Mig88

Superbly finished! Miguel

Wow!! Beautifully built and finished. The fading looks great. Miguel

Spectacular result! It looks great. Any chance of seeing more photos? This is the oldest kit in my stash... I do intend to build it someday (honestly ). When I do I hope it comes out as nicely as yours. Well done! Miguel

Very nicely finished! Miguel

Thank you very much to all for your comments and praise. Miguel

Very nice! Miguel

I fully agree. Spectacular result and finish. Well done! Miguel

Superb!! The paintwork and finish is outstanding. Miguel

Nice work on the old kit! Miguel

Very nicely done indeed. It really looks wierd! Miguel

Beautiful!! Very nicely finished! Miguel

Here are the last pair of Mark I Models (ex-Eduard) 1:144 Fw 190s in my stash, which I completed last week. This time they're from the Fw 190F-8 boxing which had some colourful options. I already have built option B, the sand-coloured SG4 plane ten years ago using a Revell 1:72 kit. In the end though, I went for the least colourful option (A) because it covers a missing unit in one of my sub-collections, that of trying to cover as many Luftwaffe units as possible, in this case SG77. And it was in this spirit that the second kit was built. I found a profile for one of the operational conversion units, SG151, for which the white 11 of option B came in really handy. Apart from the modifications and/or fixes I made on the previous kits, this time I added a headrest in the cockpit (though I forgot to add the rear support strut (duh!)), I removed the outer guns as the F-8s didn't use them, and I used the underslung bomb. First up then is White T of II./SG77, Luftwaffe, at Lemberg (Lvov) airfield, Ukraine, summer 1944, with a standard RLM74/75/76 grey scheme livened by the yellow band and red spinner tip with the characteristic black square in the exhaust area. Second one is White 11 of 14./SG151, Luftwaffe, at Berlin-Staaken, Germany, early 1945. This aircraft was shot down on 4 February, 1945. The primary duties of SG151 was to provide replacement crews (incl. operational training), for the frontline Schlacht units, but during the war, several combat (Einsatz) units were formed from SG151 (Michael Holm, internet). This machine sports a very standard RLM74/75/76 scheme without any "extras". I used the kit instructions for the other kit as a guide for the pattern of this one. Decals came from various sources (spares), apart from the number, the upper wing crosses and the stencils which came from the kit's sheet. Despite the less interesting schemes, I am very pleased with both and glad I made them. Although the weathering is the same as with my previous kits, I changed my approach to some areas (using a smaller brush) and the result was much more satisfying. It's a pity there are no readily available Fw 190A-8/F-8 kits in 1:144 as I would like to have a go at the other two options of this boxing. I still have a pair of Aoshima kits but there are several other options I would like to make from the Printscale sheet too. I'll leave that for later on... Thanks for looking and all comments are welcome Miguel

Outstanding!! Lovely work and beautifully finished. Miguel

Jaw-dropping fantastic!!! Outstanding work on that old kit. I would be hard-pressed to guess it was the Airfix it. Bravo! Miguel

Simply spectacular!!! Miguel

Very nicely done and finished! Miguel

Although not a type of my interest, lovely work and very nicely finished indeed. Miguel

Superb!! Beautifully finished! Miguel

Very nice! Miguel

Nicely done and finished. Miguel

It would be nice to see a few more photos from different positions but from this one photo, you've done a very good job with it and nicely finished. Miguel

Beautifully finished!! Lovely work. Miguel

Nicely finished Steve! Miguel

Simply superb duo. Lovely work and finish on both! Miguel

Lovely work and result! Miguel