Revell 1/72
Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-8
& BV 246 'Hagelkorn'

This is Revell's fine molded Fw-190 kit. The kit includes an interesting glide-bomb which is called BV 246 'Hagelkorn'. 

This glide bomb was built after V-1, as a successor. First, Ju-88s were planned as the carrier plane, but due poor hit percentage of Ju-88s, the Fw 190 was selected. It has a 430 kg. of warhead. While Luftwaffe was testing the Hagelkorn with Fw-190s, an allied air strike destroyed entire Hagelkorn inventory on the ground. In this way the story of Hagelkorn finished, before it starts.

The kit's light grey plastic parts fitted together well, with Tamiya's green cap glue. (Thanks to Tamiya for its superb cement). Only a few amount of putty was used. The kit comes with two Fw-190 models. One is F-8, and the other one is A-8, the carrier of Hagelkorn. Certainly I made my decision on A-8.

I used Model Master's RLM colors from the second serie. These RLM tones are very realistic, as the other modelers say. 

Weathering was done with chalk pastels, and finally coated with Testors' Dull Cote. An accurate, and an interesting 1/72 scale Fw-190 to built. I suggest everyone, who likes this scale and a Fw-190 with a mysterious weapon.

Happy modeling you all!...

Sertan Eral