The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 · Fw 190The Focke-Wulf Radial-engine Versions (including Fw 190A, B, C, F, G, & S) AIRFRAME & MINIATURE No.7. ii Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit Extra

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The Focke-Wulf

Fw 190Radial-engine Versions (including Fw 190A, B, C, F, G, & S)

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ii Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit Extra

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.

Note on accuracyThe assessments below have utilised published plans; the problem with this was that no mat-ter 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 be-low 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 manu-facturer 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 ap-plied 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 prob-lem, but when trying to reproduce a complex curve that is three-dimensional in a two-dimensional 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 out-er 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

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

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.

Wing: Moulded as one solid item; span correct; chord correct; wing root cannon ejec-tor 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

exhaust stacks visible; cowl bulges good shape/size; lacks fuselage extension at wing root; up-per 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 suppliedPropeller: One-piece propeller and spinner;

propeller blades about 1mm short; blade profile is also too pointed; spinner correct diameter and profile

Interior: NoneDetail: 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

DecalsOne 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 #2120This 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

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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

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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: Single-piece 9-12176A-3

propeller; slightly small diameter; blades also

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 ac-curate; 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 sup-port 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

DecalsBoth 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 sten-cils 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.

Airfix, UK

Fw 190A-8/F-8This 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.

Plastic: #02063-7 is dark grey-coloured, whilst #02085 is moulded in light grey-coloured; 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 under-neath, 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 nar-row; 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-

Academy 2120 - original release

Academy 2120 - newer release

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fect again; trim tabs correct size/location Engine: None suppliedPropeller: One-piece 9-12176A-3 unit; cor-

rect diameter; blade chord is slightly too nar-row; 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 be-tween 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

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.

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 cor-responding 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 com-ponent; correctly depicts the ‘boxed’ interior with dimples in the plates; cannon barrels have to be made by builder from metal rod that is supplied

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 cross-section; top of the fin/rudder too square; we presume the A-4 version offered a different fu-selage 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

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 diam-eter, 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 de-tail, 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-produc-tion machines), but it lacks the tail fin bracing rods

Canopy: Two-piece; main canopy and wind-screen correct length/shape for closed position

DecalsThe 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 col-our: ‘White

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lines and rivetsLower 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

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; ac-cess 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,

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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: One-piece; correct diameter but

blade profile too thin; separate spinner, correct diameter, but too short

Interior: None, not even a pilot figureDetail: 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

DecalsTwo 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.

Hasegawa, Japan

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A #JS-106Hasegawa’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 can-non 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

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 cor-rect 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

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 loca-tion/size

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 canopyDecalsTwo 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 in-terior, 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 #087Heller 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 renum-bered 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

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 barrelsWheel wells: Correct size, shape and loca-

tion; lower section of doors missingUndercarriage: 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 hy-draulic rams, not the correct electric cams

Fuselage: Correct length, but extreme rear of rudder slightly too pointed due to over-accentuated 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 under-neath, 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 be-hind 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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 instru-ment 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 clar-ity 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

DecalsTwo 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 in-clude 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.

HobbyBoss, China

Fw 190A-6 & A-8The 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 snap-together kit with solid wings and a partially solid fuselage, plus detail parts like a conven-tional construction kit. We have both kits here for assessment, but as the contents of each box are identical, we will cover them as one.

Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved panel lines and other details

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

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

Heller 087

HobbyBoss 80244

Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw 190 – Kit Extra vii

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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 vari-ants); 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

viii Bf 109 V1 to E-9 and T-series Kits

Matchbox, UK

1/72nd Fw 190Matchbox 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 (#PK-6) 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 in-board 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

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;

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 depend-ing 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; en-graved 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 half-relief; correct 12-blade configuration

Tailplanes: Slightly long in span, but all due to tip profile which is too pointed; chord cor-rect; hinge and panel lines engraved and match plans; rudder has fabric effect via ribs, but they don’t reflect original

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 shape-less 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

Decals #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 swasti-kas, and stencils, but only three

Verdict: Matchbox kit were always easy to make and went together well. They were intended for young-sters, 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 seriesMPM 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.

Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved 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 simpli-fied, with no detail; wing root cannon barrels in situ, should be removed; pitot missing mid-span, 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 diam-eter; 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;

Matchbox 40051

Matchbox PK-51

Bf 109 V1 to E-9 and T-series Kits ix

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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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, bulk-heads, 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!

