Subject: Re: FW190 A8
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dargies, Frank" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 18:31:38 -0700

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dargies, Frank" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 4:49 AM
Subject: FW190 A8

Dear Steve,
i finished the second part of my FW190 Project, the A8.
It was a lot of work, now are both planes together in one diorama,
i would be glad, if you  post it on ARC.
Perhaps you can check the text about grammar and spelling .
Thanks a lot and greetings from Germany
Frank

This FW-190A8 was flown by "Oberstleutnant"  Kurt Buehligen.

He was from 28.4.1944 up to 8.5. 1945 "Geschwaderkommodore" of the JG.2
"Richthofen" in Nidda/Hessen Germany

This version is a "Schwerer Jaeger"  A8/R4

"Ruestsatz "  R4 contents:
2 MG131 over the engine, 2 MG151/20 in the wing roots, 2 MG151/20 in the
wings, as well as a radio equipment FuG 16Z-Y

1344 machines from Type A8 were built, up from February 1944

About the Model:
It's the FW190 F8 von Tamiya 1:48 converted to the A8

From the CMK FW-190 F8 detail set:
BMW 801 engine, wheel well, wheels, tail landing gear introduction,
propeller,
hood and covers.

From the Eduard photo etched parts:
Cockpit, landing flaps, antenna, parts for pylon tank and landing gear parts

From the CMK A8/R2 conversion set:
Wing ports for MG 151/20

From the CMK armament set:
MG 151/20 wing weapons, weapon pits and flaps, tank flap and filler neck

From the Aires gun bay set:
MG 152/20 in wing roots, weapon pit and flap, ammunition boxes for fuselage
MG's

2 Aires MG 131 as fuselage weapons over the engine

From theAires control surfaces set:
rudder, elevators and ailerons

Scratch built:
Clearance lights, brake and oil lines, cable, antenna, MG151 barrels from
steel tube

Decals:
Eagle Cals Decals EC#10 "FW190's Doras, F's andA's"

Colors from:
Humbrol, X-tra Color, Tamiya, Revell

Washing and Weathering: Artist Oil's, Pastel-Chalk

Airfield accessories:
Parts of Verlinden Luftwaffe Maintenance Corner

Reference literature:
Klassische Jagdflugzeuge    Heel publishing house
ISBN 3-89365-847-5

Deutsche Luftwaffe, David Donald   Tosa publishing house
ISBN 3-85492-473-9

Die Deutsche Luftrüstung, Heinz J. Nowarra Bernhard & Graefe publishing
house
ISBN 3-82895315-8

.....and many, many pictures from the Internet

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