [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #PK-6 (1973) –
Reissued in 1989 (#PK-51), then under Revell’s control in 1991
as Fw 190A-4/R6 (#40051)
• Matchbox [inj] (ex-Otaki) 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 #PK-462
(1990)
• Mavi (Model Aviation) a [vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190
#7007 (1993->)
• Mavi (Model Aviation) [vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8
#7026 (1993->)
• Mavi (Model Aviation) [vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5
#7043 (1993->)
• Merit Models [inj] 1/18th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #61802 –
Announced for 2014
• Merit Models [inj] 1/18th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 #61803 –
Announced for 2014
• Minicraft [inj] (ex-Hasegawa) 1/32nd Focke-Wulf
Fw 190#1060 (1985->)
• Minicraft [inj] (ex-Frog) 1/72nd Focke Wulf Fw 190A #211
(1972)
• Miniwing [res] 1/144th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V27 #035 (2010)
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• Model Graphix [inj/res] (ex-AZ Model) 1/72nd SNCAC
NC.900 ‘Armée de l’Air’ #48006 (2013)
• Monogram [inj] 1/48th Fw 190 #6804-0202 (1965) – Reissued
with their 1/48th Sherman as a ‘Ground Attack Combat
Diorama’ set in 1984 #6034. Also reissued with the P-51B
as ‘Air Combat Combo #3’ in 1988 (#6081). Reissued by
Monogram Europe as a Fw 190A-5 in 1993 (#74016)
• Monogram [inj] 1/48th Fw 190 #85-0107 (1999)
– ‘Monogram Classics’ range
• MPC [inj] (ex-Airfix) 1/72nd Fw 190A #1-4001 (1965-1985)
• MPC [inj] (ex-Airfix) 1/24th Fw 190A #1-4603 (1965-1985)
• MPM [ltd inj/pe] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190S-5 #72030
(1995)
• MPM [ltd inj/pe] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V1 #72032
(1996)
• MPM [ltd inj/pe] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V18 #72033
(1995)
• MPM [inj/pe] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5/U14 #72048
(1994)
• MPM [ltd inj/pe/res/vac] 1/48th Fw 190S #48028 (1998)
• Nichimo [inj] 1/65th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #S-6501
(1960s->)
• Otaki [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-7/A-8 #OT2-26 (early 1960s-1985)
• Pacific Coast Models [Ltd inj/res/pe] 1/32nd Fw 190A-1/2/3
Combination Kit #PCM 32011 (2010)
• Pegasus Hobbies [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 #8414
(2010) – E-Z Snap
• Planet Models [res] 1/72nd Fw 190 Einsitifer with BMW.802
#PLT 019
• Planet Models [res] 1/72nd Fw 190C-0/V16 #PLT 117 –
Announced 2006, not released to date
• Planet Models [res] 1/72nd Fw 190C V15 #PLT 230 (2010)
• Planet Models [res] 1/72nd Fw 190C V13-16 #PLT 228
(2010)
• Planet Models [res] 1/48th Fw 190C-0 (V13) #108 (2004)
• Planet Models [res/vac] 1/48th Fw 190 V15/V16 #PLT 215
(2008)
• Planet Models [res] 1/48th Fw 190 V18/U1 Kangaru #PLT 193
• Revell [inj] 1/144th Fw 190A #H-1018 (1973) – Reissued in
1992 as #4046 and as Fw 190A-8 #04917 in 2012
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190 #H-615 (1963) –
Reissued as H-62 in 1974, H-53 in 1976-8 and in 1992 as
Fw 190A #4123
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Hurricane & Fw 190 ‘Fighting Deuces
Series’ #H-226 (1970-1972)
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd (ex-Frog) Focke-Wulf Fw 190A – Never
released
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8/R-11 #04118 (1997)
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd ‘Historic German Aircraft’ #05714 (2011)
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/A-8 & BV 246 Hagelkorn
#04135 (1998) – In 2000 renumbered as #04169 and reissued
in 2009 as #04171
