I picked this kit up about 5 years ago from my local model shop, rapidly followed by the MDC update set for this kit…
…and there it sat for 5 years being intermittently pulled out of the stash with the intention of starting it, but that other kit always seemed to get in the way.
Anyway, having reached an impasse on my Revell Ju 88 C-6, I decided I needed a quick project to restore my modelling mojo, so exhumed the Wurger from the stash and set to.
There’s not a lot you can say about the Tamiya Fw 190, it’s a nice little kit, but it does suffer from a few failings, not least the enclosed wheel bay beneath the engine, and the slightly short undercarriage, both of which are addressed by the MDC correction kit, as is the gun deck cover which Tamiya have moulded too bulbous.
First up was the wheel bay, which is completely replaced with MDC’s delicate resin item.
What’s needed next is the engine itself which will be visible through the new wheel bay.
Here they are all tucked into the fuselage.
This took a bit more effort than I expected with a bit of fettling required in order to get everything to fit properly, however this may well have been as a result of my ham fistedness rather than due to the MDC kit itself.
The end result represents a late war machine II./JG6 surrendered to the Allies at Furth in May 1945. What appealed to me about this machine was it real bitsa look with regard the camo.
I was going to use the MDC gun deck replacement, but the fit was a bit so so, and to be honest I’m not that offended by the kit part, so went with the kit item.
Paints are my usual; selection Gunze Luftwaffe acrylics applied with my trusty Badger 100s, and followed up with a watercolour wash sealed with a couple of coat of Klear.
This was followed by an oil dot wash to give the airframe that used look.
Decals are AeroMaster, from their Too Little Too Late Part II Fw 190D-9’s pack.
The decals went down without a hitch over the obligatory coat of Klear and with a little help from Gunze’s Mr Setter & Softener, and AeroMaster even include the primer red circles around the rear fuselage lifting holes.
Along with the MDC gun deck I was going to use the MDC wheels which are very nice affairs, slightly larger than the kit items which help address the short gear stance of the kit, however I ended going with a pair of resin wheels from the spares box of indeterminate origin as they were already painted and ready to go.
The finish on this aircraft is open to interpretation, and mine doesn’t necessarily agree with that given by AeroMaster, however I’ve really enjoyed this build, and love the look of this very unique machine.
Karl