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There are 13 builds of the Fw 190 in its various models, marques and in a few different scales from varied model manufacturers. These have been gathered together by the very talented modeller Andy Evans, and it is the first in what is hoped to be a series of "Extras" on particular aircraft. Eighty pages - thirteen builds? A few of the sharper ones of you might be thinking up a few questions about this book already huh? Let's have a look at the contents bit by bit to show you what's really inside... For those of you who do not know of this Fw 190 that I am speaking about, the history of the aircraft is described in concise text over four pages, with accompanying pictures from the time, all in black and white. This overview gives you a fair appreciation of the real thing, and how it was changed over it's stellar, but short service career. To support this history of the aircraft, and as a tool for modellers, there is a two-page spread of all of the known variants of this aircraft and all of its sub-types listed and briefly described. This is indeed a helpful tool for modellers to use to tell their A3 from their A4 - and their G8/R4 from their G8/R5's... Each of these builds cover a few pages - from four to six pages each. These builds are mostly shown painted or mostly completed, with block text covering the whole build in place of a step by step build process. Some people do like this block text approach, but I prefer the Step by step with pictures at every step of the way. It is up to you what you prefer, and so let's look at each of these builds in detail. The first of the thirteen builds is the "Revell" boxing in 1:32 scale of the night-fighter radar-equipped Fw 190A-8/R11. This simple kit in a larger scale is built by James Ashton, and over some fairly brief text of four pages, he describes both the kit and an overview more of his building experience than a model build. The second build is by Chris Mc Dowell, and he takes on Eduard's excellent Fw-190D of the colourful JV 44 red and white striped underside "Doras" that as Chris describes, had these colourful stripes applied to the undersides of the aircraft to better identify them to their own AA gunners. Chris shows his kit in a few different phases of the build, and especially during the complicated masking and painting of the crimson and white undersides. Chris describes the differences between the two kits in the one box, the colours, materials and some of the techniques he used to make the model look so very striking - and what a lovely model he has made here. Next off the line is a torpedo bomber! Yes, the 1:48 scale "Dragon" kit of the Fw 190 A-5/U14 kit is here displayed over four pages by James Ashton. James makes a wonderful looking "Tin-fish" Wurger here, but although there are no pictures of the build process, there is some text denoting how the kit came together, with some useful tips on how to get this ageing kit together - but just as much about the airframe and subtype. It depends if you like the airframe or the modelling part more as to wither you like this approach. The 1:48 scale "Revell" Fw 190D is next, with its prominent extended tail and long-nose type modelled again by James Ashton. Four pages of pictures and text describe again, more of an overview of the model than the actual building of the model. James tells us a little of the kit's foibles and of the Hataka paint set that he used to so skillfully paint the kit, but I would like more on the build itself. Christoff Theunissen is next - with six pages covering the build of his Fw 190F-8 ground attack aircraft. Although he does use the word "crisp" to describe a model kit, Cristoff does get on with showing us the build in some better detail as he goes through the text. good pictures of some of the paint and construction scenes accompany this text, and over these pages, he does give us a much better appreciation of how he made such a great looking model from the new-tooled Revell 1:32 kit. "Black 13" is a story of the Fw 190A-5/U12 model from "Hasegawa" in 1:48 scale by Sun Ick Roh. This is the first model that we get to see the plastic of - with pictures of the build on the first page, however, my hopes for a more detailed build progression were dashed with more pictures of the completed model on the other three pages of the story. We do get to hear more about the pilot of the aircraft, Staffelkapitan of 2./Jagdeschwader 11 Lieutenant Hondt. The striking, striped Fw 190 F-8 older-tool (2015 boxing) "Revell" kit in 1:32 scale from James Ashton is next. Over four pages, James describes the use of Alclad's new paints on this kit and how he made a few adjustments to the model to make the most out of an already solid base. The impressive result of the completed model is only really shown (apart from a "nude" unpainted bomb) in the completed state. "White 6", a Fw 190 A-8 in 1:48 scale from "Eduard" is next. Modelled by Mario Serelle here, and we get six pages with several pictures of the build at various stages - this is more like it! Mario uses "Ammo" painting and weathering supplies it looks like exclusively in this model, and I liked the way that he showed as much of the build as he could instead of an overview of the whole process. A beautiful "Dora" Fw 190 D9 kit is next from the talented Marek Vrzák. We see his combination of both the "Eduard" and the "Tamiya" 1:48 scale kits to make one super long-nosed variant of the type with an exposed engine, guns, radio compartment, detailed Aries wheel wells and several other aftermarket items to make an impressive kit. The model is not shown in any other state than completed, however, and again I would have liked to have seen more construction phases in these six pages. An Fw 190 A-4 in 1:48th scale from "Eduard" is next. Modeller Jay Blackmore shows us his "Würger". Jay is a good writer, and he skillfully describes how he modelled painted and weathered not only the kit, but the exposed panels with the Brassin engines, the gun troughs, wheel wells. Jay is a talented modeller, with some scratch building and skilful painting over these six pages, this is more like it. This impossible scheme of criss-crossed lines on the Fw 190 A-4 "Yellow 6" flown by Wolfgang Leonhardt during WWII. The "Eduard" "weekend" kit in 1:48 is a smart choice for a quick build, and James Cann took some time off his movie career to make this kit into an impressive replica of the real thing as he describes over six pages. The painting of the kit - with the but-tightening lines is talked over, as were the Alclad, Vallejo and Mission Models paints that were used to bring out such a lovely job. A good balance of modelling and pictures here. Next up, with two of my favourite "Würger" schemes with the short-nosed twin build from the 48th scale "Eduard Royal Class Edition" special boxing. Jay Blakemore again shows us his skills over six pages as he describes both of the A3 & the A4 versions that can be built out of this boxing in 1:48 scale. There is a lot to fit in to this article - with two builds over six pages, and if anything we do not need to waste precious space taken up with the fourteen colour choices in the kit. Jay does do a great job of explaining his choices, but more construction, painting and weathering next time would be even better. Jay Blakemore is back again with his late-model Fw 190 A-8R from Eduard. This is one of my favourite variants, with a good back-story behind the extra features that make it the R8 as is described by Jay here. He gets six pages to give us a good account of just how he made this model with a lot of block text, however, there are only pictures of the (very well done) model to show, and no pictures of construction, painting or weathering in action. Three pages cover the last build in this book. this Fw 190A-4 from "Eduard Models" in 1:48 scale is built by David Branski, and the rare bird is captured very nicely but all-too briefly again in this article. More of an overview of the process than a step by step, the model is nonetheless as high of a standard as the others in this publication.
- Group
- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Evans, Andy
- Title
- Building the Focke Wulf Fw 190
- Details
- English text, paperback, some contemporary bw-photos and many colour photos of the models, large format. 80 pages.
- Series
- Model Aircraft Extra
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