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190F-8/R14 Torpedojäger #04147 (2000)
• Revell [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-8 & Hurricane Mk IIc ‘Combat
Series’ #04161 (2000)
• Revell [inj] 1/48th (ex-Trimaster/Dragon) Fw 190A-8/G-3
#04536 (1999)
• Revell [inj] (ex-Hasegawa) 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8
#04716 (2001)
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• Revell-Monogram ‘Pro-Modeler’ [inj] (ex-Revell) 1/72nd
Fw 190A-8/R1 & R11 #85-5943 (1997)
• Revell-Monogram ‘Pro-Modeler’ [inj] (ex-Dragon) 1/48th
Fw 190G-2/G-3 #85-5949 (1998)
• Revell-Monogram [inj] (ex-Hasegawa) 1/32nd Focke-Wulf
Fw 190F-8 #85-5517 (2001)
• RSL [inj] (ex-Marusan) 1/100th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #464
• Rutman (Jerry) [res/mtl/vac] 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
#N/K (1999->)
• Rutman (Jerry) [res/mtl/vac] 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2
#N/K (1999->)
• Rutman (Jerry) [res/mtl/vac] 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R8
Rammjäger #N/K (1999->)
• Rutman (Jerry) [res/mtl/vac] 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-9
#N/K (1999->)
• Rutman (Jerry) [res/mtl/vac] 1/32nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8
#N/K (1999->)
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190C-0
Höhenjäger II [V13, V15, V16] #7216 – Announced for 2000,
release not confirmed
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190B
Höhenjäger I [V27] #7220 – Announced for 2000, release not
confirmed
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190C-0
Höhenjäger II [V21] #7217 – Announced for 2000, release not
confirmed
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190C-0 (V20/
U1) #7218 – Announced for 2000, release not confirmed
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/48th Fw 190C-0 (V18/U1)
Kanguruh #48005 (2003)
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/48th Fw 190C-0 (V13) Höhenjäger
II #48002 (2004)
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/48th Fw 190C-0 (V16) Höhenjäger
II #48004 (2004)
• RV Resin [res/pe/mtl/vac] 1/48th Fw 190B (V27) #N/K
• Sanwa/Tokyo Plamo [inj] 1/104th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 #191
(1950s-60s)
• Sanwa/Tokyo Plamo [inj] 1/50th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 ‘Clear’
#544 (1950s-60s)
• Smer [inj] (ex-Admiral) 1/72nd Fw 190A-5/F-8 #0873 (2001
£3.99)
• Special Hobby [inj/res/pe] (ex-Eduard) 1/48th Focke Wulf
Fw 190A-6 ‘Ace Hajo Herrmann #RK001 (2008)
• Special Hobby [inj/pe] (ex-Eduard) 1/48th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-6 ‘Early Sturmbirds’ #SH48103 (2010)
• Special Hobby [inj/pe] (ex-Eduard) 1/48th Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-6 ‘Early Sturmbirds’ #SH48106 – Not released to date
• Storia del l’Aviazione [inj] (ex-Revell) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A #82 (1973 & 1977-78)
• Swan Model Engineering [res] 1/72nd Fw 190 TL ‘Tubofan’
#SME14 – Announced late 1990s, never released
• Sword [ltd inj] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-1 #SW72009
(2000)
• Tamiya [inj] (ex-Italeri) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 #60728
(1995)
• Tamiya [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-3 #60766 (2002)
Notes
inj
ltd inj
– Resin
unknown
• Tamiya [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-3 #61037 (1995)
• Tamiya [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-3 ‘Propeller Action’ #61508
(2002)
• Tamiya 1/48th Fw 190F-8 #61039 (1995)
• Tamiya [inj] 1/48th Fw 190A-8 & A-8/RII #61095 (2006)
• Tamiya [inj] 1/48th Fw 190F-8/9 with bomb loading set
