RainierHooker Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) It had been over a month since I completed a model, but last week my kids urged me to start back into them. This is what I built over the course of a few evenings: Focke-Wulf Fw.190A-3, II./JG1, Holland 1942, 1/72 Scale After participating in the invasion of Russia in 1941, the first Group of Jagdgeschwader 3 was withdrawn from the eastern front and reflagged as the 2nd Group of JG1, assigned to coastal patrol and day interceptor duties in Holland. In mid-1942 they traded their Bf.109s in for Fw.190s which were emblazoned with the "Tatzelwurm", a miniature dragon that in German mythology was something of a cheeky bane of farmers and livestock. II./JG1s Fw.190s primarily did battle with regular low level RAF fighter raids and escorted friendly shipping between the northern European mainland and Scandinavia before transitioning into high altitude interception of USAAF bombers, a task that would occupy the group until the end of the war. My model is Tamiya's Fw.190A-3 in 1/72 scale, built out of the box except the addition of Eduard seatbelts. Paints are from the AK Real Color range and decals were scrounged from the bin were used to represent a II./JG1 aircraft in late 1942 or early 1943. The following two images are from www.asisbiz.com and show a few of the II./JG1 Fw.190As from which I patterned my finish off of... Edited April 16, 2023 by RainierHooker grammar 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Built over just a few evenings? I’m mightily impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Very nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Cracking job, looks very nice. 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 For a build done over a few evenings, that's excellent! 👌 Keith 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPoirot Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Great model and paint job, well done ! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Outstanding!!! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Excellent 190! Only the narrow depth of focus in the photos reveals it to be in 1:72nd scale instead of a 1:48th model. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainierHooker Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Thanks all. As regards the quickness of the build, once the kids are in bed and the house is quiet, I often get stuck in at the workbench. Unless the model is particularly fiddly, three or four sleepless nights are about all it takes for a 1/72 scale single engined aircraft. That, and these Tamiya kits essentially fall together. the opposite timelines are true for anything bigger though, I’ve got half a dozen “big” and/or fiddly builds that seem to be perpetual builds, only a few steps at a time… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Great little build and finish of the 190. I also enjoyed the background story. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Well done. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Beautiful Butcher bird. A lovelly 1/72 aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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