Sheet:

Eagle Strike 48-095: Butcher Birds of JG 1 pt 3

Units: JG 1

Price

$9.00 MSRP ($7.00 at North American Hobbies )

Reviewer:

Scott Van Aken

 

Gleaning schemes from the Classic Books series on JG 1, this sheet covers four early FW-190s. All of them are in the RLM 74/75/76 scheme with various levels of mottling on the fuselage. There are kits by Tamiya for the A-3, Dragon/DML for the A-4 and one can do a bit of backdating of the Dragon A-8 to get the A-5 variant that is given.

First off is black 10 from 5./JG 1. It has a yellow lower cowling with the tip of the spinner in red.

From stab./JG1 is the white tailed A-5 with a red lower cowling.

Next is an A-3 variant with 10./JG 1. This aircraft also has a red lower cowling.

Finally, yellow 4, from 12./JG 1, also with a red lower cowling, but with a yellow spinner tip.

Eagle Strike has provided enough common markings for three planes and enough stencil data for two. The little dotted thingies are wing walk decals in two colors. You cut those to fit and contrast against the upper camo paint.

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