#61104 (2008)
• Testors [inj] (ex-Heller) 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/F #411
• Trimaster [inj/mtl/pe] 1/48th Fw 190F-8 with X-4 Missile #MA5 (1988)
• Trimaster [inj/mtl/pe] 1/48th Fw 190A-8 #MA-6 (1988)
• Trimaster [inj/mtl/pe] 1/48th Fw 190A-8/RII Nightfighter
#MA-7 (1989)
• Trimaster [inj/mtl/pe] 1/48th Fw 190A-8/R8 Rammjäger #MA8 (1989)
• Trumpeter [inj] 1/24th Fw 190A-6/A-8 #02419 – Announced
2006, not released to date
• UPC (Universal Powermaster Corp.) [inj] (ex-Elvin) 1/165th
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #8056 (1960s-70s)
• UPC (Universal Powermaster Corp.) [inj] (ex-Marusan)
1/100th Fw 190A-5 #7059 (1960s-70s)
• UPC (Universal Powermaster Corp.) [inj] (ex-Nitto) 1/65th
Fw 190A-5 #8019 (1960s-70s)
• Vami Model/Dujin [res] Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘Falcon wing’ #N/K
– Release not confirmed
• Vami Model/Dujin [res] Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘Turbojet’ #N/K –
Release not confirmed
• Vulcan [inj] 1/96th Focke-Wulf Fw 190 #3 (mid-1950s to
1957)
• WK Models [res] 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190 V18 #N/K
(1988-1997)
• WSW Modellbau [res] 1/87th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 #W-005
(2002/3)
• WSW Modellbau [res] 1/87th Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 #W-006
(2002/3)
• ZTS Plastyk [inj] 1/72nd Fw 190A-5/F-8 #S-013 (1998)
• Zvezda 1/72nd Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 #7304 (2013) – Snaptogether kit
Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Accessory List
Accessory List
xxi
Fw 190 Radial-engine Accessories
Below is a list of all accessories for static scale construction
kits produced to date for the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 radial-engine
series. This list is as comprehensive as possible, but if there are
amendments or additions, please contact the author via the
Valiant Wings Publishing address.
1/72nd
• Aber [br] Fw 190A-2 to A-6 Armament Set #72004
• Aires [res/pe] BMW 801D for Fw 190A/F #7073
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 Cockpit Set #7157 {Tamiya}
• Aires [res/vma] Fw 190A-3/A-5 Wheels & Paint Masks #7234
{Hasegawa, MPM. Smer & Tamiya}
• Aires [res/vma] Fw 190A-5/A-9 Wheels & Paint Masks #7237
{Hasegawa, MPM. Smer & Tamiya}
•Airmodel Frank-Modellbau [res] Luftwaffen-Rüstsätze Set 2 (inc.
Doppelreiter I, BT700, SG113A, SG116 & BV 246)
• Airmodel products [res/pe] Fw 190F-8 W.Gr. 28/32 Conversion
#AM-6011
• Airmodel Products [res/pe] Fw 190F-8 SG113 Foerstersonde
Conversion #AM-6012
• Airmodel Products [res/pe/dec] Rammjäger Fw 190A-6/R7 &
A-8/R2 Conversion #AM-6021
• Airmodel Products [res/pe/dec] Fw 190A-8 Rammjäger +
Krebsgerät Conversion ‘Special Edition’ # AM-6021-25
• Airmodel Products [pe] Fw 190A-8 Krebsgerät W.Gr 21
Conversion #AM-6025
• Airmodel Products [pe] Fw 190A/F/G Superdetail Set #AM6027
• Airmodel Products [res] Fw 190A/F/G/D landing flaps #AZ72012
• Airmodel products [res] Fw 190A-7 Slipper Tank Conversion
#AZ-72014 • Airwaves [pe] Fw 190A to F Detail Set #AC72019 {Italeri}
• Airwaves [pe] Fw 190A-8 Rammjäger Armour #AC72-046
{Italeri}
Notes
If no description is given the item is a detail set (specific or generic)
br
–Brass
conv
–Conversion
af
– Acetate Film
ma
– Die-cut Self-adhesive Paint Masks [tape]
MDC
– Model Design Construction
mtl
– White-metal (including Pewter)
pa
– Paper (printed or otherwise)
PCM
– Pacific Coast Models
pe
– Photo-etched Brass
res
–Resin
SAC
– Scale Aircraft Conversions
vac
vma
– Vinyl Self-adhesive Paint Masks
{Academy}– Denotes the kit for which the set is intended
