Hi everybody,
Here is a rarely seen version of the Fw 190, especially in kit shape : the Fw 190 S-8. It's based on the Heller kit of the Fw 190 F-3/F-8. The fuselage is a resin part made by Dauzié and canopy is a vac-formed one.
The Dauzié part has been badly molded and there was a big hole into the engine cowling !
Apart from a sheme for "Nr 115" of an unknown SG, there was no decals at all in the Dauzié box...
Well... I had to correct the Heller's kit nose and cement it in place of the resin one after I cut it off. I also replaced the MG 131 cowlings by the ones of Heller and the very bad wheels of Heller were replaced by Airfix wheels.
I found two photos of a captured S-8 (one of each side. Very rare fact indeed !) coded 7+Q belonging to an unknown unit. The plane is seen among other Fw 190 A fighters (some beeing night fighters) at Voerlose. The plane seems to be painted in RLM 81, 82 and 76 colors.
Jicéhem