Jerry Crandall

These photos are of a Fieseler built D-9 in the W.Nr. range of 600 or 601 range that was i n the Stab of JG 2. Cheers, Jerry

Moritz's A-8/R2 doesn't have the JG 3 unit emblem on the cowling. By enlarging the original photo it shows there is a small scrape not an emblem. Cheers, Jerry

What did you use for the masking? Thanks. Cheers, Jerry

The photos are of Baisch's standard A-8 with sturm equipment "Yellow 3". It is not a Fw 190 A-8/R2 and it is equipped with the 21 cm Krebsgerät rocket. May , 1944 at Barth, Germany. Cheers, Jerry

The problem with this profile is the tactical number s not known. The loss record on this A-8/R2 W.Nr. 680718 was lost on 18 July, 1944 flown by Fw. Otfried Baisch. One of his previous Fws was a standard 190A-8 with Sturm equipment that was mounted with the Krebsgerät rocket with the the tactical number of "Yellow 3". There are two known photos of this a/c taken at Barth ,Germany in May, 1944. Cheeers, Jerry

Hi William, great cockpit. That's going to be a colorful 109 model. Do you know if there are photos of this G-2? Thanks. Cheers, Jerry

Amazing! Willi would be proud. Thanks for using our decals. Cheers, Jerry

Beautiful build, thanks for using our decals. A couple unusual things about this a/c are, one is the early canopy with the late blown canopy headrest. The other is the red/yellow bands for JG 301 are reversed indicating this a/c came another unit that had a yellow band and JG 301 simply added the red band in front. Cheers, Jerry

Galland's 262 was White double chevron. The photos and story written by his crew chief is in my Dora book vol. 2 Cheers, Jerry

Beautiful job and thanks for using our decals. Cheers, Jerry

Because of the glare this is not a good photo for value reference. In other photos, besides the number, the II./ Gruppe bar is seen without a white outline . The only white outline on black markings in JG 6 is on the Stab aircraft which is typical. Cheers, Jerry

Keep in mind II./JG 6 blue numbers were outlined with white and black numbers were not. Cheers, Jerry

Hello John. Please let me know what decal you are asking about. Thanks. Cheers, Jerry

Of course it is your choice and you have to decide what pleases you. We are good friends with Japo and share material from time to time. Here is my argument for my color choices. I first saw "Yellow 10"in 1965 when there was some original color along with stenciling and markings still visible as the thin coat of the gray the U.S. had applied after the war had weathered away. As a modeler studying German colors even at that time ,along with a couple of modelling buddies, we wrote down and photographed what we saw. Through the years and with the different owners I was able to find areas that had color in crevices and places that were protected. I was given some parts that have still have samples of original paint. So the bottom line is Japo, Eduard or whomever never saw "Yellow 10" before it was restored ,they are all guessing at the colors. Since the top camouflage colors were applied in the field it is almost impossible to correctly guess at the true colors. Cheers Jerry

The gear doors on "Yellow 10" were RLM 75 that did was softly sprayed and did not cover the complete door. RLM is too dark when compared to the darker areas of the original camo. See my photos. Cheers, Jerry

The staining is caused by the cannon blast tube that goes through the VS 9 open prop hub. The fluid that lubricates the prop gears leaks through the opening. The D-9 did not have that problem as the VS 111 hub was solid. The restored "Yellow 10' unfortunately is missing the original hub and has a D-9 solid prop hub, a big reason why it it can't fly. Don't forget the red prop data stenciling. Great work. Cheers , Jerry

You asked me if I am enjoying your build. Are you kidding me? Every phase and every piece is a work of art. This build is unbelievable. You are putting the real "Yellow 10" to shame. Your building and panting skills are in a class by themselves. Can't wait to see it finished. Cheers, Jerry

I hate to tell you this but the D-13 did not have any stenciling on the landing gear legs. The later sub types of the the Fw 190 series gradually did away with the gear leg stenciling. Cheers, Jerry

Great! An amazing build, can't wait to see it finished. Cheers, Jerry

What i meant is the oval panel on the forward port side. Beautiful build. Cheers, Jerry

I hope you filled in those bogus oval panels on the front of the fuselage. They are not there on the Fw 190 A-8. Cheers, Jerry

The flare hole was there originally but taped over. During the first restoration in Germany by Art Williams it was reskinned and and covered over. Cheers, Jerry

Hi Mike, Yes, They all were constructed the same. Cheers, Jerry

Keep in mind the back of the seat is armored iron so no silver highlights. Cheers, Jerry

Really great! I'm glad you corrected the underwing crosses. Although this was not Horst's regular machine but the one he flew on his last flight, he would have been thrilled to see your build. I met Horst in 1968 and we were close friend until his death. He was a great guy. Cheers, Jerry