My late Fw-190 observations

[nooker21]

Two steps forward, one step back...

I finally found a decent example of a FW190A that was worth opening, so I happily ripped the box open and started piecing the thing together. While overall it's definitely an improvement over the older 190D mold, there are some things I noticed that really seem silly to have omitted from the newer, more detailed version:

The older paint schemes had a lot of stencilling and extra print details, like the red tabs at the ends of the flaps and rudder. They forgot most of those details here. My poor pilot doesn't know where the first aid box is now....

The loop antenna looks better but it is so thin I worry I'm going to break it the next time I even touch the plane.

The weirdest annoyance is the inner wing cannons - they don't carry all the way through the wheel well. They totally did this for the older ones, and it made for sturdier barrels. Now, it just looks kind of silly when you flip the plane over and there's a big gap from where the shells should be coming out.

The landing gear is definitely an improvement though. The removable ladder is great (and according to my references, angled correctly now) and the movable flaps were a great surprise, since for some reason I don't recall other people pointing them out. I'm just happy to have a decent paint job after scouring far too many Wal Marts. Hopefully I won't have to go back there for a long, long time....

[hworth18]

I agree.. I ws also surprised the wing cannons didn't extend thru the gear bays because it is that way on the Dora 9.. Weird huh?? I have been seriously considering trying to modify a set of the new "A" wings to fit the Dora as the wings/landing gear are really the major drawback of the D-9.

[olifant]

I think the FW190A/F is the best 1/32 AC 21C has put out yet. To be honest, I think it trumps the BBI offerings by a hair.

[uksubs]

The Fw 190 D is still a great looking model & I hope they make some more !