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Revell 1:32 Focke Wulf 190 F-8 - 1./SG4 Piacenza Italy, June 1944


alberto49

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From the web:

 

Schlachtgeschwader 4 was formed 18.10.43 in Piacenza Italy from Stab/Sch.G. 2.

 

When I purchased the new Revell kit I thought that my model needed to be somehow Italian so, as the Fw 190 was never used by Italians in WW2, I looked for a subject at least linked to Italy and I found that SG4 in 1944 operated from three Italian airports: Piacenza, Viterbo and Airasca and fought actively in the battle for Rome.

 

As mentioned already in a different session of this forum, my goal was to replicate this "White 11"

 

Fw190F811bianco-vi.jpg

 

In addition to the Revell kit I used the following integrations:

 

Eduard Brassin cockpit ref. 632056 and bronze undercarriage legs, ref. 632057

Wooden propeller blades and spinner from Eagle Parts

Decals, where used, from Eagle Cals

Home made masks for insigna.

 

So, here following some pictures of the bird.

 

DSCN1599-vi.jpg

DSCN1600res-vi.jpg

DSCN1603res-vi.jpgDSCN1606res-vi.jpg

 

DSCN1607-vi.jpgDSCN1573-vi.jpg

 

DSCN1591-vi.jpgDSCN1593-vi.jpg

 

I hope you like it

Cheers

Alberto

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Really nice build of an often overlooked subject- 190F's in the Italian theatre. Well done! :)

 

As mywifehatesmodels says, would be great to see some more close ups of the engine and cockpit.

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Many thanks for all nice comments.

About details shots, I have some taken during the assembly process and a few taken at the finished model.

Here they are

 

Engine first, assembled, no weathering and no details added because I knew that much will not be visible at the end.

 

DSCN1427-vi.jpgDSCN1428-vi.jpg

 

DSCN1430-vi.jpgDSCN1431-vi.jpg

 

DSCN1455-vi.jpgDSCN1456-vi.jpg

DSCN1475-vi.jpgDSCN1477-vi.jpg

 

DSCN1472-vi.jpgDSCN1473-vi.jpg

 

 

More to follow

 

Cheers

Alberto

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Love Med schemes.

 

'Home made masks for insignia.'

Would that be the insignia on the open panel?

 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark

No, that one is one of the few decals I've used that has been me for me by an Italian guy who does decals on request using a laser printer.

This is the link, if you are interested this is the link on his FB page 

https://www.facebook.com/dmspecialcolor

 

Those badges are also present on the Eagle Cal sheet but the green colour seemed to me to be too dark if compared with badges found on a book dedicated to German WW2 emblems.

Alberto

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