Sheet:

Eagle Strike  72-054: Fw-190 part III

Units: See review

Price

8.00 ($6.00 at NA Hobbies)

Reviewer:

Scott Van Aken

One really can not get enough 190 or 109 decal sheets, so those of you who are collecting them can add this to your collection. There are a number of kits available for this sheet, especially the A-8 variant. However, when it comes to the early 190s, your choices are not as good. Unfortunately there are no quality dedicated kits for the A-4, though you could modify the Tamiya A-3 version when doing this particular variant.

First is<4,  an F-8 from I./JG 301. This plane is in RLM 75/82/76 with several underside sections that appear to be unpainted. This was not atypical of late war 190s.

Next is blue 4, an A-8 version from 12./JG 5 with its black and yellow Reich Defense band. It is in RLM 82/75/76.

From SG 2 (or SG 10) is this desert camouflaged A-4. It is in RLM 79/78/76 in a rather unusual scheme with the RLM 78 only being on the fuselage sides. This plane has a tropical filter, so good luck in finding one!

Finally, from II./JG 26 comes brown 4, an A-7. It is in the typical RLM 74/75/76 scheme with a yellow rudder and under cowl area.

A great sheet for your favourite 1/72 scale 190.

As usual, I've cropped some of the common markings from the  bottom of the sheet.

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