DecalsTwo 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/U1MPM produced the Fw 190 V18/U1 (#72033) in 1995 and it remained in produc-tion for a number of years, but has been unavailable for quite a while now.

Note that for this assessment we had to go else-where for scale plans and thus used those published in the CMK Photo Hobby Manual #1502.

Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved panel lines and rivets

Other parts: Photo-etched brass details and vac-formed clear plastic canopy

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; fea-tures 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 ma-trix to go in the front of the fuselage as well

Tailplanes: Correct span and chord; panel lines match plans; elevators feature rib detail that does not match drawings; trim tab correct size/location

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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, instru-ment 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

DecalsJust 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 stand-ard 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 V15Planet 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 en-graved 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;

MPM 72030

MPM 72033

Planet Models 215

x Bf 109 V1 to E-9 and T-series Kits

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 ap-plicability 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 bar-rels passing through it

Undercarriage: White-metal oleo legs; cor-rect length; axle at correct angle for ground/tyre; wheels correct diameter; six-hole hub, but holes too small; tyre has cross-ply tread pat-tern; 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; sepa-rate white-metal tailwheel and yoke; tailwheel is too small; tailweel bay area solid, so wheel assembly is truncated

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 ex-gun 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; eleva-tors feature rib effect that matches plans; trim tabs missing

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 stepCanopy: One-piece vac-formed plastic;

good overall shape and profile, but too long by about 1-2mm; spare included

DecalsOne 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.

Revell, USA/UK/Germany

Fw 190A #H-613Revell’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

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; tail-wheel and yoke moulded to starboard fuselage half; tailwheel wheel is very small

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 en-graved 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 eleva-tors, but not accurate; trim tabs slight too long

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 bar-rels, 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

DecalsThe instructions only show one option, but

two letters are given: ‘Red H’ SG1, Crimea, Russian 1943 or ‘Red G’, which can be as-sumed to be from the same unit. The decal sheet includes all crosses, swastikas and unit

Planet Models 230

Revell 04123

Revell H-53

Bf 109 V1 to E-9 and T-series Kits xi

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-1This 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.

Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved 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

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

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-sec-tion; 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 fuse-lage 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 diam-eter, 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 de-cals 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 sup-plied 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

DecalsThe 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 model-lers 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.

1/48th Scale

Arii, Japan

Fw 190A-7/A-8This kit actually originated with Otaki in Ja-pan 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 panel lines and rivets

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

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)

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 undercar-riage 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 cor-rect 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 origi-nal; 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 repro-duce internal ribs on rudder; trim tab correct; rear formation light moulded solid; jacking

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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;

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: Separate propeller and spinner;

blades each 1mm short, but profile excel-lent; 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 com-bined, 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 centre-line 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

DecalsOddly 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 instruc-tions; 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 con-tradiction 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 mark-ings, 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-9First released in 1971 as #5A-13M, it was re-numbered 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.

Plastic: Light grey-coloured with engraved panel lines and other details

Lower Wing: One-piece including the under-carriage 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 show-ing 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 ac-curate for fabric covering

Engine: Basic blanking plate inside cowl with attempt at cylinder heads, but too shal-low 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 can-non 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 fuse-lage 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

DecalsFive 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 mark-ings 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

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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.

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Plastic: Grey-coloured with recessed panel lines and other details

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 under-neath, 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, cross-ply 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

Engine: None suppliedPropeller: 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 stepCanopy: One-piece injected plastic or vac-

formed 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

DecalsFour 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 lines and other details

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;

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; in-board 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 cor-rect 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 diam-eter; 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

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 distribu-tors 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; sepa-rate 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,

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but the part is not in this kit to go there; no gunsight

Detail: No IFF rod antennaCanopy: One-piece; correct length and profile;

partial frame and aerial lead roller on top; wind-screen frames correct, with centre panel having parallel side

DecalsOne option, not identified in any way, but it

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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)

• Accurate Minitures [inj] (ex-Eduard) 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 ‘Josef Pips Priller on D-Day’ #0402 (2008)

• 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

• 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)

• Arii [inj] (ex-Otaki) [inj] 1/48th Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7/A-8 #A335 (1986)

• 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)

• 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/