1:32 Planet Fw190C Känguru Conversion

[Rick K]

I purchased this in 2012. Started it and totally lost my mojo on this.

 

Nothing fit, warped issues, canopy was unusable. This sat in the SOD for over 10 years.

 

Riveted entire a/c with Rosie The Riveter wheels.

 

Swapped out many components:

• HGW Textile Belts
• MDC wheels
• Hasegawa Fw190D9 prop blades
• HAsegawa Fw190D9 Canopy as Planet vac was unusable (both of them)
• Eduard Brassin Fw190 Landing Gear as the Hssegawa oleo was too long
• 1Man Army for walkway masks
• Maketar masks for national insignia
• Codes and stencils are decals from the kit and my spares
• Gunze paints for interior
• MRP paints throughout and for Dark Aluminum, White Aluminum and Duraluminum
• MRP Super Clear Semi Matt
• ALCLAD for Magnesium

 

This build was challenging a best.  Lots of CA glue, Epoxy, putty, sand, repeat.  WIP link

 

Overall NMF with RLM76 for control surfaces.

 

Warts and all not 100% accurate.  But close enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally I did a compar photoshoot using Fw190 Volume One, Classic #18,  J Richard Smith/Eddie J Creek.  All black and White photos of actual Fw190C top with my build bottom.  This was kinda fun exercise to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 10 by Rick K

[BiggTim]

Very cool conversion, and very well photographed!

[Michael931080]

Nice Build!

 

Haven't seen one of these finished in a very long time. 

[Christa]

Rare build of a rare bird done well.

[Mal_Belford]

And here it is, in all pride and glory.

 

Yaih, i like it Alot indeed, very very nice imo.

 

 

[Granger Davis]

That is a very nice build!

[Out2gtcha]

Amazing work!!

[s00ntir]

Truly amazing

[Bonovox]

bellissima realizzazione, peccato per i carrelli che dovrebbero essere più inclinati verso l'interno

Beautiful model, though it's a shame the landing gear isn't angled more inward

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 1:01 PM, BiggTim said:

Very cool conversion, and very well photographed!

Thanks Tim!

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 2:37 PM, Michael931080 said:

Nice Build!

 

Haven't seen one of these finished in a very long time. 

Thanks Michael

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 4:44 PM, Christa said:

Rare build of a rare bird done well.

Thanks Christa.  Rare I finally got this off the SOD. 

Edited June 12 by Rick K

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 5:28 PM, Mal_Belford said:

And here it is, in all pride and glory.

 

Yaih, i like it Alot indeed, very very nice imo.

 

 

Cheers Mal!

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 7:10 PM, Granger Davis said:

That is a very nice build!

Thank you Granger

[Rick K]

On 6/10/2026 at 8:38 PM, Out2gtcha said:

Amazing work!!

Many thanks Brian.  My 1:48 F7F is giving me that look.