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According to an old magazine article:

  • The wings and fuselage are accurate.
  • The engine nacelles are too thin - the author inserted a shim of 40 thou plasticard.
  • Fins and rudders are undersize, about 1/8" too short in length - he made new ones.
  • The tailbooms are undersized - but, after mentioning this, he doesn't actually seem to have done anything about it, so I guess it's not by much.
  • The tailplane is undersized - again, he scratchbuilt a new one.
  • The propellors are too long - he shortened them.
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Thanks for your response, very helpful. I´ve printed a set of plans found on the internet

and put it against the kit parts and looks very promising. You have to remember its a kit from the

60´s:o

I´ve found very little info here, WIP or RFI sections. Even with the new ICM kit recently

release.

Well, Airfix should take note on this and bring us a new kit. Find the ICM kit in my country

is almost an impossible mission.

Thanks again

Carlos in South America.

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12 hours ago, AWFK10 said:

According to an old magazine article:

  • The wings and fuselage are accurate.
  • The engine nacelles are too thin - the author inserted a shim of 40 thou plasticard.
  • Fins and rudders are undersize, about 1/8" too short in length - he made new ones.
  • The tailbooms are undersized - but, after mentioning this, he doesn't actually seem to have done anything about it, so I guess it's not by much.
  • The tailplane is undersized - again, he scratchbuilt a new one.
  • The propellors are too long - he shortened them.

Could you point me towards the magazine issue please?

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try these

 

Fw 189A Air Enthusiast 197304 article  
Fw 189A Air Enthusiast 197304 kit review Airfix 72
Fw 189 Uhu Air International 197410 article flying 3d cockpit
Fw 189 Uhu Air International 197410 colour views  
Fw 189A Aircraft Illustrated 197007 kit review Airfix 72
Fw 189A-1 Airfix 201108 kit review Great Wall 48
Fw 189 Uhu Aviation News 07 19   plans 72
Fw 189 Uhu Dirty Plastic 0059   drawings interior
Fw 189A Esci 72055 decal sheet x4
Fw 189 Uhu Flying Review 195610 article  
Fw 189 Uhu In Action 00001 booklet  
Fw 189 Uhu In Action 00142 booklet  
Fw 189A IPMS UK 197003 kit review Airfix 72
Fw 189 Uhu IPMS UK 197105   drawing interior
Fw 189A le Fanatique de L'Aviation 197110 article Airfix 72
Fw 189 Uhu Modelworld 197308 article drawing
Fw 189 Uhu Modelworld 197309 article drawing - part 2
Fw 189 Uhu Modelworld 197311 article drawings - part 3
Fw 189A Plastic Aircraft Models 197907 article drawing Airfix 72
Fw 189 Uhu Putnam   ident  
Fw 189A Scale Aircraft Modelling 200204 kit review Contrail 72
Fw 189 Uhu Scale Aircraft Modelling 200401 article colour views MPM 48
Fw 189A-2 Scale Aircraft Modelling 201101 kit review great wall hobby 38
Fw 189A-2 Scale Aircraft Modelling 201102 kit review great wall hobby 48
Fw 189A-2 Scale Aircraft Modelling 201105 article Great Wall 48
Fw 189 Uhu Scale Aviation Modeller 199806 V4 #6   drawing interior
Fw 189 Uhu Scale Aviation Modeller 200206 V8 #6 article MPM 48
Fw 189 V6 Scale Aviation Modeller 200302 V9 #2 article MPM 72
Fw 189A-2 Scale Aviation Modeller 200903 V15 #3 kit review MPM 72
Fw 189A-2 Scale Aviation Modeller 201103 V17 #03 article great wall hobby 48
Fw 189B Scale Aviation Modeller 201406 V20 #06 article ICM 48
Fw 189A Scale Models 197011 kit review Airfix 72
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14 hours ago, maclovin said:

Thanks for your response, very helpful. I´ve printed a set of plans found on the internet

and put it against the kit parts and looks very promising. You have to remember its a kit from the

60´s:o

I´ve found very little info here, WIP or RFI sections. Even with the new ICM kit recently

release.

Well, Airfix should take note on this and bring us a new kit. Find the ICM kit in my country

is almost an impossible mission.

Thanks again

Carlos in South America.

It's a pleasure, Carlos. I'm from the 60s too, so kits like this suit me quite well! :D Actually, I've got an Airfix Fw189 stashed, somewhere.

 

Regards

Patrick

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