• AML [res] Fw 190A-4 Conversion #AMLA72 010 {Tamiya}
• AML [res] Fw 190A Undercarriage Set #AMLA72 023
{Academy, Revell & Tamiya}
• AML [res/vma] Fw 190A-4 Wheels & Paint Masks #AMLA72032 {Zvezda}
• BarracudaCast [res] Fw 190A-1 through A-8 Propeller & Spinner
#BR72087 {AZ Model, Airfix, Academy, Revell & Tamiya}
• BarracudaCast [res] Fw 190A-1 through A-4 Wheels &
Undercarriage Doors #BR72088 {AZ Model, Tamiya &
Zvezda}
• Brengun [pe] Fw 190A-8/F-8 Detail Set #BRL72075 {Airfix}
• Cooper Details [res/dec] Fw 190A-5 and A-6 Conversion
#CD7212 {Hasegawa}
• Cooper Details [res/dec] Fw 190A-1 thru A-4 Conversion
#CD7215 {Hasegawa}
• Cooper Details [res/pe] Fw 190A/D/F/G/Ta 152 #CD7214
{Hasegawa & Dragon}
Aber A72004
Aires 7073
Aires 7234
Aires 7237
Airmodel AM-6011
Cooper Details CD7212
Airmodel AM-6012
Aires 7157
Airmodel AM-72014
Cooper Details CD7215
AML AMLA72010
Eduard 72-358
Eduard 72-241
BarracudaCast BR72087
Eduard 72-374
Eduard SS176
Eduard 73-505
BarracudaCast BR72088
Eduard 72-382
Eduard 72-370
Eduard 72-385
Eduard 72-274
Eduard CX386
xxii Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Accessory List
Lone Wulf LW014
Lone Wulf LW015
Lone Wulf WW01
Master Models 72-012
• Cooper Details [res/[e] Fw 190A/F/D Landing Gear #CD7220
{Hasegawa}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190AA Interior #7014 {Revell}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190 Canopy & Wheel Masks ‘Blown Canopy’
#CX154 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [vma] Fw 190A Canopy Mask #XS148 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A Canopy Mask #CX029 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A to D Wheel Wells #72-370 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A Detail Set #72-053 {Italeri}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A Detail Set – Zoom #SS124 {Revell}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A Landing Flaps – Wooden #72-385
{Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe/ma] Fw 190A-3 BIG ED Set #BIG7209 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set – Zoom #SS176 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set – Zoom #SS203 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 Landing Flaps #72-382 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-5 Detail Set #72-374 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-7 Detail Set #72-368 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set PP/SA #73-493 {Airfix}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set – Zoom #SS267 {Academy}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8/R11 Detail Set #72-241 {Revell}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A-8 Canopy & Wheel Masks #CX376
{Airfix}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190F-8 Canopy & Wheel Masks #CX386
{Airfix}
• Esoteric [res] Fw 190A-3/A-4 Conversion #BJ6 {Italeri}
• ExtraTech [pe] Fw 190A-8 & F-8 Detail Set #EX72 062 {Revell}
• ExtraTech [pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set #EX72 137 {Tamiya}
• Falcon [vac] Canopy Set No.5; Luftwaffe Fighter & Attack
Aircraft [inc Fw 190A standard & ‘blown’] {Airfix & Revell}
• Falcon [vac] Canopy Set No.29; Luftwaffe Part 6 [inc Fw 190
standard & ‘blown’] {Revell}
• Falcon [vac] Canopy Set No.42; Luftwaffe Part 7 [inc Fw 190
standard & ‘blown’] {Tamiya}
• Fine Molds [mtl] Fw 190/Ta 152 Pitot Tube (x4) #AA-21
• Freightdog [res] Fw 190A X-4 wire-guided missile set #72057
{Airfix}
• Hawkeye Designs [res] Fw 190A-1 through A-4 Conversion &
Detail Set #112 {Hasegawa}
• Lone Wulf Models [res] Doppelreiter Fuel Tanks #LW014
• Lone Wulf Models [res] Zeppelin Fuel Tanks #LW015
