Hasegawa Fw 190 A-5 August Lambert

[Cheetah11]

My other entries in this group build are only a few days behind schedule. I thought I will start this one OOB since I should have a bit more modelling time in Feb.
I picked up this one a few months ago for 30 USD and since I am getting older and my stash is not reducing, I decided to do more OOB builds and build for the enjoyment.

 

 

I think most here are familiar with the range of kits but here is a photo anyway.

 

 

All for now

Nick

[MikeMaben]

Sounds like fun Nick 

[mozart]

Building OOB for enjoyment is a great idea Nick, and I don’t doubt the result will be marvellously satisfying! 

[Cheetah11]

 

Thanks for the interest gents.  Small progress report. I am also doing the last of the F-14 bits and have started painting the Skyhawk. After an afternoon and evening all the large parts are off the sprues and cleaned up. You have to love these kits. They build as quick as a 1/48 kit but in 1/32.

 

 Cheers

Nick

 

[Cheetah11]

Just a bit of background to choosing the subject. It is not often that a ground attack pilot scores an air to air kill, but during the last phases of the German withdrawal from the Crimea in the summer of 1943 Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft of II./SG 2 accounted for almost half of the 604 Soviet aircraft downed. Leutnant August Lambert claimed 90 of these kills.

 

 

The profile of his aircraft.

 

The only unknown in the build so far is the bomb rack and fairing. I liberated one from a A-8 kit as this boxing does not have the required sprue. The only reference I could readily find is that an the FW 190 A-8 and that was moved forward 200 mm.

I suspect the fairing from the A-8 needs to be shortened on the A-5. Any input or drawings will be appreciated. 

Cheers

Nick

[MikeMaben]

Appears to have been a standard ETC501 rack Nick.

 

https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/modellers-guide-to-focke-wulf-fw-190-variants-part-i/

 

[Cheetah11]

9 hours ago, MikeMaben said:

Appears to have been a standard ETC501 rack Nick.

 

https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/modellers-guide-to-focke-wulf-fw-190-variants-part-i/

 

 

Thanks for the info Mike.

The thing that confused me was the reference to the shorter and longer fairing behind the ETC501 rack. Most profiles and drawings are not all that clear.

The boxing of the A-5 I am using does have the ETC rack in but not the fairing. I robbed that from the A-5 Special Edition boxing where it is not required.

The fact that the rack was moved forward on the A-8 is common knowledge but the different fairing lengths is not. The Hasegawa instructions are not clear at all.

In the end the answer was staring me in the face. ( like most problems )I looked at the F-8 model of a few years back and Hasegawa got it right. Different fairings between the A-8/F-8 and the A-5/A-6. If only their instructions were clearer.

 

 

 

I eventually figured the correct placement out and moved the rack 6.4 mm back from the F-8 position.

 

Cheers

Nick

 

[Cheetah11]

Ready to close the fuselage after painting the cockpit. I looked at the etched seat belts from the local hobby store but in 1/32 I find lead or foil belts are a bit more 3D. So etched buckles and foil and tape belts.

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Nick

[Cheetah11]

Eventually got some paint onto this one. Maybe I can still make the deadline.

 

 

 

Cheers

Nick

[Alain Gadbois]

Good progress, looks great!

 

[mozart]

Nearly there Nick….crack on!

[Cheetah11]

Thanks Max and Alain

All the painting done. Now only for decals. The Silhouette worked great for the markings and surprisingly well for the dashed lines on the wings.

 

 

Cheers

Nick

[Gazzas]

Great looking bird.  You powered through it so far.

[Cheetah11]

I am calling this one done. A few quick photos with the iPhone.  I will post RFI in a few weeks time as I have a two year old shadowing me all over, especially in my modelling room. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Nick

Edited March 2, 2024 by Cheetah11

[LSP_Kevin]

Another great result, Nick!

 

Kev