My Priller FW-190 is finished!!
This took way too long, but I am very happy with the end results
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The Hobby Boss kit has its flaws, but was an overall easy build and provided me an excellent "canvass" to try my hand at painting a Luftwaffe scheme as well as some new weathering and finishing techniques.
The aircraft replicates the FW-190A-5 "Black 13/Jutta" flown by Major Josef "Pips" Priller, Geshwaderkommadore of JG-26, in May-June 1943 in France. It was camouflaged in the standard Luftwaffe day fighter colors, RLM 74 gray green, RLM 75 gray-violet, RLM 76 light blue with the spinner being green RLM 70 and the rudder and underside of the engine cowling being yellow RLM 04, somewhat mottled with RLM 75. You can see the stylized eagle's wing design applied along the exhaust area and Priller's personal "Jutta" nose art. My model has been fitted with the centerline rack and 300 liter drop tank.
I've posted some photos, including a diorama replicating the famous photo of this aircraft. Enjoy
Cockpit Interior:
Comparison shot with the Merit Prebuilt FW-190A-5:
Priller Legacy - 21c XD FW-190D9 and the Hobby Boss FW-190A:
Diorama Photos
(I don't have a model of Priller's BMW 327, so a Kubelwagen had to stand in
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The historical photo of Priller's FW-190A-5, upon which this model is based:
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