• Lone Wulf Models [res] SB 800 RS ‘Kurt’ Bouncing Bomb
Conversion #WW01
• Lone Wulf Models [res] S250 Smoke Screen Generators
#WW04
• Lone Wulf Models [res] Fw 190 Gero IIb Flamethrower
#WW05
• Lone Wulf Models [res] Henschel Hs 298 V2 for Fw 190
#WW06
• Lone Wulf Models [res] Ramjet Engined Fw 190 Conversion
#WW20
• Maquettes Dauzie [res/vf] Fw 190S-5/S-8 Conversion #7253
• Master Model [br] Fw 190A-2 to A-5 Armament Set & Pitot
Tube #AM-72-012
• Master Model [br] Fw 190A-6 Armament Set & Pitot Tube
#AM-72-013
• Master Model [br] Fw 190A-7 & A-8 Armament Set & Pitot
Tube #AM-72-014
• NH Detail [pe] Fw 190A-8 Armour Plates #A72-003
• NH Detail [pe] Fw 190A-8/F-8 Correction Set #A72-007 {Revell}
• North Star [pe] Fw 190A/F/G 12-blade & 14-Blade Cooling
Fans #NS72020
• Owl Models [res/pe] Fw 190A-8/R11 Conversion #OWLR7212
• Owl Models [res/pe] Fw 190A-6/R11 Conversion #OWLR7213
• Owl Models [res/pe] Fw 190F with SG113 Conversion
#OWLR7238
• Part [pe] Fw 190A to D Flaps – Metal #S72-152 {Revell or
Tamiya}
• Part [pe] Fw 190A to D Flaps – Wooden #S72-153 {Revell or
Tamiya}
• Part [pe] Fw 190A Detail Set #S72-084 {Revell}
• Pavla [res] Fw 190A/D/F/G Seats (x2) #S72037
• P-Mask [vma] Fw 190A-8 #Pk72016 {Revell}
• P-Mask [vma] Fw 190A-8 #Pk72019 {Airfix}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190 Control Columns (x3) #QB72127
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A Control Surfaces #QB72414
{Tamiya}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A/F Undercarriage Doors #QB72195
{Revell}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-3 Exhausts #QB72047 {Tamiya}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-3 Gun Barrels #QB72048 {Has}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-3 Stabilisers #QB72309 {Tamiya}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-3 Rudder #QB72311 {Tamiya}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-3/A-8 Control Surfaces #QB72414
{Tamiya}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-4 Fin Top Antenna #QB72294
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-8 Forward Cowling Ring #QB72161
{Revell}
• Quickboost [res] Fw 190A-8 Propeller, Later Type #QB72077
{Hasegawa}
• Rob Taurus [vac] Fw 190A Canopy #72047 {Hasegawa}
• Rob Taurus [vac] Fw 190A/F Blown Canopy #72048
{Hasegawa}
• Rob Taurus [vac] Fw 190A Canopy #72053 {Revell & Tamiya}
Quickboost QB72309
Quickboost QB72195
Pavla Models S72037
Hawkeye Designs 112
Quickboost QB72311
Quickboost QB72414
Quickboost QB72077
Maquettes Dauzie 7253
Quickboost QB72294
Quickboost QB72161
Lone Wulf WW04
SAC 72079
Aires 4095
Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Accessory List xxiii
• SAC [mtl] Fw 190A/F Landing Gear #72079 {Airfix}
• Schatton Modellbau [br] 30mm MK103 Barrel #7253
• Squadron [vac] Fw 190A/F Blown Canopy (x2) #9107 {Airfix}
• Squadron [vac] Fw 190A Canopy (x2) #9107 {Airfix,
Hasegawa, Heller & Italeri}
• True Details [res] Fw 190A/F Seats #TD72413
• True Details [res] Fw 190A/F Cockpit Set #TD72454
{Hasegawa}
• True Details [res] Fw 190A-1 to A-7 Wheels #TD72019
• True Details [res] Fw 190A-8/ D-12 Wheels #TD72031
• Unicraft [res] Focke Wulf Fw190 Turbojet Conversion #006
• Verlinden Productionss [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 Update Set #831
{Hasegawa}
1/48th
• Aires [res] Daimler-Benz DB603 #4004
• Aires [res] Fw 190A/D/F/G Control Surfaces #4025
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 Cockpit Set #4327 {Hasegawa}
• Aires [res/vma] Fw 190A-3 Wheels & Paint Masks #4324
