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1/72 KORA Focke Wulf Fw-190 F9 "Panzerblitz"


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Dear fellow Britmodellers,

here's my 1/72 KORA Focke Wulf Fw-190 F9 "Panzerblitz".

The kit features Eduard's plastic sprues for an A-8 (some modification on the lower wings is required), a bag of resin bombs and rockets, three small photo-etch frets and a decal sheet.

The bombs and rockets are not better than the plastic parts from the Eduard F8 kit.

I had a left-over weapons sprue from a F8, so they were duly replaced.

A small photo-etch frame supplies seat belts and pedals, but no instrument panel.

Instrument panels are provided as black/white paper print-outs only.

The second frame holds the ventilators - both 12 and 14 blade are provided.

The rocket rails are supplied as a photo-etch assembly on the third frame.

I struggled to get everything folded straight and in line, so the rails were substituted with the Eduard plastic part as well.

In the end I only used the photo-etch part for the small fairing just ahead of the rocket racks.

The four decal options are very interesting, the decals themselves of very good quality.

They are printed on a continuous carrier film and have to be cut out individually.

 

I noticed that this kit was not very well received within the BM community (have a look here):

 

I understand that the price tags of some distributors may put some modelers off. I had the chance to grab a couple of the KORA boxings at Eastern European model shows, directly from the manufacturer, sold for a price marginally above the regular Eduard kit.

If you really want to have a Fw-190 F9 (and can't wait until Eduard release their version) this is the only game in town.

The only other contender is the Hasegawa kit, which is already hard to find.

 

According to my research, only a few Schlachtgeschwader used Panzerblitz weapon systems operationally in spring 1945: SG 1, SG 3, SG.10 and SG 77.

My model represents a machine of one of those units.

 

I painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics and weathered with artist's oils.

All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel.

 

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Thanks for your interest, best greetings from Vienna!

Roman

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Hi My Dear Friend Roman!!!

 

Congratulations for this new build you share with us!!! For me,  the word to describe this one,  is IMPRESSIVE!!!

Have watched your delicate job in this materpiece and think the model is wonderful but very demanding in construction with that all parts peculiar to this version. I have been looking with enough time for the details of the build, particularly the rocket installation and the engine fan....really impressive  the way you have handled the parts and how you put exactly in its place.

 

Also liked a lot the way you have finished this bird with this colorful Cammo and the light weathering you have done there where is necessary to give life to the build.

Really an impressive build to follow as hoe to deal with kits like this one.

 

Thank you very much for sharing,

 

Cheers,

 

Luis  Alfonso

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