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1/48 Focke wulf Fw-190 Part 2 |
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Decal sheet product # 48-019 |
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Review by Steve Bamford on J une 5 2007 |
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This latest release from Lifelike Decals decal sheet features four different Fw-190's. This is Part 2 of a series dealing with the Fw-190 in Luftwaffe markings from February 1942 in France to the summer of 1944 in Germany. The first plane is a Fw-190 A-4 flown by Oblt Siegfried Schnell, Sta. KAp. 9/JG2 in the miiddle of 1942 at Vannes AB inn Vrance. This aircraft sports a black rooster head artwork on the engine cowling and 72 kill markings on the rudder. The camo scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with a yellow rudder, yellow lower nose and yellow wing tips. The second plane is a Fw-190 F-8 "Yellow or Green 7"of 1/SG4 or Stab/SG4 in September 1944 in Wenden AB in Germany. The camo scheme is RLM 74/75/76. The prop spinner is yellow or green with a white spiral (included as a decal). Depending on which unit this plane belonged to will determine in the prop spinner and fuselage numbers are yellow or green. |
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The third plane is a Fw-190 A-4, flown by Maj Walter Nowortny, KDore JG101 in the spring-summer 1942 from Pau AB in France. The camo scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with a yellow lower rudder, yellow lower nose and yellow wing tips. There is a big green heart on the side of the fuselage with a yellow theatre band.
The fourth plane is a Fw-190 A-3 "Yellow 28", with2/EGr. West sometime in 1942 from Cazaux AB in France. The camo scheme is RLM 74/75/76 with a yellow rudder and yellow lower nose.
The quality of these decals is of very good quality. The decals themselves are clearly printed and in perfect register. Some decals come in 2 layers to ensure perfect registration.
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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford
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