{Hasegawa or Tamiya}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 Cockpit Set #4327 {Hasegawa}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set #4215 {Tamiya}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 Engine Set #4242 {Tamiya}
• Aires [res] Fw 190A-3 Wing Gun Pod #4274 {Tamiya}
• Aires [res] Fw 190A-3 Wing Gun Bays #4302 {Tamiya}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 Cockpit Set #4313 {Eduard}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 & A-8/R2 Cockpit Set #4303
{Tamiya}
• Aires [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 Engine Set #4315 {Eduard}
• Aires [res] Fw 190A-8 Wheel Bay #4314 {Eduard}
• Aires [res/ma] Fw 190A-8 Wheels & Paint Masks #4316
{Eduard or Tamiya}
• Aires [res] Fw 190A-8/F-8 Wheel Bay #4289 {Tamiya}
• Airmodel Products [res] Fw 190F-8 SG113 Förstersonde
Conversion #AZ-48012
• Airmodel products [res/pe] SB 800 RS Kurt Version 1 Bouncing
Bomb Conversion #AZ-48016
• Airmodel products [res/pe] SB 800 RS Kurt Version 2 Bouncing
Bomb Conversion #AZ-48017
• Airwaves [pe] Fw 190A Armour (Rammjäger) #AC4826
• Airwaves [pe] Fw 190A to F Detail Set #AC48-027 {Airfix,
Arii, Otaki or Matchbox}
Notes
If no description is given the item is a detail set (specific or generic)
br
–Brass
conv
–Conversion
af
– Acetate Film
ma
– Die-cut Self-adhesive Paint Masks [tape]
MDC
– Model Design Construction
mtl
– White-metal (including Pewter)
pa
– Paper (printed or otherwise)
PCM
– Pacific Coast Models
pe
– Photo-etched Brass
res
–Resin
SAC
– Scale Aircraft Conversions
vac
vma
– Vinyl Self-adhesive Paint Masks
{Academy}– Denotes the kit for which the set is intended
• AML [res] Fw 190A Corrected Tail #AMLA 48 029 {Eduard}
• AML [res/vma] Fw 190A-4 Wheels & Paint Masks #AMLA 48
043 {Dragon, Hasegawa & Monogram}
• Antares Models [res] Focke Wulf Fw 190 Turbineläger
Conversion #ANT11
• Antares Models [res] Fw 190 Mistel Trolley for V1 #ANT27
• Antares Models [res] Focke Wulf Rammjäger #ANT32
• Antares Models [res] Blohm und Voss BV 246 Hagelkorn #ANT44
• Antares Models [res] Fw 190F-8/R3 Conversion #ANT45
• Antares Models [res] Fw 190F-8 with M-82 Conversion #ANT47
• ARBA Products [res/wm] SB800 RS Bouncing Bomb
Conversion #AN/K
• Blackdog [res/pe] Fw 190A Detail Set #A48004 {Eduard}
• Blackdog [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set #A48009 {Hasegawa}
• Brassin [res] MG131 Mounts for Fw 190A/F #648 070
{Eduard}
• Brassin [res] Fw 190 Wheels – Early #648 152 {Eduard}
• Brengun [res] Wheels for Fw 190 Early & Late Styles
#BRL48037
• Brengun [res] Fw 190A-5 Detail Set #BRL48051 {Eduard}
• Brengun [res] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set #BRL48015 {Eduard}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A, F & G Armament Set #4034 {Tamiya,
Dragon or Revell}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A/F Undercarriage Set #4025 {Dragon/
Italeri/Trimaster & Tamiya}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A-3 & A-4 Interior Set #4028 {Tamiya}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A-5 & A-6 Conversion #4048 {Tamiya}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 & F-8 Engine Set #4033 {Tamiya}
Aber A48110
Aber A48111
Aeroclub V095
Aires 4025
Aires 4316
Airmodel AM-6016
Aires 4303
Aires 4313
Airmodel AM-6019
Aires 4314
Aires 4274
Aires 4289
Airmodel AZ-48012
Aires 4324
Aires 4315
Airmodel AZ-48016
xxiv Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Accessory List
Airmodel AZ-48017
Airscale AS24 SCH
Airscale PE24 DET
Airwaves AC48-27
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A-8 & F-8 Interior Set #4024 {Dragon/
Italeri/Trimaster & Tamiya}
• CMK [res/pe] Fw 190A-8/R8 Jamjäger Conversion #4039
{Tamiya}
• Cooper Details [res] Fw 190A/D/F/G Detail Set #CD48009
