fw190 A-8 Sweden 1945 (finishing straight in sight)

[Wackyracer]

So this is my next build on the bench

 

 

30.04.45 - FW 190 A-8 W.Nr 739 136 'White 15 + -' of II.(Sturm.)/J.G. 4

 

'White 15 + -' took off from Parchim, north-west of Berlin, piloted by another Estonian, Oblt. Anatol Rebane. This FW 190 was scrapped in Sweden in 1946. Anatol Rebane lived in the West after the war, and after leaving the United States in 2002, now lives in Estonia again.

 

Found Claes Sundin's profile on his website and fell in love with the late war appearance.

 

 

Then found several images of the plane which are perfect for an accurate build (hopefully)!

 

 

Hasegawa kit for the build

 

 

 

Eduard PE for the pit

 

 

And started on it, whilst the paint dries on the Kolibri

 

 

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by Wackyracer

[MusAlp]

  this looks intresting  

[Wurzacher]

Love the drawing and the pictures of the real aircraft! Watching!

[Kagemusha]

Really nice subject, profile's fantastic.

[Wouter]

Cool subject, I'll tag along.

[Lothar]

That's gonna be an interesting build, and excellent choice of markings!!!

 

Lothar

[Gerhard]

Also going to follow this.

[Thunnus]

Great late war subject that has photo documentation of both sides.  Should be a fun build!  Try shooting the Eduard IP with a flat coat to help reduce that texture.

[Wackyracer]

Great late war subject that has photo documentation of both sides.  Should be a fun build!  Try shooting the Eduard IP with a flat coat to help reduce that texture.

Thanks John. Yes been using that trick on Eduard or for a while now. Think I showed it on the Malta Spit.

 

Thanks for all the interest makes the builds more interesting for me

[Gazzas]

Looking forward to this one!

 

Gaz

[Scale32]

You've got my attention!!

[AceofClubs]

I'follow you with great interest! Ciao Filippo

[Wackyracer]

Eduard foot plates attached

 

 

 

Then sprayed RLM 66 and some of the pre-painted PE attached. The Eduard set asks for the sides and front to be removed from the pit then fold and replace with the PE framework. I figured it better to leave in place the add the best parts of the PE. Also the bottom front section is pretty much invisible once inside the fuselage.

 

 

 

And given a matt coat in preparation for some weathering with oils and washes

 

[Scale32]

Looking good Aaron bring on the weathering.

 

Cheers Bevan

[Wackyracer]

Looking good Aaron bring on the weathering.

 

Cheers Bevan

Thanks Bevan, should have realised you'd be on this forum too.