1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

[Second Air Force]

As you'll remember, I reviewed the new Eduard fabric seat belt harness a few weeks ago here: http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/eduard-fabric-seat-harness-set-in-148/ . The cockpit I chose to mount the belts to was this Eduard Fw 190A-8 Weekend Edition that I was able to purchase at a good discount several months ago. So here is a brief thread on the build of the airframe.

This kit is actually a fighter version but most of the parts for the F-8 Jagdbomber are also included. The only parts I'll really lack are the four underwing bomb racks and these were not always installed at all times on the fighter-bombers. I have a really nice decal sheet for the F-8 and have wanted to build this for some time now.

The kit is typical Eduard quality, very nice molding and detail, and comes complete with the BMW 801 engine, cowl guns, and wing root weapons. The optional parts are very comprehensive, even to include the two different styles of cooling fans that go behind the propeller. Earlier variants used a twelve-blade fan and later ones a fourteen-blade unit, and both are included. You've already seen the cockpit on the seatbelt thread, so here are a couple of pictures of the project:

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

[No.1]

Excellent mate

[Tweety]

  

[Second Air Force]

Small work being done on this one, just some preshading and the underside RLM 76.

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

[No.1]

Lovely I see protected V

[Second Air Force]

Yep.

[Sall]

Nice!

[Second Air Force]

Thanks, friends. More painting:

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

[Sall]

Excellent!!

[No.1]

[Second Air Force]

A few images of the finished Fw 190......

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

It represents a late-war Fw 190F-8 in service with the Hungarian forces, one of my very favorite schemes for the 190. The decals are from HAD and I also have a set for a Bf 109 and Ju 87 still to build from the same sheet! This was a nice, relaxing build and gave me a chance to utilize the great seatbelt harness from Eduard. Now that I've built two Eduard Focke Wulfs I can envision doing more!!!

[No.1]

Look nice And decals is interesting

[Sall]

Very good job mate, and interesting markings!

[Second Air Force]

Thanks, friends!

Toward the end of the war this machine had the entire tail painted yellow for identification purposes. I preferred to be able to add the national colors to the rudder so I built it as it was shortly after delivery.

Here is the entire decal sheet:

1/48 Eduard Fw 190F-8

[draken35]

Splendid!