• Cutting Edge [res] Fw 190A to D Control Surfaces
#CEC48241 {Tamiya}
• Cutting Edge [res] Fw 190A to D Seat #CEC48143
• Eagle Parts [res] Fw 190 Cowl Correction #EP13-48 {Tamiya
or Trimaster}
• Eagle Parts [res] Fw 190A-3 to A-4 conversion #EP14-48
{Tamiya}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A Canopy & Wheel Masks #XF142
{Dragon}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A to D Flaps #48-396 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A to D Landing Flaps – Wooden #48-397
{Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A to F Rammjäger Plates #48-244 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A/F Tools & Tool Boxes #48-555
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A-F Canopy & Wheel Masks #EX054
{Tamiya}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A-F Spinner Spiral Masks #EX505
{Dragon, Hasegawa or Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190 Access & Scribing Templates #48-568
{Eduard}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A Access and Scribing Templates #48-449
{Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A Landing Flaps #48-579 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A-3 Canopy & Wheel Masks #EX1588
{Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set (pre-painted) – Zoom
#FE214 {Tamiya}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 Detail Set (pre-painted) #49-214
{Tamiya}
#FE347 {Hasegawa}
{Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-3 & A-4 Detail Set #48-154 {Tamiya}
{Hasegawa}
{Hasegawa}
#FE394 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe/ma] Fw 190A-5 BIG ED Set #BIG4877 {Eduard}
{Eduard}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-5 Detail Set #48-557 {Eduard}
#FE398 {Eduard ‘Weekend Edition’}
• Eduard [pe/ma] Fw 190A-5 BIG ED Set #BIG4893 {Has}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-5 Interior Detail Set (pre-painted) –
Zoom #FE384 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [ma] Fw 190A-5/A-8 Canopy & Wheel Masks #EX231
{Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe/ma] Fw 190A-6 BIG ED Set #BIG4910 {Has}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-6 Detail Set (pre-painted/SA) #49-424
{Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-6 Detail Set (pre-painted/SA) – Zoom
#FE424 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-6 Landing Flaps #48-604 {Hasegawa}
{Dragon}
{Hasegawa}
#FE416 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Placards (pre-painted) #FE370
{Eduard}
• Eduard [pe/ma] Fw 190A-8/R11 BIG ED Set #BIG4900
{Eduard}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set #48-556 {Eduard}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Landing Flaps #48-551 {Eduard}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Landing Flaps – Wooden #48-560
{Eduard}
{Eduard ‘Weekend Edition’}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Interior Detail Set (pre-painted) –
Zoom #FE397 {Eduard ‘Weekend Edition’}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set [pre-painted/SA] #49-416
{Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Detail Set [pre-painted/SA] – Zoom
#FE416 {Hasegawa}
• Eduard [pe] Fw 190A-8 Landing Flaps #48-595 {Hasegawa}
• Ersatzteil [pe/pe] Fw 190A-8/F-8 Upgrade & Correction Set
#ES001 {Eduard}
• FabFlight [res] Fw 190 Seat #DET002
Antares ANT-11
Brassin 648 065
Airscale PE24 BEZ
Airwaves AC4826
Antares ANT-44
Antares ANT-47
Aires 4327
CMK 4034
CMK 4039
Airmodel AM-6017
Airmodel AM-6018
Eagle Parts 14-48
Airmodel AM-6018
Airmodel AM-6018
Brassin 648 070

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