Lican Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) Good afternoon. I present to you my recently finished model: Manufacturer: EduardScale: 1/72Aircraft: Eduard № 7435/7430 (Conversion) 1/72 Fw-190A-8 in Fw-190A-6Markings: “White 2”, Gefr. Gerhard Vivroux, Sturmstaffel 1, Dortmund, January 1944 Aftermarket: Skymodels decal № SKY72059 1/72 FW-190A/FColors: - Gunze Sangyo H 68 RLM74 Dark Gray Semi-Gloss/German Aircraft WW II - Gunze Sangyo H 69 RLM75 Gray Semi-Gloss/German Aircraft WW II - Gunze Sangyo H 417 RLM76 Light Blue Semi-Gloss/German Aircraft WW II Biography of the pilot: Gefr. Gerhard Vivroux Gerhard Vivroux was born on 1 February 1923 at Einsiedlerhof near Kaislerslautern. Vivroux was a founding member of Sturmstaffel 1, formed to combat the increasing Allied four-engine bomber threat, operating heavily armed and armoured Fw 190 A fighters. Gefreiter Vivroux joined the unit at Achmer on 19 October 1943. On 4 March 1944, he participated in the interception of a formation of USAAF B-17 four-engine bombers near Neruppin that were targetting Berlin. Unteroffizier Vivroux succeeded in shooting down a bomber near Rhinow for his first victory. By the time Sturmstaffel 1 was disbanded at the end of April, Vivroux had five victories to his credit, all USAAF B-17 four-engine bombers. With the disbandonment on Sturmstaffel 1, Vivroux was transferred to JG 3 where he was assigned to 11./JG 3. He continued his success against the Allied four-engine bombers when he shot down another USAAF B-17 on 12 May 1944. However, his Fw 190 A-8 (W.Nr. 170 259) was hit and he was forced to bail out. He was wounded in this engagement. Feldwebel Vivroux returned to front-line duties by August, fully recovered from his wounds. By September 1944, Vivroux had transferred to 14./JG 3. On 27 September, he shot down a USAAF B-24 four-engine bomber and an escorting P-51 fighter to raise his victory total to 11. On 6 October 1944, Vivroux was severely wounded by defensive bomber fire. Despite his injury, he was able to make a belly landing in his Fw 190 A-8/R2 (W.Nr. 682 192) at Alteno airfield. He died from the effects of these wounds on 25 October. Gerhard Vivroux was credited with 11 victories. No Date Time A/c Type Unit Location / Comments 1 4.3.1944 13:30 B-17 Sturmst. 1 NW Rhinow 2 23.3.1944 11:15 B-17 Sturmst. 1 Hamm-Dortmund 3 11.4.1944 13:18 B-17 Sturmst. 1 Loburg-Wiesenburg 4 13.4.1944 13:55 B-17 Sturmst. 1 NE Mannheim 5 29.4.1944 11:05 B-17 Sturmst. 1 Marienthal 6 12.5.1944 12:31 B-17 HSS 11./JG 3 Bad Nauheim-Fulda 7 18.7.1944 - B-17 HSS 11./JG 3 - 8 15.8.1944 11:45 B-17 11./JG 3 Daun-Kyllberg 9 11.9.1944 12:08 B-17 14./JG 3 Hettstedt-Querfurt 10 27.9.1944 11:06 B-24 14./JG 3 Eisenach 11 27.9.1944 11:10 P-51 14./JG 3 Eisenach L to R: Willi Maximowitz, Gerd Vivroux's, Fw 190 A-6 'White 2' Sturmstaffel 1 in Dortmund, January 1944 Model: Having looked carefully the photograph did a prototype without an antenna. Edited March 5, 2017 by Lican 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuky76 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice painting and weathering. Love the scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lican Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) Thanks. Edited March 5, 2017 by Lican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Very nice finish. Looks even better when you realize it's 1/72! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 fantastic work, look great. very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Fantastic model! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lican Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Thank you all for your feedback. It's nice to hear that I liked the model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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